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'''Michael B. Sabom''' is an American [[cardiologist]], confessing Christian<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ukapologetics.net/07/sabom.htm |title=Michael Sabom |website=www.ukapologetics.net |access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref> and [[near-death experience]] researcher. |
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'''Michael Sabom''' is an American [[cardiologist]] and [[near-death experience]] researcher. |
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Sabom attended [[Colorado College]], graduating in 1966.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Books by Colorado College Alumni and Professors|url=https://www.coloradocollege.edu/iapps/Bulletin/Spring99/books.html|work=Bulletin|publisher=Colorado College|date=Spring 1999|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref> He completed his medical education at the [[University of Texas Medical Branch]] in 1970.<ref name=practiceprofile >{{cite web|title=Michael B. Sabom, MD, FACC|url=http://www.heartngmc.org/our-physicians/michael-sabom-md/|website=The Heart Center of Northeast Georgia Medical Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318182630/https://www.heartngmc.org/our-physicians/michael-sabom-md/|archive-date=March 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=linkedin>{{LinkedIn URL}}</ref> He completed his cardiology training at the University of Florida in 1978.<ref name=linkedin /> |
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Michael B. Sabom completed his medical education at the [[University of Texas Medical Branch]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael B. Sabom, MD, FACC|url=http://www.heartngmc.org/our-physicians/michael-sabom-md/|website=The Heart Center of Northeast Georgia Medical Center}}</ref> He is a medical doctor and a cardiologist in [[Atlanta]], [[United States of America|U.S]]. He is the author of the book, ''Recollections of Death'', which is considered to be a landmark in the field of near-death research.{{fact}} He is a leading authority in near-death research with over twenty years in the field. In this book, Sabom describes the [[Pam Reynolds case]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=fFOHPsV8VhQC&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=Michael+Sabom+Pam+Reynolds#v=onepage&q=Michael%20Sabom%20Pam%20Reynolds&f=false |title=Death is a Doorway - Braxton Hunter - Google Books |date=2010-12-21 |accessdate=2016-12-18|isbn=9781452092690 |last1=Hunter |first1=Braxton }}</ref> This work has been criticized that "experimenter bias, witness tampering (however unconscious), and false memories intruded into this best of all recorded cases (as)...painfully obvious."<ref>{{Cite book|title=Waking up : a guide to spirituality without religion|last=1967-|first=Harris, Sam|isbn=9781451636017|edition=First Simon & Schuster hardcover|location=New York|oclc=881518331|date=2014-09-09|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/wakingupguidetos0000harr}}</ref> In 1994, he founded the Atlanta Study which is the first comprehensive investigation of its kind into NDEs. Sabom's latest book, ''Light and Death'', shares his findings from the Atlanta Study.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.near-death.com/science/experts/michael-sabom.html|title=Dr. Michael Sabom's Near-Death Experience Research|author=|date=|work=near-death.com|accessdate=18 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104232828/http://www.near-death.com/science/experts/michael-sabom.html|archive-date=4 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=3:20 PM ET |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104397005 |title=Decoding The Mystery Of Near-Death Experiences |publisher=NPR |date=2009-05-22 |accessdate=2016-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=I-3v5FPdph0C&pg=PA184&dq=Michael+Sabom#v=onepage&q=Michael%20Sabom&f=false |title=They Saw Beyond Death: New Insights on Near-Death Experiences - Arvin S. Gibson - Google Books |date= March 2006|accessdate=2016-12-18|isbn=9780882907888 |last1=Gibson |first1=Arvin S. }}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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After finishing his training, Sabom spent a few years as an assistant professor of cardiology at [[Emory University]]<ref name=recollections>{{cite book | last=Sabom | first=Michael | title=Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation | publisher=Harper & Row | location=New York | year=1982 | isbn=0-06-014895-0 | oclc=7575459 | chapter=About the Author}}</ref> before moving into private practice.<ref name=practiceprofile /> He retired from private practice in 2017.<ref name=linkedin /> |
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Sabom is known for his work on near-death experiences. He is a founding member of the [[International Association for Near Death Studies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iands.org/about/about-iands27/history.html|title=History|publisher=International Association for Near Death Studies|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> |
