Bruce Greyson — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Called the "father of research in near-death experiences."
Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine since 2014.
Former director of The Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) at the University of Virginia.
Devised Greyson's scale to measure aspects of near-death experiences, cited over 450 times as of early 2021.
Authored "After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond" (2021).
Served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Near-Death Studies from 1982 through 2007.
Received his MD from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 1973 and completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Virginia Health System in 1976.

Biography

Charles Bruce Greyson is an American psychiatrist and a prominent researcher in the field of near-death experiences. He holds the title of Chester F. Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia, where he also previously directed The Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS).