Peter Cistulli is Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Head of the Discipline of Sleep Medicine at the University of Sydney, and Head of the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Royal North Shore Hospital.

He is a consultant respiratory and sleep physician with 20 years experience in clinical and laboratory aspects of Sleep Medicine, spanning both respiratory and non-respiratory sleep disorders.

He leads a strongly interdisciplinary and integrated clinical research programme that spans the mechanisms of sleep-disordered breathing and novel therapeutic approaches to management. This has been achieved through the establishment of multiple successful collaborations in Australia and overseas. His research programme has been largely funded by NHMRC.

He is a former President of the Australian Sleep Association (2003-2005), and currently serves on a number of committees of international professional societies. He sits on the board of directors of the recently established National Sleep Foundation, whose mission is to raise community awareness of the negative impact of untreated sleep disorders and poor sleep practices on health, safety, productivity and quality of life.