History of the Southern Sleep Society

The Presidents of the Southern Sleep Society

Powerful leaders in sleep medicine!

1978 — Dr. Ed Lucas 1979 — Dr. Gregory Ferriss 1981 — Dr. Vernon Pegram 1984 — Dr. Helio Lemni 1986 — Dr. Martin Cohn 1988 — Dr. Virgil Wooten 1990 — Dr. J. Catesby Ware 1992 — Dr. William Orr 1994 — Dr. Max Hirshkowitz 1996 — Dr. Philip Becker 1998 — Dr. William MacDowell Anderson 2000 — Dr. Carolyn Hamm 2002 — Dr. Nilgun Giray 2004 — Dr. Richard Castriotta 2006 — Dr. Ronald Cates 2008 — Dr. John Herman 2010 — Dr. Denise Sharon 2012 — Dr. Gregory Carter

Southern Sleep Society Meeting Locations

31 years of going and going and going...

1978 — Memphis, Tennessee 1979 — Birmingham, Alabama 1980 — Miami Beach, Florida 1981 — Birmingham, Alabama 1982 — New Orleans, Louisiana 1983 — Little Rock, Arkansas 1984 — Memphis, Tennessee 1985 — Amelia Island, Florida 1986 — Orlando, Florida 1987 — New Orleans, Louisiana 1988 — Key Biscayne, Florida 1989 — Point Clear, Alabama 1990 — San Antonio, Texas 1991 — Snowbird, Utah 1992 — Houston, Texas 1993 — Sanibel Island, Florida 1994 — Charleston, South Carolina 1995 — Williamsburg, Virginia 1996 — New Orleans, Louisiana 1997 — San Antonio, Texas 1998 — Savannah, Georgia 1999 — New Orleans, Louisiana 2000 — Palm Coast, Florida 2001 — League City, Texas 2002 — Bethesda, Maryland 2003 — Dallas, Texas 2004 — Memphis, Tennessee 2005 — New Orleans, Louisiana 2006 — Sanibel Island, Florida 2007 — Charleston, SC 2008 — San Antonio, TX 2009 — Atlanta, GA 2010 — Austin, TX 2011 — New Orleans, LA 2012 — San Destin, FL 2013 — Dallas, TX