Our Staff

Jeffrey R. Polito, M.D.

Medical Director
Board Certified Sleep Specialist

Dr. Polito has extensive training and experience in the treatment and diagnosis of sleep disorders. He received his initial training from the Stanford School of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Polito is Board Certified in Sleep Medicine as well as Internal Medicine.

Born and raised in Southern California, Dr Polito attended Santa Clara University. Continuing his education he earned his MD at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, NE. Here he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and honored with the Deans Academic Scholarship , He also did his residency in Internal Medicine at Creighton University Medical Center. Following his residency Dr Polito moved back to Southern California and practiced for 4 years in a multi-specialty group, Valley Medical Group, in Lompoc, CA. In 2003, Dr. Polito moved out on his own, starting a solo private practice in beautiful Santa Barbara, CA. It was here that Dr Polito realized the important, yet often overlooked, effect of sleep on the general health of his patients, and recognized what a profound impact treatment of sleep disorders would have in people’s lives. In an effort to pursue this newfound passion further, he attended courses at Stanford University’s School of Sleep Medicine. Now prepared to fully realize the important contribution he could make to the heath and wellbeing of our Santa Barbara Community, Dr Polito became the medical director of the Santa Barbara Sleep Clinic, while also continuing to practice general outpatient internal medicine. Dr Polito’s passion lies in addressing and correcting sleep problems so that patients and their families all enjoy a good nights’ sleep.

Dr Polito is happily married to Teresa Polito, and together they are busy raising four energetic children, one boy and three girls. As a family they enjoy music, hiking, traveling, and going to the beach.

Laurie Frick, RPSGT

Clinical Coordinator

Laurie has over 20 years of clinical experience as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT). Laurie graduated cum laude from Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with an Associate in Science Degree in Medical Administrative Management. After college, Laurie worked as an EEG and Evoked Potential technician at West Penn Hospital, Bloomfield, PA.

In 1989, Laurie attended Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa and graduated with a certificate in Polysomnography. She worked full time as Chief Polysomnographic Technologist at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center in Pomona, CA. In 1990, she passed the registry exam to become the 641st Registered Polysomnographic Technologist worldwide.

In 1991, she was hired as Clinical Coordinator for The Sleep Disorders Center of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA and was instrumental in getting this center accredited by The American Board of Sleep Medicine, making it the 17th accredited freestanding center in the country.

Between 1991-1995, Laurie served on the Membership Board of the Board of Polysomnographic Technologists, served as Examiner for the BRPT registry exams, and in 1993 taught a course at the Stanford School of Sleep Medicine. Laurie developed the center’s Durable Medical Equipment Program in 2001 and later became Operations Manager for the Center.

In 2007, Laurie began working with Dr. Jeffrey Polito to develop the Santa Barbara Sleep Clinic, Santa Barbara, CA. 

Milan Das, RPSGT

Chief Technologist

Milan was educated at the University of the Pacific and Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo. He worked in medical research at Franklin Institute Research Labs, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the College of Physician’s of Philadelphia. In 2000, Das began working as a polysomnographic technologist at The Sleep Disorders Center of Santa Barbara and successfully passed the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologist exam in 2005.

In 2007, Das was hired as Chief Technologist by Dr. Jeffrey Polito of the Santa Barbara Sleep Clinic, Santa Barbara, CA.