About David E. Bresler, PhD, LAc
David E. Bresler, PhD, LAc is a
neuroscientist, board certified acupuncturist and
health psychologist, author, and educator best known
for his pioneering work with people in chronic pain.
He is President of the Academy for Guided Imagery,
and formerly served as Associate Clinical Professor
of Anesthesiology, Gnathology and Occlusion at the
UCLA Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and the UCLA
Psychology Department.
Dr.
Bresler is internationally recognized as one of the
first contemporary American scientists to study,
research, and teach acupuncture, guided imagery, and
other mind/body approaches. In 1973, he created and
directed the innovative UCLA Pain Control Unit, the
first multi-disciplinary, university-based chronic
pain program in America utilizing techniques such as
acupuncture and guided imagery.
This program was a prototype for the complementary
and alternative medicine clinics that have since
followed.Dr. Bresler is internationally recognized as
one of the first contemporary American scientists to
study, research, and teach acupuncture, guided
imagery, and other mind/body approaches.
In 1973, he created and directed the innovative UCLA
Pain Control Unit, the first multi-disciplinary,
university-based chronic pain program in America
utilizing techniques such as acupuncture and guided
imagery. This program was a prototype for the
complementary and alternative medicine clinics that
have since followed.
Dr.
Bresler has authored or co-authored over 250
scientific articles, textbook chapters, workbooks,
CDs, DVD,s and books in the fields of neuroscience,
psychology, acupuncture, guided imagery,
complementary and alternative medicine, and mind/body
medicine. These include the classic self-help books
and CD series
Free Yourself from Pain and
Break Your Smoking Habit with Guided
Imagery.
He has
served on the editorial staff of eight professional
journals and is listed in several editions of Who's
Who and in The Best Doctors In America. His numerous
radio and TV appearances have made him a well-known
authority in the field of behavioral medicine, and
he’s been featured or interviewed in many popular
magazines, including
Time, Newsweek, Reader's Digest, People, US, and
Prevention.
He
has also served as a consultant to the World Health
Organization, American Medical and Dental
Associations, California Medical and Dental
Associations, New York Board of Medical Examiners,
California Board of Medical Quality Assurance,
California Industrial Medical Council, and numerous
other professional and governmental agencies. He has
served as an Executive Coach and creativity trainer
for senior executives at many prominent corporations
including Times Mirror, Disney, Hughes, and Rockwell.
Dr.
Bresler has received numerous awards and honors,
including the prestigious
Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Pain
Treatment by the
American Academy of Pain Management, and appointment
by President Clinton as a White House Commissioner on
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy.
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