Dr. Jeffrey Durmer is a systems neuroscientist, neurologist, and sleep medicine physician who has pioneered the integration of sleep science, technology, and telehealth across healthcare and high-performance populations.
Leadership & Innovation
Currently, he is the Chief Medical Officer at Happy Health, an Austin-based medical device and healthcare services company. He has served as Chief Medical Officer for leading sleep technology companies including Absolute Rest, Sleep Image, and Wesper, and co-founded Nox Health and Nox Medical, where he spent 17 years building platform-based population sleep health programs across aerospace, transportation, manufacturing, elite athletics, and healthcare. He co-founded FusionHealth, the first population sleep health platform company in the US, and FusionSleep, an AASM-accredited multidisciplinary program serving tens of thousands of patients that he established after directing the Emory University Sleep Laboratory and Pediatric Sleep Medicine Program.
Research & Clinical Impact
Dr. Durmer serves as co-investigator for the NIH-funded Sleep SMART trial examining sleep apnea treatment for stroke prevention and is a member of the NIH Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board. His international collaborations helped establish diagnostic and treatment standards for Restless Legs Syndrome in adults and children. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and medical textbooks, and reviews for leading medical journals and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
Elite Performance & Regulatory Advisory
As Sleep Performance Director for the U.S. Olympic Weightlifting team, Dr. Durmer applies sleep science to competitive excellence—a role he has also held with the Atlanta Falcons, Dynamo Swim Club, and NCAA championship teams. He serves as the appointed Sleep Medicine Advisor to the Federal Aviation Administration and consults for the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute on FMCSA-sponsored research projects.
Professional Leadership
Dr. Durmer chairs the Board of Directors for the RLS Foundation and previously chaired the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation Development Council. He founded and served as President of the Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals and completed three terms on the RLS Foundation Medical & Scientific Advisory Board.
Education & Training
Dr. Durmer began his career at the University of Pennsylvania, studying the neurophysiology of sleep and circadian rhythms and the neuroanatomical substrates of consciousness, establishing the scientific foundation for his decades of clinical innovation
