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==Career==
==Career==
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 | publication-place=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 is known for his work on near-death experiences, and is a founding member of the International Association of Near Death Studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iands.org/about/about-iands27/history.html|title=History|publisher=International Association of Near Death Studies|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref>
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 | publication-place=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 is known for his work on near-death experiences, and 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>


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>
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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Michael B. Sabom is an American cardiologist, confessing Christian[1] and near-death experience researcher.

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Michael B. Sabom attended Colorado College, graduating in 1966.[2] He completed his medical education at the University of Texas Medical Branch in 1970.[3][better source needed] He completed his cardiology training at the University of Florida in 1978.[citation needed]

Career

After finishing his training, Sabom spent a few years as an assistant professor of cardiology at Emory University[4] before moving into private practice.[3] He is known for his work on near-death experiences, and is a founding member of the International Association for Near Death Studies.[5]

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,[6][7] though one reviewer speculated that the "author's wish to believe may have colored his analysis."[6] It has been cited over 800 times in scholarly works, according to Google Scholar.[8]

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.[9] The book is notable for describing the Pam Reynolds case, a case of a near-death experience that has received some media attention,[10] and which Sabom investigated. This work has been criticized by the author Sam Harris for experimenter bias, unconscious witness tampering and false memories.[11]

Publications

  • Sabom, Michael (1982). Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-014895-0. OCLC 7575459. [6][7]
  • 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.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Michael Sabom". www.ukapologetics.net. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  2. ^ "New Books by Colorado College Alumni and Professors". Bulletin. Colorado College. Spring 1999. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Michael B. Sabom, MD, FACC". The Heart Center of Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016.
  4. ^ Sabom, Michael (1982). "About the Author". Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-014895-0. OCLC 7575459.
  5. ^ "History". International Association for Near Death Studies. August 29, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation (citations)". Google Scholar. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Hagerty, Barbara Bradley (May 22, 2009). "Decoding The Mystery Of Near-Death Experiences". NPR. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  11. ^ Harris, Sam (2014-09-09). Waking Up: a Guide to Spirituality without Religion (hardcover) (1st ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781451636017. OCLC 881518331.
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