Background

Daniel Amen was born in 1954 in Encino, California, the United States, to the family of Lebanese immigrants.

Education

Daniel Amen attended the University of Maryland in 1974-1975. After that, he studied at the Orange Coast College, where he earned an Associate in Arts in 1976. Later he graduated from the Southern California College (now Vanguard University) with a Bachelor of Arts in 1978. Amen also earned a Doctor of Medicine at the Oral Roberts University in 1982. He also attended Nuclear Brain Imaging Independent Fellowship Study in 1991-1995.

Career

Daniel Amen began his career as an intern at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1982-1983, and also a resident in psychiatry 1983-1985. He was a fellow in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawai, in 1985-1987. Later he became an assistant clinical professor in psychiatry and human behavior at the University of California, Irvine. At the Vanguard University, he was an adjunct faculty in clinical psychobiology.

Daniel Gregory Amen is a medical expert reviewer at the Medical Board of California, 1997 - present. Through the course of his career he was a guest on various television and radio programs, including The Today Show, CNN News, MSNBC News, 48 Hours, The Leeza Show, The View, Discovery Channel News: Inside the Mind of a Killer, Lifetime Television for Women s Speaking of Women's Health, and UPN's The Truth about Drinking - educational television special, where he also was a producer.

Amen served in the U.S. Army as a combat field medic in West Germany, 1972-1975, also was in U.S. Army Reserves, 1975-1978. Active duty physician in the U.S. Army in 1982-1989, became major.

Today Daniel Amen is known as a psychiatrist, lecturer, and author, a founder of Amen Clinics, Inc., and Mindworks Press.

Achievements

• Daniel G. Amen is a pioneer in the use of brain scans in clinical practice. He utilizes a type of functional brain scan called single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) to examine which parts of his patients' brains are unusually active or inactive when they are concentrating on various topics or mental tasks.

Works

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  • Captain Snout and the Super Power Questions: Don’t Let the ANTs Steal Your Happiness

    (Captain Snout and the Super Power Questions; Don’t Let th...)

    2017
  • Change Your Brain, Change Your Body Cookbook

    (In this special cookbook, health specialist and nurse Tan...)

    2010
  • Memory Rescue: Supercharge Your Brain, Reverse Memory Loss, and Remember What Matters Most

    (A proven program from #1 New York Times bestselling autho...)

    2017
  • Feel Better Fast and Make It Last: Unlock Your Brain’s Healing Potential to Overcome Negativity, Anxiety, Anger, Stress, and Trauma

    (If you want to feel happier, more optimistic, more joyful...)

    2018
  • Magnificent Mind at Any Age: Natural Ways to Unleash Your Brain's Maximum Potential

    (Based on the most up-to-date research, as well as on Dr. ...)

    2008
  • Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted

    (Based on the latest medical research, as well as on Dr. A...)

    2010
  • Stones of Remembrance: Healing Scriptures for Your Mind, Body, and Soul

    (This inspirational companion to Memory Rescue, Dr. Daniel...)

    2017
  • The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life

    (The Daniel Plan is far more than a diet plan. It is an ap...)

    2013
  • The Brain Warrior's Way: Ignite Your Energy and Focus, Attack Illness and Aging, Transform Pain into Purpose

    (New York Times bestselling authors Dr. Daniel Amen and Ta...)

    2016
  • Making a Good Brain Great: The Amen Clinic Program for Achieving and Sustaining Optimal Mental Performance

    (Daniel Amen, M.D., one of the world’s foremost authoritie...)

    2005
  • Sex on the Brain: 12 Lessons to Enhance Your Love Life

    (Based on Dr. Daniel Amen’s latest research in practical n...)

    2007
  • The Amen Solution: The Brain Healthy Way to Lose Weight and Keep It Off 2011

Membership

Daniel Gregory Amen is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Neuropsychiatric Association (as a member of research committee), Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (Ginsberg fellow, 1984-1986), and also a member of the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society.

Connections

Daniel Amen is married to Tana Amen. They have a daughter named Chloe.

Daughter:

Chloe

Wife:

Tana Amen

References

• Contemporary Authors vol. 233