Disclaimer: Certification by the American Board of Sleep Medicine does not in itself confer authority to practice medicine beyond the authority granted by a state that issues a license to practice medicine.
The American Board of Sleep Medicine throughout its history offered non-physicians, specifically PhDs, the opportunity to sit for its examination. Many PhD candidates over the years successfully passed the examination and received the designation "diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine." This designation must not be interpreted to mean that the American Board of Sleep Medicine designation supersedes any state or federal law with regard to medical license requirements for the treatment of patients. Those who have successfully passed the exam MUST be careful not to practice medicine outside of their legal limits.
| Name | City | State | Specialty | Certified |
| John F. Wade, M.D. | Pensacola Beach | FL | Pulmonology | 4/6/1998 |
| Joyce Deanette Wade-Hamme, M.D. | Ridgeland | MS | Pulmonology | 4/15/2003 |
| Frazer Anthony Wadenstorer, M.D. | Pulmonology | 3/23/2005 | ||
| Nand K. Wadhwa, M.D. | Nephrology | 4/22/1996 | ||
| Daniel R. Wagner, M.D. | White Plains | NY | Neurology | 3/25/1983 |
| Mary Hipskind Wagner, M.D. | Newberry | FL | Pediatric Pulmonology | 4/15/2003 |
| Wahba W. Wahba, M.D. | Daytona Beach | FL | Pulmonology | 4/28/1997 |
| Ronald J. Wainz, M.D. | Toledo | OH | Pulmonology | 4/22/1996 |
| Thaddeus Walczak, M.D. | Neurology | 4/18/1988 | ||
| Richard E. Waldhorn, M.D. | Washington | DC | Pulmonology | 4/24/1989 |
| Rochelle Waldman, M.D. | New York | NY | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Joseph W. Walek, M.D. | Lowell | MA | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| James M. Walker, Ph.D. | Salt Lake City | UT | Psychology | 6/16/1986 |
| David A. Walker, D.O. | Traverse City | MI | Pulmonology | 4/24/1989 |
| Nora L. Walker, M.D. | San Antonio | TX | Pulmonology | 4/17/2000 |
| Jeanne Marie Wallace, M.D. | La Canada | CA | Pulmonology | 4/14/2003 |
| Jeffrey G. Walls, M.D. | Lackland AFB | TX | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| Joseph M. Walsh, M.D. | Jenkintown | PA | Neurology | 4/24/1989 |
| James K. Walsh, Ph.D. | Chesterfield | MO | Psychology | 7/1/1980 |
| Joyce Walsleben, Ph.D. | New York | NY | Psychology | 4/18/1988 |
| Jonne B. Walter, M.D. | Atlanta | GA | Pulmonology | 4/29/1991 |
| Timothy James Walter, M.D. | Columbus | OH | Neurology | 4/8/2002 |
| Dan G. Walters, M.D. | Palm Springs | CA | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| Arthur S. Walters, M.D. | Edison | NJ | Neurology | 4/24/1995 |
| Bennet Minguang Wang, M.D. | Bellevue | WA | Pulmonology | 4/15/2003 |
| Beth Ann Ward, M.D. | St. Louis | MO | Neurology | 9/19/2006 |
| Robert W. Ward, M.D. | Hendersonville | NC | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Sally L. Davidson Ward, M.D. | Sierra Madre | CA | Pediatric Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Pell Ann Wardrop, M.D. | Lexington | KY | Otolaryngology | 4/16/2003 |
| J. Catesby Ware, Ph.D. | Norfolk | VA | Psychology/Sleep Dis Med | 4/5/1978 |
| David Benjamin Ware, M.D. | Eunice | LA | Family Medicine | 9/19/2006 |
| Gordon S. Warner, M.D. | Cullman | AL | Internal Medicine | 4/28/1997 |
| Walter R. Warren, M.D. | Scottsville | KY | Neurology | 4/19/1993 |
| Jonathan Warren, M.D. | Fox River Grove | IL | Internal Medicine/Critical Care | 4/14/2003 |
| Andrzej J. Wartak, M.D. | West Point | MS | Internal Medicine | 4/15/2003 |
| Donald Edward Watenpaugh, Ph.D. | Fort Worth | TX | Physiology | 9/21/2005 |
| William F. Waters, Ph.D. | Baton Rouge | LA | Psychology | 4/6/1992 |
| Kirk Grant Watkins, M.D. | St.George | UT | Family Practice | 4/16/2003 |
| Nate Watson, M.D. | Seattle | WA | Neurology | 4/15/2003 |
| Robert K. Watson, Ph.D. | DECEASED | Psychology | 3/4/1982 | |
