Dr. Shelly Weiss, Neurologist at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, was recently elected to the Governing Council of the World Sleep Society.

Weiss has been involved in evaluation of children with sleep disorders for more than 20 years. As one of the researchers in the KBHN-funded Better Days, Better Nights study, Dr. Weiss has been highly engaged in the Network through several research capacities. As the new North American Representative of the Governing Council, Dr. Weiss will assist the World Sleep Society in advancing sleep health worldwide through education, research and patient care.

Please join us in congratulating her on this momentous achievement.