Dr. David Kuhlmann, Bothwell Regional Health Center’s sleep medicine specialist, has been elected to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) board.

Established in 1975, the AASM is the only professional society for sleep medicine working to advance sleep care and enhance sleep health to improve lives. The organization’s functions include the accreditation of sleep medicine facilities in the United States. Kuhlmann was certified as a board member on April 17 and his term begins June 14.

Kuhlmann will complete the remaining two years of the past president’s three-year term and can run again for a second three-year term. His role will be to help with accreditation issues as he’s previously served as the AASM Chair of Accreditation and has been an AASM site visitor for over a decade.

Kuhlmann received his medical degree from the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. He completed a residency in Neurology at the University of Indiana in Indianapolis. Kuhlmann is board certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He has been at Bothwell for 15 years and previously served as a board member for the hospital.