| Paula L. Watson, M.D. | Nashville | TN | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Albert Wauquier, Ph.D. | Danville | IN | Psychology/Pharmacology | 4/24/1995 |
| Jonathan M. Waxner, M.D. | Great Neck | NY | Pulmonology | 4/6/1998 |
| Zachary Alan Webb, M.D. | Sedro Woolley | WA | Neurology | 9/19/2006 |
| Steven M. Weber, Ph.D. | Madison | WI | Sleep Disorders | 3/25/1983 |
| Mark K. Wedel, M.D. | Pulmonology | 3/30/1985 | ||
| David Alan Weed, D.O. | Presque Isle | ME | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Michael H.C. Wei, M.D. | Wichita | KS | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| Eric Adam Weiner, M.D. | Yorktown | VA | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Gerald L. Weinhouse, M.D. | Boston | MA | Pulmonology | 4/17/2000 |
| Michael D. Weinstein, M.D. | Mineola | NY | Pulmonology | 4/6/1998 |
| Ira M. Weinstein, M.D. | Annapolis | MD | Pulmonology | 4/28/1997 |
| James R. Weintraub, D.O. | Ann Arbor | MI | Neurology | 4/24/1989 |
| Gerald M. Weisfogel, M.D. | Piscataway | NJ | Pulmonology, Cardiology | 3/23/2005 |
| Randy Scott Weisman, M.D. | Fort Lauderdale | FL | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Howard Scott Weiss, D.O. | Rensselaer | NY | Pulmonology | 9/19/2006 |
| J. Woodrow Weiss, M.D. | Boston | MA | Pulmonology | 6/16/1986 |
| Michael Peter Weissberg, M.D. | Boulder | CO | Psychiatry | 4/16/2003 |
| Elliot Weitzman, M.D. | DECEASED | Neurology | 4/5/1978 | |
| James J. Wellman, M.D. | Atlanta | GA | Pulmonology | 4/24/1989 |
| Charles C. Wells, Jr., M.D. | Macon | GA | Neurology | 4/19/1993 |
| Carolyn Helen Welsh, M.D. | Denver | CO | Pulmonology | 4/16/2003 |
| Yu-Ching Eugenia Wen, M.D. | Los Angeles | CA | Pulmonology | 4/15/2003 |
| Jeffrey L. Werchowski, M.D. | Roanoke | VA | Pulmonology | 4/6/1998 |
| David S. West, M.D. | Belleville | IL | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| Philip R. Westbrook, M.D. | Redlands | CA | Pulmonology | 3/31/1984 |
| Byron T. Westerfield, M.D. | Lexington | KY | Pulmonology | 4/22/1996 |
| Jan H. Westerman, M.D. | Jasper | AL | Pulmonology | 4/22/1996 |
| David E. Westerman, M.D. | Atlanta | GA | Pulmonology | 4/19/1993 |
| Robert E. Westlake, Jr., M.D. | Syracuse | NY | Pulmonology | 4/23/1990 |
| Michael J. Westmoreland, M.D. | Amarillo | TX | Family Practice | 4/24/1989 |
| David B. Wexler, M.D. | Pardesiya | Israel | Otolaryngology | 4/6/1998 |
| Noel Samuel John Wheeler, M.D. | Durham | NH | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| Lisa A. Whims-Squires, D.O. | Dunedin | FL | Pulmonology | 4/17/2000 |
| Margaret H. White, Ph.D. | Fullerton | CA | Psychology | 4/24/1989 |
| David P. White, M.D. | Boston | MA | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| John Robert White, M.D. | Lexington | KY | Pulmonology | 4/16/2003 |
| Alexander C. White, M.D. | Newton | MA | Pulmonology | 3/23/2005 |
| Kary G. Whitehead, M.D. | Meridian | MS | Pulmonology | 4/17/2000 |
| Peter L. Whitesell, M.D. | Easton | MD | Pulmonology | 4/22/1996 |
| Robert A. Whitman, Ph.D. | Kansas City | KS | Physiology | 4/17/2000 |
| Courtney Wade Whitney, D.O. | Orono | MN | Internal Medicine | 3/23/2005 |
| Patrick E. Whitten, M.D. | Peoria | IL | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Jennifer Lynn Wiebke, M.D. | Zionsville | IN | Pediatrics | 9/20/2005 |
| Laurel Wiegand, M.D. | Palmyra | PA | Pulmonology | 4/25/1994 |
| Kenneth N. Wiesert, M.D. | Indianapolis | IN | Psychiatry | 6/26/1987 |
| Norman J. Wilder, M.D. | Anchorage | AK | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| John P. Wilkins, M.D. | Vancover | WA | Pulmonology | 4/28/1997 |
| Keith Michael Wille, M.D. | Birmingham | AL | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Jason L. Williams, M.D. | Brandon | MS | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| Lisa Jackson Williams, M.D. | Wetumpka | AL | Pulmonology | 9/19/2006 |
