- THE BETTERNIGHT MISSION -

DAVE FRENCH - Chief Executive Officer

Dave was named CEO of Sleep Data in August 2011. He is an industry expert who has years of experience guiding businesses through high growth and transitional periods. Prior to joining Sleep Data, Dave co-founded and served as president and CEO of Star Medical, a national durable medical equipment provider specializing in the respiratory therapy products. He then co-founded Rock Island Capital, a Midwest-based private equity fund, which he continues to serve as an operating advisor. Dave is a graduate of the University of Missouri with a bachelor of science in business administration. He started his career in the audit and tax departments of Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG) and is a former Certified Public Accountant. Most recently he co-founded sleep health startup BetterNight.

BRETTON LANE B.S., RPSGT - President

Bretton has over 14 years of experience in Sleep Medicine. She began her career at the National Jewish Medical and Research Sleep Center and the University of Colorado’s Children’s Hospital Sleep Center in Denver, Colorado as a sleep technologist. In 2005, she transitioned from the clinical side of sleep medicine to operations. At her former company, Pacific Sleep Medicine, Bretton had direct involvement and oversight responsibilities for the sleep labs, clinical trials, and DME fulfillment. During that time she directly administered thousands of sleep studies as a clinician and tens of thousands more in an oversight capacity as general manager. In 2010, Bretton brought her expertise to BetterNight. At BetterNight she has woven her experiences together to present a Sleep Care Management service focused on improving patient outcomes and providing population management metrics to customers.

DOMINIC A. MUNAFO, M.D. FABSM - Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Munafo represents over 25 years of medical expertise diagnosing and treating patients with sleep-disordered breathing. As Chief Medical Officer at Sleep Data, Dr. Munafo designed and implemented clinically validated protocols based on his extensive experience and research related to the cardiovascular consequences of sleep-disordered breathing. His medical and academic placements include the University of California, San Diego, where he joined the university’s faculty in 1993 as an Assistant Professor, and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he completed his residency in internal medicine and earned his M.D. Prior to his 2000 Medical Director role at Sleep Data, Dr. Munafo provided care to patients at a pulmonary/critical care and sleep medicine private practice based in San Diego’s North County.

DAVID GUTHRIE - Chief Technology Officer

David Guthrie is the former CTO of WebMD and has served as EVP and Chief Technology Officer for numerous private and public companies throughout his career. His responsibilities have included technology strategy, product management, research & development, technical operations, and design. Mr. Guthrie brings a balance of technical understanding with board level communication skills. David brings 25 years of technology leadership in telecommunications, healthcare and venture capital.

JULIE MEYER - Chief Financial Officer

Julie has over 30 years of experience in CFO advisory, financial and accounting due diligence and mergers & acquisitions advisory (“M&A”) services. She has served as a CFO and interim CFO for several companies across a variety of industries. Julie began her career in forensic accounting at Peterson Consulting (now Ankura Consulting Group) before transitioning to M&A advisory at Harris Williams. She continued her career as a Partner with Corporate Diligence Specialists, where she advised on over 100 transactions in the middle market.

Julie holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce (with a concentration in Accounting) from the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.

DEREK H. LOEWY, PH.D., D.ABSM, CBSM - Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Loewy has worked within sleep medicine for over 25 years, including extensive involvement in sleep research, consulting with the sleep industry, and practicing clinical sleep medicine. As current Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine at the Scripps Clinic Sleep Center, Dr. Loewy worked closely with sleep-challenged patients to overcome a wide range of disorders. Dr. Loewy contributed his knowledge and expertise to numerous internationally-recognized sleep institutes, completing his doctoral degree in Canada at the University of Ottawa in 1996, his research fellowship at the University of Arizona in 1999, and his sleep medicine fellowship at the Stanford Sleep Disorders Center in 2001. A licensed clinical psychologist, board certified sleep specialist, and behavioral sleep specialist, Dr. Loewy proudly co-founded the Stanford Insomnia Program, which has served thousands of patients since inception.

EDWARD T SALL, DDS MD MBA - Medical Director - Dental Sleep Medicine

Dr. Sall graduated from University of Vermont in 1976 with a BA in Zoology. He obtained his DDS from Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery in 1980 where he spent a year in the study and treatment of patients at the TMJ and Facial Pain Clinic. In 1984 Dr. Sall returned to medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical Center and graduated with an MD in 1987. He completed his residency at Upstate in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and became board certified in 1994.

In 1992 Dr. Sall began private practice as an Otolaryngologist and Dentist with an emphasis on TMD, Orofacial Pain, general Otolaryngology, and the surgical and medical management of sleep disorders. In 2000 Dr. Sall earned an MBA from SUNY Binghamton with an emphasis in health care. In 2012 Dr. Sall became board certified in Sleep Medicine.

