Jeffrey Long

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Jeffrey Long, MD
OccupationAuthor, doctor of medicine
NationalityAmerican
Period20th century
GenrePhilosophy
SubjectNear-death experiences
Website
www.nderf.org

Jeffrey Long is an American author and researcher into the phenomenon of near-death experiences (NDEs). A physician by training, Long practices radiation oncology at a hospital in Kentucky. Long is the author of Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences, which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. In 1998, he founded the Near Death Experience Research Foundation, which is concerned with documenting and researching NDEs.

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Biography

Long completed medical school and a residency in radiation oncology at the University of Iowa. [1] Early in his medical career, Long became interested in NDEs after reading a journal article about them. A few years later, the wife of one of his friends told him a detailed story about her experience after her heart stopped while under anesthesia. While working as a physician in Las Vegas, Long was influenced by speakers who had been invited by Raymond Moody, a physician and NDE researcher. [2]

He later practiced medicine in Gallup, New Mexico, before taking a position at the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Houma, Louisiana, in 2009. [1] He has lived in Kentucky since 2021 and continues to practice his medical specialty of radiation oncology full time. Long established the Near Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF) in 1998. [3] [4] [5] [6] The foundation maintains a website, also launched in 1998, and a database of more than 5000 cases, which is the world's largest collection of near-death reports. [4] He is on the board of directors of the American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences (ACISTE). [1]

Long asserts that peace and love are the two words most commonly used by people who describe what they believe to be NDEs. [7] In 2014, the NDERF said that an average of 774 NDEs happened each day in the United States. [8]

Long is the author of the book Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences, a New York Times Best Seller. [9] He has appeared in many media outlets, including The O'Reilly Factor , NBC Today, ABC (Peter Jennings), Dr. Oz Show, History Channel, Learning Channel, National Geographic and Fox News Houston. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [3] [4]

In 2009 Long contributed to The handbook of near-death experiences: thirty years of investigation, published by Praeger. The book is a comprehensive critical review of the research carried out within the field of near-death studies and considered to be a relevant publication in the field. [15] [16] [17]

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  9. ↑ Schuessler, Jennifer (February 7, 2010). "Inside the List". The New York Times . Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  10. ↑ kansascity.com: Near-death experiences: A science to bright lights and bliss?, March 17, 2017.
  11. ↑ catholicphilly.com: Physician-author finds God in studies of near-death experiences, February 28, 2017.
  12. ↑ vancouversun.com: Douglas Todd: Health professionals need to understand near-death research, April 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ abcnews: Ask the Experts: What Is a Near-Death Experience?, December 3, 2011.
  14. ↑ huffingtonpost.com: Bill O'Reilly Interviews Radiation Oncologist Jeffrey Long Over Proof Of The Afterlife, April 17, 2010.
  15. ↑ Holden, Janice Miner; Greyson, Bruce; James, Debbie, eds. (Jun 22, 2009). "The Field of Near-Death Studies: Past, Present and Future". The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 1–16. ISBN   978-0-313-35864-7.
  16. ↑ Holden, Jan. M. "UNT Faculty Member Dr. Janice Minor Holden Publishes The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation". University of North Texas Counseling Program News, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2010
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