Our Goals, Our Leaders

Michael B Russo, MD FACP, FAAN, FAASM, FAsMA graduated from Princeton University and received his medical degree from Chicago Medical School.   He trained in Neurology at New York University Medical Center, at Bellevue Hospital, the Intramural Epilepsy Program of the National Institutes of Health, and the Chalfont St Giles Epilepsy Center of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queens Square, London, England. He trained in Sleep Disorders Medicine at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. During his 30 years in the US Army he served as Commander of US Medical Forces Central America; Director of Neurosciences Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Chief of Mental Health Services, US Army Kuwait; 1st Brigade Surgeon, 2nd Armor Division Germany; Chief of Neurology 121 Evacuation Hospital Seoul Korea; and physician for the US Embassies in Beijing, Bangkok, Prague, and Budapest. He was selected for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs’ of Staff Award for Excellence in Military Medicine, the highest award given to a military physician. Dr. Russo has over 100 peer reviewed articles and abstracts; book chapters and US Patents.  Upon his retirement from the US Army, he founded Hawaii Pacific DEEG (Dense-Array 128 Channel Electroencephalography) and Honolulu Neuroscience Clinic with offices in Honolulu, Hilo, and Kona.  He is past-President of the Hawaii Neurological Society and Founding Co-Director of the Hawaii Sleep and Wellness Foundation. 

 Terence QL Young was graduated from Creighton University with a Bachelors of Science in Respiratory Therapy, and from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry with a Doctor of Dental Sciences.  Dr. Young has been practicing in Hawai’i since 1990 and has consistently been named one of the “Best Dentists in Hawai’i” by Honolulu Magazine for providing the people of O’ahu with exceptional dental care.  Dr Young pioneered maxillary expansion therapies, myofunctional, and mandibular advancement device applications in Hawaii and has provided lectures and seminars throughout Hawaii on the importance or sleep.   Airway-related impairments can be precursors to future health concerns such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and more.  Dr. Young is uniquely qualified not only to provide expert dental care but also to screen for and identify potential airway-related issues, including snoring and teeth grinding.   

 Michelle Bowerman is a health care professional specializing in hospice, public health, and health care policy.   

Carolinda “Trini” Myers-Murphy earned her Masters in Science in Speech-Language Pathology and a minor in Audiology from Loma Linda University, California.  After graduating, Trini completed her clinical fellowship year at Riverside Community Hospital where she quickly became the primary therapist for the Acute Rehab Unit (ARU) and implemented weekly therapy groups, directed dysphagia, speech/language service programs.

She quickly realized however, that she missed the Pacific Ocean and relocated to San Diego, CA where she continued in the clinical setting at Scripps Memorial Hospital in the intensive care units, and various inpatient/outpatient units. In 2002, Trini left the clinical setting on a full-time basis to work with children with special needs in the San Diego Unified School District, and the Encinitas Unified School District. While there, she decided to embark on her adventure towards certification in Orofacial Myology. She organized and coordinated caseloads of 70+ students K-8 while also directing inservice programs for staff and parents in speech pathology.

In 2008, she could no longer stay away from her roots– family and warm water were calling her back home to Hawaii. In October of 2008, Trini opened the doors to Speech Solutions, her own practice specializing in speech-language pathology and orofacial myology. Trini is a licensed Speech Pathologist in the state of Hawaii and California, and the first member of the International Association of Orofacial Myology in the state of Hawaii.

 Nataliia Tkachenko Russo was awarded her Doctor of Medicine with Highest Honors from Dnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy (Ukraine), specialized in Pediatrics, and was appointed Assistant Professor for International Student Education.  She accepted a Fulbright Faculty Development Scholarship in 2014 and studied at New York University Langone Medical Center Department of Neurology's Pediatric Sleep Medicine program.   In 2015 Nataliia transferred to Hawaii where she is CEO of Honolulu Neuroscience Clinic.  She has over 30 peer-reviewed research papers and abstracts published in three languages.