Steve Carstensen, DDS

Steve started treating sleep problems in 1998 and continues in private practice near Seattle.

His training includes UCLA’s Mini-Residency in Sleep and the World Sleep Academy. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He heads sleep education at the Pankey Institute and serves on the boards of the World Sleep Academy, the World Dentofacial Sleep Society, and the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry.

Steve is co-author of The Clinician’s Handbook for Dental Sleep Medicine and has contributed chapters to several textbooks. In 2024, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.