Currently, Dr. Sall is the CEO of Sleep Center of CNY and has delivered Oral Appliance Therapy for 20 years to over 4000 patients In June 2018 Dr. Sall was named the Medical Director of ProSomnus Sleep Technologies with the role of increasing physician acceptance of Oral Appliance Therapy. Dr Sall joined BetterNight in February 2020 to add Oral Appliance Therapy to complete a best practices approach to the total continuum of care to the diagnosis and treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

SAM CLARK, M.D., ABIM DIPLOMATE, SLEEP MEDICINE - Medical Director

Dr. Clark is board certified in sleep medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care. Upon earning his M.D. from Vanderbilt School of Medicine, he developed interest in sleep medicine during his residency training at the University of California San Diego. He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in pulmonary-critical care at UCSD. Dr. Clark entered private practice in 1999, and joined the Sleep Data team in 2009 where he's served as Medical Director since 2014. With over 20 years experience diagnosing and treating sleep related breathing disorders, Dr. Clark shows a commitment to quality patient experiences, positive outcomes, and improving the lives of patients with sleep apnea.

JOSEPH W. DOMBROWSKY, M.D.

Dr. Dombrowsky was commissioned into the United States Army Medical Corps and graduated from Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. He completed his Family Medicine training at Fort Belvoir, VA and then completed his Sleep Medicine fellowship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda. His 13-year military career included a combat deployment to Afghanistan where he was awarded the Bronze Star. Dr. Dombrowsky left active duty service and became medical director of a civilian sleep center in EL Paso, TX. The pandemic changed the practice of sleep medicine and Dr. Dombrowsky adapted by partnering with a national tele-sleep medicine provider where he now provides patients in multiple states access to evidence-based sleep medicine services.

WESLEY FLEMING, M.D., ABSM DIPLOMATE

Dr. Wesley Elon Fleming is the Medical Director of Sleep Center Orange County.  He is recognized as a Diplomate of Sleep Medicine and a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurology.  Dr. Fleming has been a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine since 2008.

Dr. Fleming graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine and has been in practice for over 16 years. He received advanced training in sleep medicine at the world-renowned Michael Aldrich Sleep Disorders Center at the University of Michigan. Dr. Fleming is actively involved in clinical trials as a principal investigator and has published peer- reviewed articles.

Known for his warm and compassionate bedside manner, Dr. Fleming enjoys seeing people’s lives transformed by the advancements in sleep medicine. “I was trained as a neurologist, but I gravitated toward sleep medicine because I saw a great need for this type of care,” says Dr. Fleming. “So many people suffer with sleep disorders needlessly. Today we have the means to help patients almost immediately, and the difference it can make in someone’s life is phenomenal. It’s a very gratifying field of medicine.”

MARC BENTON - M.D., FCCP, FAASM

Dr. Marc Benton is an esteemed medical professional recognized as a Top Doctor by New Jersey Magazine and Castle-Connolly every year since 2001. He is a distinguished fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, having previously served on their national Practice Management Committee and delivered lectures at their annual international meetings. Dr. Benton is also a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and a member of the American Thoracic Society. He has taught as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Medicine at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he previously lectured to second-year students on Sleep Medicine.

With years of experience, Dr. Benton previously served as co-director of the Sleep Laboratory at Morristown Medical Center before becoming the medical director of the SleepWell Center at Madison, which has since become part of Summit Health. He has now decided to take his practice fully virtual with BetterNight allowing his patients to be diagnosed and treated in the comfort of their homes. Dr. Benton and his staff regularly offer presentations to medical and dental providers, businesses, and communities throughout the metropolitan area.

NIMIT PATEL, M.D.

Dr. Patel is a board-certified neurologist and sleep medicine physician. He completed his neurology residency at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, where he served as the co-chief resident. He has received many accolades, including “Neurology Resident of the Year.” Given his passion for sleep medicine, he then decided to pursue a fellowship in sleep medicine, where he also served as a co-chief fellow at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. Since fellowship, he has enjoyed working with patients with various sleep-related disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea.

BILL KLEIMAN - Vice President of Business Development

A Senior Healthcare Executive with nearly 30 years of sales, marketing, and operations experience. Works closely with company management to ensure focused growth and profitability. Planning, organizing, directing, multi sales initiatives creating a diverse referral base. Specialties: Executive level management skills, sales and marketing, operations, identifying and succeeding in diverse environments as well as offshore operations.

KIM D’AMBRA - Vice President of Clinical and Strategic Accounts

Kim has over 20 years of experience in sleep medicine with her focus on education for physicians, sleep technologists, nurses, case managers, and respiratory therapists in this field. In 2005, she transitioned from working directly in sleep labs to clinical sleep management with a device manufacturing company. Her focus was to provide in-depth product knowledge to support customers at all levels through education from clinical, sales and marketing. She spent the last 8 years focused on HealthCare Economics and Health Systems to build out sleep care management programs to help reduce costs and clinical outcomes. At BetterNight, she has brought all these experiences together to help build clinical processes and solutions to improve patient outcome, provide metrics to customers and help more patients gain access to solutions to improve their sleep health.