Melvin L. Morse, Date of Birth

    

Melvin L. Morse

pediatrician

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1953

Profession: pediatrician, neuroscientist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Melvin L. Morse

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  • Morse is an American medical doctor who specialized in pediatrics.
  • He was voted by his peers as one of "America's Best Doctors" in 1997–1998, 2001–2002, and 2005–2006.
  • He has published numerous scientific articles in medical journals over the course of his thirty-year career.
  • As the author of several books, Morse has appeared on many talk show and television programs to discuss his extensive research on near-death experiences in children.His 1991 book Closer to the Light was a bestseller.
  • Oprah Winfrey interviewed Morse about this book in 1992.
  • Larry King interviewed Morse in 2010.
  • The PBS show Upon Reflection produced a half-hour episode devoted to Morse.
  • He was the subject of an article in the Rolling Stone magazine in 2004 entitled "In search of the Dead Zone".In 2012, Morse and his second wife were charged with felony child endangerment based on allegations made by his eleven-year-old step-daughter.
  • During Morse's 2014 trial, he was dubbed as the "waterboarding doctor" by the media.
  • Trial testimony did not substantiate any instances of "waterboarding" as the term is generally understood; however, Morse was convicted of reckless endangerment and was sentenced to serve three years in prison.Morse was released from Sussex County Correctional Institution (SSCI) in 2016.
  • According to Kahlil Peterkin, Clinical Supervisor of the prison's therapeutic Key program and Morse's therapist of thirteen months, Morse underwent a transformation while incarcerated.
  • Peterkin also reported Morse was well-respected by his fellow inmates and considered a leader in prison.
  • He taught fellow inmates meditation techniques which Peterkin also described as 'transformative" in the lives of the men who learned and practiced them.Following his release, Morse co-founded The Recidivism Prevention Group, a company dedicated to assisting addicts and former inmates in developing spiritual understandings to re-enter society as productive members.
  • The group uses meditation techniques to accomplish these goals.
  • Morse now resides in Washington, DC.

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