Dr. Haberman was director of Respiratory Therapy and the Pulmonary Laboratory at Santa Monica Hospital from 1973 to 1985 and at Saint John's Hospital and Health Center for 23 years (from 1973 to 1997). Because of the relationship of Sleep Medicine to respiratory disturbances, Dr. Haberman, a notorious snorer, began to pursue this additional career in 1990. Under his direction, a Sleep Disorders Program was initiated at Saint John's Hospital and Health Center in January of 1992.

The Saint John's Hospital site met an early demise with the catastrophic Northridge Earthquake in 1994. However, the program survived to carry on as a freestanding facility at the Saint John's Medical Plaza.

He has added board Certification in Sleep Medicine to his other credentials. Under Dr. Haberman's guidance the center achieved the highest level of Center Accreditation offered by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

A native of The Bronx, New York, he began his work in sleep disorders at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in 1988. For five years he performed diagnostic polysomnography and clinical research at both Baylor and the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Houston before settling in California in 1993.

He first teamed with Dr. Haberman that year at the Saint John's Hospital and Health Center. Following the Northridge quake, Alex served as a consultant until rejoining the St. John's Medical Plaza Sleep Disorders Center team in 2000 to help manage the laboratory's rapid growth. Under his management, the Center has assembled one of the finest technical staffs in the country which includes five Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (RPSGTs).* In addition, the Center has also become one of the top enrolling sites for clinical research.

*The RPSGT designation is the highest level of credentialing for technologists in sleep disorders -For more information visit www.brpt.org