Pim van Lommel

Pim van Lommel, MD

Pim van Lommel, MD was born in 1943, graduated in 1971 at the University of Utrecht, and finished his specialization in cardiology in 1976. He worked from 1977-2003 as a cardiologist in Hospital Rijnstate, an 800 bed Teaching Hospital in Arnhem, the Netherlands, and is now conducting full-time research on the mind-brain relationship. He has published several articles on cardiology, and since he started his research on near-death experiences in survivors of cardiac arrest in 1986 has authored of over 20 articles (most of them in Dutch), one book and several chapters in this new area.

In November 2007 his book Eindeloos Bewustzijn (‘Endless Consciousness’) was published in The Netherlands, becoming a bestseller with more than 100,000 copies sold within one year. The book has also been published in German by Patmos Verlag (Endloses Bewusstsein. Neue Medizinische Fakten zur Nahtoderfahrung) and in English by Harper Collins (Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience). In November 2011, his book will also be published in France. See also www.pimvanlommel.nl, and www.consciousnessbeyondlife.com.

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