About Us

Who we are

Medical Director

Dr. Douglas Livornese

Comfort Sleep operates under the direction of Dr. Douglas Livornese, who has over ten years experience in the treatment of sleep disorders. He is the area's first physician to be board certified in sleep medicine by both the American Board of Sleep Medicine and the American Board of Internal Medicine.

He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He trained in a formal Sleep Disorders fellowship at the Medical College of Pennsylvania / Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. He is also trained in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Livornese is also Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Livornese holds the title of Fellow in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the American College of Physicians. Among his professional organizations he holds membership in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.



Dental Director

John K Bixby DMD FAGD

Dr. Bixby welcomes the opportunity to talk with you in person about how oral appliance therapy can help manage your Snoring, Sleep Apnea or CPAP Intolerance.

Dr. Bixby is the Dental Director at ComfortSleep, Center for diagnosis of sleep disorders in Neptune City, NJ. His practice is limited to dental treatments for Snoring, Sleep Apnea and CPAP Intolerance. He is a Fellow of the Las Vegas Institute (LVI) for Advanced Dental Studies, the world-renowned educational center for aesthetic and neuromuscular dentistry.

Dedicated to offering his patients the benefits of advanced dentistry, Dr. Bixby is committed to continuing education. Over the past 30 years, he has completed many courses in various aspects of general dentistry, sleep disorders, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction, including LVI’s Sleep Breathing Disorders Program.

Dr. Bixby earned his doctor of dental medicine degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1974. He is certified in laser dentistry, is a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry, a Diplomat in the American Society of Forensic Dentists, also a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea and the American Sleep Apnea Association.

In his free time, Dr. Bixby enjoys travel, golf, woodworking and family activities with his 4 children and their families which include 6 grandchildren.

Dr. Bixby has studied and researched extensively to help his patients solve, or at least minimize, their sleep apnea and snoring problems. Dr. Bixby offers a number of solutions for these difficult problems.

If you or a loved one is suffering from Snoring , Sleep Apnea or cannot tolerate their CPAP, you/they need suffer no more. Please call or email us today to schedule an initial consultation. We’ll help you get a good night’s sleep.

Please call us at 732-455-3030 to discuss your treatment options.