The Sleep Disorders Center is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and utilizes the expertise of four sleep specialists to meet the needs of our patients and our community.

Our Sleep Disorders Center staff is highly qualified and specially trained in sleep disorders. Please call 901.683.0044 for more information. 

Robert Aguillard, M.D.
Dr. Aguillard has been the medical director for the Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center for more than 15 years. He is also the medical director for the Methodist Healthcare SIDS/Apnea center. Dr. Aguillard received his medical degree from Louisiana State University, performed his internal medicine residency at Baptist Memorial Hospital and finished his fellowship in Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Dr. Aguillard is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the founding member of the Memphis Mid-South Sleep Society. In additional to his professional associations, Dr. Aguillard has been published in numerous clinical magazines, such as Sleep and the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Merrill Wise, M.D.
Dr. Merrill Wise is a pediatric sleep disorders specialist. After graduation from Rhodes College and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Dr. Wise received post-graduate training at the Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. He completed residency training and is board-certified in pediatrics, child neurology, neurophysiology and sleep medicine.

Dr. Wise is an active member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. His academic work has resulted in the publication of more than 80 articles, chapters, abstracts and presentations.