Amit Sood
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Born | Bhopal, India |
Alma mater | Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, AIIMS, New Delhi |
Occupation(s) | Integrative medicine practitioner, researcher, physician and writer |
Title | Professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine |
Spouse | Richa Sood |
Website | www |
Amit Sood, known as the "Happiness Doctor",[1] is the founder and executive director of the Global Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing.[2] Formerly, he was a professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, and chair of the Mayo Mind Body Initiative.[3] He completed degrees in medicine from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York.[4]
Sood held various positions at Mayo Clinic (research fellow, Consultant, Instructor of Medicine) and fellow of the American College of Physicians.[5][6]
He's the co-developer of HappiGenius, a program designed on social-emotional learning for children.[1]
Works
Books
- Sood, Amit (2015). The Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness. Da Capo Lifelong Books. ISBN 978-0738217857.
- Sood, Amit (2013). The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living. Da Capo Lifelong Books. ISBN 978-0738217123.
- Sood, Amit (2015). Immerse: A 52-Week Course in Resilient Living: A Commitment to Live With Intentionality, Deeper Presence, Contentment, and Kindness. (Volume 1). Da Capo Lifelong Books. ISBN 978-0692615416.
Peer-reviewed papers
Sood's papers with more than two hundred citations apiece include the following:[7]
- Sood A, Prasad K, Schroeder D, Varkey P. Stress management and resilience training among Department of Medicine faculty: a pilot randomized clinical trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2011 Aug 1;26(8):858-61.
- Loprinzi CE, Prasad K, Schroeder DR, Sood A. Stress Management and Resilience Training (SMART) program to decrease stress and enhance resilience among breast cancer survivors: a pilot randomized clinical trial. Clinical breast cancer. 2011 Dec 1;11(6):364-8.
- Barton DL, Liu H, Dakhil SR, Linquist B, Sloan JA, Nichols CR, McGinn TW, Stella PJ, Seeger GR, Sood A, Loprinzi CL. Wisconsin Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) to improve cancer-related fatigue: a randomized, double-blind trial, N07C2. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2013 Aug 21;105(16):1230-8. (258 citation)
- Leppin AL, Bora PR, Tilburt JC, Gionfriddo MR, Zeballos-Palacios C, Dulohery MM, SoodA, Erwin PJ, Brito JP, Boehmer KR, Montori VM. The efficacy of resiliency training programs: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. PloS one. 2014 Oct 27;9(10):e111420.
- Bardia A, Tleyjeh IM, Cerhan JR, Sood AK, Limburg PJ, Erwin PJ, Montori VM. Efficacy of antioxidant supplementation in reducing primary cancer incidence and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis. InMayo Clinic Proceedings 2008 Jan 1 (Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 23–34). Elsevier.
References
- ^ a b Shearer, Jordan (19 August 2021). "Rochester father-daughter team creates social-emotional curriculum for children". Rochester Post-Bulletin. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "About-us". www.resilientoption.com. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Sood, Amit. "His Holiness shares views on mindfulness at Mayo Clinic discussion". Archived from the original on 29 April 2012.
- ^ Sood, Amit. "Mayo Clinic". Mayo Clinic. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008.
- ^ Wang, Jennifer. "Mind Over Money: How To Balance Mental Well-being With Busy Careers From Mayo Clinic's Dr. Sood". Forbes. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Pieters, Jeff (24 October 2020). "Former Mayo doctor featured on 'Sunday Morning'". Post Bulletin. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ [1] Google Scholar Author page, Accessed May 23, 2021
External links
- Official website