Biography:Michael Sabom
Michael B. Sabom is an American cardiologist, confessing Christian[1] and near-death experience researcher.
Education
Sabom attended Colorado College, graduating in 1966.[2] He completed his medical education at the University of Texas Medical Branch in 1970.[3][4] He completed his cardiology training at the University of Florida in 1978.[4]
Career
After finishing his training, Sabom spent a few years as an assistant professor of cardiology at Emory University[5] before moving into private practice.[3] He retired from private practice in 2017.[4]
Sabom is known for his work on near-death experiences. He is a founding member of the International Association for Near Death Studies.[6]
Sabom has written two books about near-death experiences. The first book, Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation, was released in 1982. Sabom presented interviews with 116 people who had experienced a near-death crisis, which he discusses and classifies. This book was positively received for providing a relatively objective and medicine-based point of view,[7][8] though one reviewer speculated that the "author's wish to believe may have colored his analysis."[7] It has been cited over 800 times in scholarly works, according to Google Scholar.[9]
The second book, Light and Death, was released in 1998. Similarly to the first book, Sabom interviews 160 patients following near-death crises. Although it still retained some medical and scientific aspects, this book was written from a more religious (Christian) viewpoint.[10] The book is notable for describing the Pam Reynolds case, a case of a near-death experience that has received some media attention,[11] and which Sabom investigated. This work (particularly that involving Pam Reynolds) has been criticized by the author Sam Harris for possible experimenter bias, unconscious witness tampering and false memories.[12]
An interview with Sabom was featured in the 2023 film After Death.[13]
Publications
- Sabom, Michael (1982). Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-014895-0. OCLC 7575459. [7][8]
- Sabom, Michael (1998). Light & Death: One Doctor's Fascinating Account of Near-Death Experiences. Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-21992-7. OCLC 39756347.[10]
References
- ↑ "Michael Sabom". http://www.ukapologetics.net/07/sabom.htm.
- ↑ "New Books by Colorado College Alumni and Professors". Bulletin. Colorado College. Spring 1999. https://www.coloradocollege.edu/iapps/Bulletin/Spring99/books.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Michael B. Sabom, MD, FACC". http://www.heartngmc.org/our-physicians/michael-sabom-md/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 {{LinkedIn URL}} template missing URL and not present in Wikidata.
- ↑ Sabom, Michael (1982). "About the Author". Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-014895-0. OCLC 7575459.
- ↑ "History". International Association for Near Death Studies. August 29, 2017. https://iands.org/about/about-iands27/history.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Hornbein, Thomas F. (1982). "Book Review: Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation". New England Journal of Medicine 307 (5): 324–325. doi:10.1056/NEJM198207293070529. ISSN 0028-4793.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Grosso, Michael (December 1981). "Book Review: Recollections of Death: A Medical Perspective (by Michael B. Sabom)". Journal of Near-Death Studies 1 (2). https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799213/m1/1/. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation (citations)". https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=15532816183644052519.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Gibbs, John (Winter 1999). "Book Review: Light and Death: One Doctor's Fascinating Account of Near-Death Experiences (by Michael B. Sabom)". Journal of Near-Death Studies 18 (2). https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798967/. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ↑ Hagerty, Barbara Bradley (May 22, 2009). "Decoding The Mystery Of Near-Death Experiences". NPR. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104397005.
- ↑ Harris, Sam (2014-09-09) (hardcover). Waking Up: a Guide to Spirituality without Religion (1st ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781451636017. OCLC 881518331. https://archive.org/details/wakingupguidetos0000harr.
- ↑ Gleiberman, Owen (2023-10-31). "'After Death' Review: A Faith-Based Documentary Pretends That the Afterlife Is Science". https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/after-death-review-1235774017/.
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