Marc Weissbluth, M.D.

Marc Weissbluth, M.D. is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Pediatrics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. As a pediatrician and the preeminent expert on sleep and children, he founded the original Sleep Disorders Center at Children’s Memorial Hospital (now the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago). Dr. Weissbluth is the author of multiple books including Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, which has sold over 1.5 million copies to date, with twelve foreign editions, and has helped millions of families the world over. Dr. Weissbluth and his work have been frequently celebrated by organizations and featured in publications including the American Academy of Pediatrics; CNN Health; The Times (UK); Chicago Tribune; The New York Times; Parents; The Wall Street Journal; and he has been named one of the 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans by Chicago Magazine. He is the father of four sons and twelve grandchildren—and they are all good sleepers.