Dr. Siegel is considered a medical pioneer for his work with the mind/body connection, and is one of the world's most renowned experts in the field of physical and mental well-being. He is the author of several books, including the international bestseller Love, Medicine and Miracles : Lessons Learned About Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience With Exception.
 
Dr. Bernard S. Siegel, who prefers to be called Bernie, not Doctor Siegel, attended Colgate University and Cornell University Medical College. He holds membership in two scholastic honor societies, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha, and graduated with honors. His surgical training took place at Yale New Haven Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is a retired pediatric and general surgeon.