About the Author
This site was written and designed by Dr. Joseph Barbera, MD, BSc (Hon), FRCP(C), DABSM. Dr. Barbera is a sleep specialist and consultant psychiatrist. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario with degrees in Medicine and Medical Biophysics. He completed his residency training in psychiatry as well as a fellowship in sleep medicine at the University of Toronto. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Barbera practices sleep medicine in the Toronto area. He is the Medical Director of the Youthdale Child and Adolescent Sleep Clinic (www.youthdalesleep.com) and a consultant physician at both the Sleep and Alertness Clinic (www.sleepontario.com) and the York Region Sleep Disorders Centre (www.yorkregionsleep.com). He has extensively treated patients with a number of sleep disorders, with a particular focus of his practice being patients suffering from insomnia.
While Dr. Barbera has published a number of papers on a variety of sleep related topics, his current interests include paediatric sleep disorders, the non-pharmacologic treatment of insomnia and historical aspects of sleep and dreaming.