| Elwood Fray Williams, M.D. | Oklahoma City | OK | Pulmonology | 3/22/2005 |
| Leslie B. Williams, M.D. | Alexandria | VA | Neurology | 6/26/1987 |
| Thomas B. Williams, M.D. | Pensacola | FL | Pulmonology | 4/29/1991 |
| Adrian J. Williams, M.D. | London | England | Pulmonology | 4/6/1992 |
| Della C. Williams, M.D. | Dubai | United Arab Emerates | Neurology | 4/19/1993 |
| Walter Jefferson Willoughby, M.D. | Las Vegas | NV | Pulmonology | 3/22/2005 |
| Laurel M. Wills, M.D. | Minneapolis | MN | Pediatrics | 4/6/1998 |
| Stephen B. Wilson, M.D. | Oshkosh | WI | Pulmonology | 4/6/1998 |
| Freddie E. Wilson, M.D. | Greenville | SC | Pulmonology | 4/18/1988 |
| John R. Wilson, M.D. | Elmhurst | IL | Neurology | 4/17/2000 |
| Diana Lee Wilson, M.D. | Falmouth | ME | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| Harold Andrew Wilson, M.D. | Birmingham | AL | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Terry Lee Wimpey, M.D., Ph.D. | Athens | GA | Neurology | 4/16/2003 |
| Paul J. Windberg, M.D. | Duluth | MN | Pulmonology | 4/22/1996 |
| John Peter Winikates, M.D. | Columbus | IN | Neurology | 4/16/2003 |
| Jennifer Sue Wink, M.D. | El Paso | TX | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| John W. Winkelman, M.D., Ph.D. | Newton Center | MA | Psychiatry | 4/19/1993 |
| William R. Winn, M.D. | Visalia | CA | Pulmonology | 4/29/1991 |
| Glenna Barbara Winnie, M.D. | Arlington | VA | Pediatric Pulmonology | 4/15/2003 |
| David H. Winslow, M.D. | Louisville | KY | Pulmonology | 4/18/1988 |
| William Christopher Winter, M.D. | Charlottesville | VA | Neurology | 9/21/2005 |
| Merrill S. Wise, M.D. | Houston | TX | Pediatric Neurology | 4/28/1997 |
| Manisha Budhdeo Witmans, M.D. | Edmonton | AB | Pediatric Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| Robert M. Wittig, M.D. | Laurium | MI | Sleep Disorders Medicine | 7/1/1980 |
| Gary Wohlberg, M.D. | Fort Salonga | NY | Pulmonology | 4/14/2003 |
| John Joseph Wojcik, M.D. | Henderson | NV | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| Patrick Wolcott, M.D. | San Diego | CA | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Lisa Freeman Wolfe, M.D. | Chicago | IL | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Craig E. Wolff, M.D. | Thomasville | GA | Pulmonology | 4/6/1998 |
| Armand John Wolff, M.D. | Omaha | NE | Pulmonology | 3/23/2005 |
| Stephanie Wolf-Rosenblum, M.D. | Nashua | NH | Pulmonology | 4/28/1997 |
| Istvan David Wollak, M.D. | Olive Branch | MS | Pulmonology | 9/19/2006 |
| Johnny C. Wong, M.D. | Richmond | VA | Pulmonology | 4/15/2003 |
| Chatree Wongjirad, M.D. | Bismarck | ND | Neurology | 3/26/2004 |
| Karen Lynn Wood, M.D. | Carmel | IN | Internal Medicine | 3/26/2004 |
| Beverly Tucker Woodson, M.D. | Milwaukee | WI | Otolaryngology | 4/23/2001 |
| Marvin R. Wooten, M.D. | Milwaukee | WI | Neurology | 6/26/1987 |
| Virgil Wooten, M.D. | Cincinnati | OH | Sleep Disorders Medicine | 3/31/1984 |
| Brian D. Worley, M.D. | Tulsa | OK | Pulmonology | 4/28/1997 |
| Mark Joseph Woyshville, M.D. | Middleburg Heights | OH | Psychiatry | 9/21/2005 |
| Randall John Wright, M.D. | Pearland | TX | Neurology | 9/19/2006 |
| Patrick J. Wright, M.D. | Minneapolis | MN | Pulmonology | 4/19/1993 |
| John M. Wright, M.D. | Bettendorf | IA | Neurology | 4/16/2003 |
| James K. Wyatt, Ph.D. | Chicago | IL | Psychology | 4/23/2001 |
| Paul E. Wylie, M.D. | Little Rock | AR | Psychiatry | 4/24/1995 |
| Elaine Wyllie, M.D. | Novelty | OH | Pediatric Neurology | 4/29/1991 |
| Walter A. Wynkoop, M.D. | Brick | NJ | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| Daniel R. Wynn, M.D. | Northbrook | IL | Neurology | 4/24/1989 |
| Juliet Y. Wynter, M.D. | Richmond Hill | NY | Pulmonology | 4/19/1993 |
| Lydia M. Wytrzes, M.D. | Sacramento | CA | Neurology | 4/6/1992 |