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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,<ref name=nejm-rev>{{cite journal|last1=Hornbein|first1=Thomas F.|title=Book Review: Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=307|issue=5|year=1982|pages=324–325|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM198207293070529}}</ref><ref name=jnds-rev1>{{cite journal|journal=Journal of Near-Death Studies|title= Book Review: Recollections of Death: A Medical Perspective (by Michael B. Sabom)| last=Grosso|first=Michael|date=December 1981|volume=1|issue=2|url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799213/m1/1/|access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref> though one reviewer speculated that the "author's wish to believe may have colored his analysis."<ref name=nejm-rev /> It has been cited over 800 times in scholarly works, according to Google Scholar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=15532816183644052519|title=Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation (citations)|website=Google Scholar|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref> |
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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.<ref name=jnds-rev2>{{cite journal|journal=Journal of Near-Death Studies|title= Book Review: Light and Death: One Doctor's Fascinating Account of Near-Death Experiences (by Michael B. Sabom)| last=Gibbs|first=John|date=Winter 1999|volume=18|issue=2|url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798967/|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> The book is notable for describing the [[Pam Reynolds case]], a case of a near-death experience that has received some media attention,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104397005|title=Decoding The Mystery Of Near-Death Experiences|last=Hagerty|first=Barbara Bradley|publisher=NPR|date=May 22, 2009|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Waking Up: a Guide to Spirituality without Religion|last=Harris | first=Sam|isbn=9781451636017|edition=1st |publisher=Simon & Schuster |format=hardcover|location=New York|oclc=881518331|date=2014-09-09|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/wakingupguidetos0000harr}}</ref> |
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An interview with Sabom was featured in the 2023 film ''[[After Death (2023 film)|After Death]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=2023-10-31 |title= 'After Death' Review: A Faith-Based Documentary Pretends That the Afterlife Is Science|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/after-death-review-1235774017/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101062008/variety.com/2023/film/reviews/after-death-review-1235774017/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Publications == |
== Publications == |
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* {{cite book | last=Sabom | first=Michael | title=Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation | publisher=[[Harper & Row]] | location=New York | year=1982 | isbn=0-06-014895-0 | oclc=7575459}} <ref name=nejm-rev /><ref name=jnds-rev1 /> |
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* ''Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation.'' [[HarperCollins]], {{ISBN|0060148950}}. 1981.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Journal of Near-Death Studies|title= Book Review: Recollections of Death: A Medical Perspective (by Michael B. Sabom)| last=Grosso|first=Michael|date=December 1981|volume=1|issue=2|url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799213/m1/1/|access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref> |
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* {{cite book | last=Sabom | first=Michael | title=Light & Death: One Doctor's Fascinating Account of Near-Death Experiences | publisher=[[Zondervan]] | location=Grand Rapids, Mich | year=1998 | isbn=978-0-310-21992-7 | oclc=39756347 }}<ref name=jnds-rev2 /> |
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* ''Light and Death.'' [[Zondervan]]. 1998. |
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Michael B. Sabom is an American cardiologist, confessing Christian[1] and near-death experience researcher.
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[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Michael Sabom". www.ukapologetics.net. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ "New Books by Colorado College Alumni and Professors". Bulletin. Colorado College. Spring 1999. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Michael B. Sabom, MD, FACC". The Heart Center of Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c Michael Sabom on LinkedIn
- ^ 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. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b Grosso, Michael (December 1981). "Book Review: Recollections of Death: A Medical Perspective (by Michael B. Sabom)". Journal of Near-Death Studies. 1 (2). Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation (citations)". Google Scholar. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ a b 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). Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Hagerty, Barbara Bradley (May 22, 2009). "Decoding The Mystery Of Near-Death Experiences". NPR. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Harris, Sam (September 9, 2014). Waking Up: a Guide to Spirituality without Religion (hardcover) (1st ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781451636017. OCLC 881518331.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (October 31, 2023). "'After Death' Review: A Faith-Based Documentary Pretends That the Afterlife Is Science". Variety. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
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