Biography:David Spiegel

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David Spiegel
Alma materYale University (BA)
Harvard University (MD)
Scientific career
InstitutionsStanford University School of Medicine

David Spiegel is an American psychiatrist and the Wilson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he is known for his research into psycho-oncology; the neurobiology of therapeutic hypnosis,[1][2] and the role of the mind-brain-body connection in cancer outcomes and management among other topics.[3][4][5] He directs the Stanford Center on Stress and Health[6] and is a recognized authority on hypnosis's clinical utility and neuroscience.[7][8][9]

Education

Spiegel received his B.A. in philosophy from Yale College in 1967 and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1971.[10] Following his undergraduate medical training, Spiegel completed his psychiatry residency at Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Cambridge Health Alliance in 1974 in addition to a fellowship in community psychiatry the same year. Spiegel has been board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology since 1976.

Research

Spiegel is author of more than 480 journal articles, 170 book chapters.[11] He has published thirteen books.

References

  1. Faerman, Afik; Spiegel, David (2021-03-11). "Shared cognitive mechanisms of hypnotizability with executive functioning and information salience" (in en). Scientific Reports 11 (1): 5704. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-84954-8. ISSN 2045-2322. PMID 33707531. Bibcode2021NatSR..11.5704F. 
  2. Williams, Sarah C. P. (July 28, 2016). "Study identifies brain areas altered during hypnotic trances" (in sm). http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2016/07/study-identifies-brain-areas-altered-during-hypnotic-trances.html. 
  3. How do mind-body interventions affect breast cancer?. APA.
  4. Huberman, Andrew (2022-02-21). "Dr. David Spiegel: Using Hypnosis to Enhance Mental & Physical Health & Performance" (in en-US). https://hubermanlab.com/dr-david-spiegel-using-hypnosis-to-enhance-mental-and-physical-health-and-performance/. 
  5. Brody, Jane E. (2021-10-04). "The Devastating Ways Depression and Anxiety Impact the Body" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/04/well/mind/depression-anxiety-physical-health.html. 
  6. Center on Stress and Health
  7. Boodman, Sandra G. (April 13, 2004). "Research: Hypnosis Proven for Some Conditions, Untested for Others". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/wellness/2004/04/13/research-hypnosis-proven-for-some-conditions-untested-for-others/c5062c18-dcbc-4dfd-bfa2-a1b3cf030291/. 
  8. "How Hypnosis Works, According to Science" (in en). Time. 28 April 2022. https://time.com/6171844/how-hypnosis-works/. Retrieved 2022-08-22. 
  9. Goode, Erica (2016-07-29). "Is Hypnosis All in Your Head? Brain Scans Suggest Otherwise" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/science/hypnosis-brain-changes.html. 
  10. "David Spiegel | Stanford Profiles". https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/david-spiegel. 
  11. "David Spiegel: All publications". https://profiles.stanford.edu/david-spiegel?tab=publications.