LLuminari Expert, Alice Domar, is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women's health issues. She established the first Mind/Body Center for Women's Health and conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women's health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.
Dr. Domar has earned international reputation as one of the country's top women's health experts. She is currently the Executive Director of the Domar Center for Complementary Healthcare and Senior Staff Psychologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. In addition, Dr. Domar is an assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School.
Degrees:
B.A., Colby College
M.A. & Ph.D., Health Psychology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Ferkauf School of Expert Psychology of Yeshiva University
Associations:
Executive Director, Domar Center for Complementary Healthcare
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Senior Staff Psychologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Awards/Research:
Recipient of two National Institute of Mental Health awards
A Massachusetts Young Investigator Award
Lifetime TV Women to Watch in 2004
Numerous private foundation grants
Published research studies in the areas of infertility, menopause, premenstrual syndrome, breast cancer and insomnia
Current funded research on improving the quality of life of ovarian cancer patients, decreasing pain and anxiety during mammography, investigating the impact of acupuncture on pregnancy rates in IVF patients, and decreasing drop-out rates from infertility treatment
Appearances:
The Today Show and Good Morning America
CBS This Morning
Dateline NBC & CNN
CBS & NBC Evening News
Publications:
Author, National Best-Seller Self-Nurture
Author, Award-winning Conquering Infertility
Author, Healing Mind, Healthy Woman
Co-Author, Six Steps to Increased Fertility
Series Editor, Harvard Medical Publications mind/body books
Columnist, Health magazine
Advisory Board, Parents magazine and Fertility Today
Contributes to numerous other publications
Profiled by numerous magazines such as People and Vogue
