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Meet Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown
Funke Afolabi-Brown is a PENN-trained sleep medicine physician with over a decade of experience.
“I am on a mission to help children and adults
prioritize sleep to achieve their optimal health
and live to their fullest potential.”
Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown is a triple-board-certified sleep medicine physician and best-selling author of Beyond Tired, A Sleep Physician’s Guide to Solving Your Child’s Sleep Problems for Good. She is passionate about helping people discover sleep as their superpower. Dr. Brown is a clinician, speaker, consultant, and coach, and she helps children and adults prioritize sleep to thrive, achieve optimal health, and live to their fullest potential.
As a physician in practice for almost two decades and a mom of two who struggled with sleep issues, she fully understands the impact of sleep deprivation on our mental, physical, and emotional health. As a result, she has dedicated her career to helping others optimize and achieve restful sleep.
As a sleep expert, Dr. Brown is a frequent speaker at conferences nationally and internationally and has been featured on prominent media outlets, including ABC, Fox, and the New York Times. She also works with organizations and businesses to improve employee health by incorporating healthy sleep into their wellness journey.
Dr. Brown is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS). She has served on several committees locally, regionally, and nationally. She is also on several advisory boards, including Baby Center, Project Sleep, and has won multiple awards uncluding the SCORE’s small business awards, Philadelphia Top Docs, and Mainline Top Docs.
Dr. Brown obtained her sleep medicine training at the University of Pennsylvania and was a member of the faculty at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia until recently.
Why The Restful Sleep Place?
As a sleep medicine physician, mom, and someone who has struggled with insomnia, I realize that insufficient sleep has a negative impact on performance, behavior, and physical and mental health.
I recall back in medical school, I was up for long hours trying to study only to wake up early in the morning for school. I would study for tests but have challenges with recall. I realize now that with healthy, restful sleep, learning did not have to be as challenging.
There are very few sleep physicians worldwide, and access to evidence-based sleep-related information is scarce.
As a sleep expert, I am on a mission to help families prioritize sleep to achieve their optimal health and live to their fullest potential. When one family member struggles with sleep, other members struggle too. With the right tools, we can achieve sound, restful sleep!
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Please note that medical and other information shared on this site is meant to be for informational and entertainment purposes only. The information is not a substitute for medical advice from your physician. While I am a physician, I am not you or your child’s physician. As a sleep expert, my goal is to equip you with information to point you in the right direction rather than establish a physician-patient relationship. Please be sure to discuss your thoughts, questions, and concerns with your physician.