Sleep Medicine Physician Business Cards for Sleep Disorders and Somnology

Sleep medicine physicians diagnose and treat the full spectrum of sleep disorders — from obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia to narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome (RLS/PLMS), circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, parasomnias, and sleep-disordered breathing in children and adults. Sleep medicine is a true multi-specialty discipline: the field's physicians come from pulmonology, neurology, psychiatry, internal medicine, otolaryngology, and pediatrics, all united by shared training in sleep medicine and certification through their respective specialty boards.

What Sleep Medicine Physician Cards Include

Your Credentials

• MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO
• Board certified in Sleep Medicine — the sleep medicine subspecialty certification is administered by FIVE different primary boards (each physician's primary specialty determines which board certifies their sleep medicine credential):
• ABIM (American Board of Internal Medicine) — Sleep Medicine — for internists and pulmonologists
• ABPN (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology) — Sleep Medicine — for psychiatrists and neurologists
• ABP (American Board of Pediatrics) — Sleep Medicine — for pediatricians
• ABFM (American Board of Family Medicine) — Sleep Medicine — for family physicians
• ABO (American Board of Otolaryngology) — Sleep Medicine — for ENT surgeons
• ABSM board certified (American Board of Sleep Medicine) — independent sleep medicine board; older certification pathway, less commonly seen now but still valid
• AASM member (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) — the primary professional society and accreditation body for sleep centers
• FAASM (Fellow, AASM)

Your Sleep Medicine Specialties

Sleep-disordered breathing:

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) — AHI and PSG interpretation
• Complex/Central Sleep Apnea
• Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS)
• Overlap syndrome (OSA + COPD)
• Sleep hypoventilation (OHS — Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome)
• Pediatric sleep-disordered breathing and tonsillar hypertrophy

CPAP and PAP therapy:

• CPAP/APAP titration and management
• BiPAP (bilevel PAP) for complex apnea and hypoventilation
• ASV (Adaptive Servo-Ventilation) for central and complex apnea
• PAP adherence counseling
• PAP desensitization
• Alternative OSA treatments: oral appliance therapy, positional therapy, Inspire (hypoglossal nerve stimulation)

Insomnia:

• Chronic insomnia disorder
• CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia) — the first-line evidence-based treatment
• Sleep restriction therapy, stimulus control, relaxation techniques
• Pharmacotherapy (doxepin, suvorexant/Belsomra, lemborexant/Dayvigo, eszopiclone, zolpidem)
• Short-term insomnia management
• Comorbid insomnia (insomnia + depression, anxiety, chronic pain)

Hypersomnolence:

• Narcolepsy Type 1 (with cataplexy) and Type 2
• Idiopathic hypersomnia
• Kleine-Levin syndrome
• Pharmacotherapy: sodium oxybate (Xyrem, Lumryz), modafinil/armodafinil, amphetamines, pitolisant (Wakix), solriamfetol (Sunosi)

Circadian rhythm disorders:

• Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (DSWPD) — "night owl" syndrome
• Advanced Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (ASWPD)
• Irregular Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder
• Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder (common in blind patients)
• Shift Work Sleep Disorder
• Jet Lag treatment
• Light therapy and melatonin protocols

Movement disorders in sleep:

• Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) / Willis-Ekbom Disease
• Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD)
• REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) — parasomnia with neurodegeneration risk
• Treatment: dopamine agonists (pramipexole, ropinirole), gabapentin, pregabalin, iron supplementation

Parasomnias:

• REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) — video-PSG diagnosis
• Sleepwalking (somnambulism)
• Sleep terrors
• Confusional arousals
• Sleep paralysis
• Exploding head syndrome

Pediatric sleep:

• Behavioral insomnia of childhood
• Pediatric OSA
• Narcolepsy in children and adolescents
• Circadian disorders in teens (DSWPD)

Diagnostic procedures:

• In-lab polysomnography (PSG)
• Home sleep apnea testing (HSAT)
• Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) — narcolepsy diagnosis
• Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) — driving safety evaluation
• Actigraphy

Design for Sleep Medicine Physicians

Color palette:

• Navy + dark blue: night, sleep environment
• Deep teal + white: calm, sleep medicine
• Dark navy + gold: circadian/moon imagery (subtle)
• Charcoal + light blue: professional, sleep-adjacent

Back of Card

1. "Sleep Medicine Physician, MD | Board Certified Sleep Medicine | AASM | FAASM"
2. "Sleep apnea | Insomnia (CBT-I) | Narcolepsy | RLS | PLMD | REM behavior disorder"
3. "CPAP/BiPAP/APAP | Inspire implant | Oral appliance | CBT-I | Sodium oxybate | Pitolisant"
4. "PSG | Home sleep test | MSLT | Actigraphy | Circadian disorders | Pediatric sleep"
5. "New patients: [phone] | [email] | [website] | [Sleep center / Practice]"

Checklist

• [ ] MD or DO
• [ ] Board certified in Sleep Medicine (ABIM/ABPN/ABP/ABFM/ABO subspecialty)
• [ ] ABSM (if older credential)
• [ ] AASM / FAASM
• [ ] OSA and sleep-disordered breathing
• [ ] CPAP/BiPAP/APAP management
• [ ] Alternative OSA (Inspire, oral appliance)
• [ ] Insomnia and CBT-I
• [ ] Narcolepsy and hypersomnolence
• [ ] RLS / PLMD
• [ ] Parasomnias (RBD, sleepwalking)
• [ ] Circadian rhythm disorders
• [ ] Pediatric sleep (if applicable)
• [ ] Diagnostic: PSG, HSAT, MSLT, actigraphy