Dr. Siegel (who prefers to be called Bernie, not Dr. Siegel) was born in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Colgate University and Cornell University Medical College. He holds membership in two scholastic honor societies, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha and graduated with honors. His surgical training took place at Yale New Haven Hospital, West Haven Veteran’s Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He retired from practice as an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Yale of general and pediatric surgery in 1989 to speak to patients and their caregivers. In 1978 he originated Exceptional Cancer Patients, a specific form of individual and group therapy utilizing patients’ drawings, dreams, images and feelings. In September 2013 his latest book The Art of Healing was published. Bernie embraces a philosphy of living and dying that stands at the forefront of the medical ethics and spiritual issues our society grapples with today. He continues to assist in the breaking of new ground in the field of healing and personally struggling to live the message of kindness and love. Bernie has been named one of the top Spiritually Influential Living People on the Planet by the Watkins Review which is pulibshed by Watkins Books, an esoteric bookshop in the heart of London, England. Bernie's other books include Love, Medicine & Miracles, Peace, Love & Healing, How To Live Between Office Visits, and Prescriptions for Living.