Dr Linda Schachter 

Dr Linda Schachter, Medical Director of Sleep Services Australia, graduated from University of Melbourne in 1989 followed by her Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1996, she then proceeded to get her PHD from University of Sydney in 2006.

Linda is interested in the diagnosis and treatment of all sleep disorders. Linda has a long-term research interest in the effects of obesity on sleep apnoea, lung function, and asthma and the effects of weight-loss on these conditions.

She is a member of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Australasian Sleep Association, American Sleep Association, American Thoracic Society, the Obesity Society of Australia and New Zealand and a clinical committee member of the Australian Sleep Association (ASA).

Dr Mariannick Le Guen

Dr Mariannick Le Guen is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians specialising in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine.

She graduated from Monash University in 2000 and completed her physician training at Southern Health, the Geelong Hospital and Austin Health.

Dr Le Guen has training and experience in general respiratory medicine, sleep disorders, and complex modes of ventilatory support. She has also been involved in research investigating obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with quadriplegia.

Dr Le Guen’s area of expertise includes all aspects of sleep medicine, including sleep apnoea, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, circadian rhythm disorders, parasomnias and insomnia. She is a member of the Australian Sleep Association, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, and the American Thoracic Society.