Michael B. Sabom is an American cardiologist, confessing Christian[1] and near-death experience researcher.
[4] After finishing his training, Sabom spent a few years as an assistant professor of cardiology at Emory University[5] before moving into private practice.
Sabom presented interviews with 116 people who had experienced a near-death crisis, which he discusses and classifies.
This book was positively received for providing a relatively objective and medicine-based point of view,[7][8] though one reviewer speculated that the "author's wish to believe may have colored his analysis.
This work (particularly that involving Pam Reynolds) has been criticized by the author Sam Harris for possible experimenter bias, unconscious witness tampering and false memories.