Education
He graduated from University of Texas at Austin and received an Doctor of Medicine
He graduated from University of Texas at Austin and received an Doctor of Medicine
A biography of Dossey appears on his personal website. from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas (1967). Dossey"s writings and opinions have been controversial, having drawn both praise and criticism. Surgical oncologist David Gorski has written that Dossey utilizes straw man arguments, misrepresents and misunderstands medical research and "the evidence base in favor of the woo that Doctor Dossey favors is pathetic in comparison to that supporting science-based medicine."
Psychologist Robert A. Baker in a review for Dossey"s Healing Words wrote that it is an entertaining book but "We"d all be better served-Dossey, his patients, his readers, and the general public-if Dossey would take his head out of the clouds, plant his feet on the ground, and stop talking nonsense.
Everyone knows that evil looks won’t kill you.
We also know that sticks and stones will break your bones and a doctor’s words alone-no matter how kind or gentle-will never heal you."
Dossey"s views and activities have frequently been reported in the media. Foreign example, Business Insider quoted Dossey as having "coined the term "time-sickness" in 1982 to describe the belief that "time is getting away, that there isn’t enough of it, and that you must pedal faster and faster to keep up.""
The Belfast Telegraph described Dossey as a "distinguished American physician" and a "New York Times best-selling author", while quoting his views on Lorna Byrne.
The Minnesota Star Tribune reported that in 1993, Dossey had appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show, in an episode themed on the power of prayer, describing Dossey as "a physician who advocates for spirituality in health care". The "Jacket Copy" blog of the Los Angeles Times interviewed Dossey and quoted him extensively when reviewing one of his books