Dr. Sam Parnia
Biography:
Dr. Sam Parnia is one the world's leading experts on near death experiences. He spends his time between UK hosptitals and Cornell University, New York, where he is Fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He founded the Consciousness Research Group, and is chairman of the Horizon Research Foundation. He is constantly in demand as a speaker and has made numerous media appearances. His ground-breaking research was featured in the BBC 2 and Discovery documentary, "The Day I Died."
Past Shows:
Studying Near-Death Experiences
Dr. Sam Parnia of the Weill Cornell Medical Center discussed the results of his studies of near-death experiences (NDEs), based on patients who went into cardiac arrest. About 10-20% of these patients reported having an NDE. ... More »
Host: George NooryNear Death Experiences
British near-death expert, Dr. Sam Parnia, discussed his work as a critical-care physician and the NDE research that led him to write What Happens When We Die. As part of his study, Parnia examined the accounts of cardiac arrest patients who were brought back from clinical death. According to Parnia, between 10- and 20-percent of these patients claimed to have had near death experiences. ... More »
Host: Art Bell