Carl A. Hammerschlag, M.D.

Carl Hammerschlag's Key Accomplishments Include . . .
Dr. Hammerschlag, an internationally recognized inspirational speaker, author, physician and healer, utilizes his own extraordinary life experiences which have given him a unique perspective about how people can restore balance in their lives. Using the language of science, the power of legends and his vast clinical experience, Dr. Hammerschlag tells fascinating stories that help people become the principal agents in their own lives.  His work with Native Americans has been chronicled in three critically acclaimed books: The Dancing Healers, The Theft of the Spirit and Healing Ceremonies.

A Yale-trained psychiatrist, he is an expert on how to survive in rapidly changing cultures. Now one of the worlds leading proponents of Psychoneuroimmunology (mind-body-spirit medicine), he is a faculty member at the University of Arizona Medical School.

Dr. Hammerschlag also holds the highest honor given in the speaking profession, the CPAE Speakers Hall of Fame Award and is a recipient of the National Caring Award. Selected by the Caring Institute of Washington D.C. from more than a quarter million nominations, the award honors "the ten most caring adults in America." In his presentations, Dr. Hammerschlag brings his gift of storytelling, a wealth of legends, and unique insights which bridge the worlds of science, spirit, and culture. With poignancy and humor, he leads his audiences on a joyful journey that will stimulate and renew their creative potential.

More About Dr. Hammerschlag . . .
Dr. Hammerschlag has delivered keynote speeches to Fortune 500 companies and audiences around the globe. He speaks about authenticity, leadership, the quest for vision and how to thrive in rapidly changing times.

Speaking on topics such as the future of medicine and coping with serious illness, Dr. Hammerschlag provides insights and practical applications to dealing with the crisis in contemporary healthcare delivery.

Dr. Hammerschlag has spent 20 years of his life working with Native Americans, an experience which has transformed him from medical doctor to healer. His life experiences have been summarized in three books, The Dancing Healers, The Theft of the Spirit, and Healing Ceremonies, which bridge the world of science, spirit and culture. As well, he is one of the leading authorities in the practical applications of the science of psychoneuroimmunology, or mind, body, spirit medicine. He has also written two children's books and published numerous articles on health and wellness.

• The Way It Was, Is Not The Way It Is, and Your Experience Could Be Your Worst Enemy!
  

  To meet today's demands means not being crippled by preconceptions. Your old ways of thinking can stifle creativity. The task in this electronic marketplace is to unlearn old judgments that inhibit vision. Not since the advent of the printing press has the world seen such rapid change in the way information is shared and how business gets done. To maintain the competitive advantage in today's explosively changing environment means more than having access to information, it has to do with how you process that information and come up with new ideas.

• The Journey of Heroes: Facing Challenge, Choice and Change
  

  Change is the biological order of the universe. How you come to those changes is more important than the challenges they represent. It's hard for us to change, as a species we seem to want to maintain the status quo. We are comfortable with the familiar even if it keeps us from achieving greater success by doing things differently. Sometime in our lives we will face difficult and serious challenges. If we can balance our fear of change with our hopes for the future then we can transform threats into opportunities. In his inimitable style with humor and poignancy, this storyteller, doctor, healer, grandfather, sculptor and fly fishermen will guide you on a transformative experience of discovery that will allow you to become the hero of your own life's journey.

• Creating the New Competitive Advantage: The Last Mask of the Authentic Leader
  

  Only when we shed the masks that inhibit growth and learn to explore our preconceptions and face our fears can we take the risks to become great leaders. In this age of public scrutiny and accountability, Dr. H discusses leadership in terms of pursuing authenticity; creating environments that encourage risk-taking; appreciating the power of the unconscious, intuitive mind; and transmitting the clearest sense of mission and values.

• Healthcare at the Crossroads: Sustaining our Healing Spirit
  

  This is a time in which the trajectories of culture, economics and technology are colliding to threaten the care of patients. When the tail of cost-control wags the dog of healthcare delivery, then the profession becomes just another industry. Most of us came into this field because it was a ministry. The economics of healthcare is causing a crisis of faith between providers and patients who no longer believe that clinical decisions are made solely on the basis on what they need. We must address this crisis because new medical advances are raising more financial and ethical questions. We must restore our trust and commitments to each other if we are to sustain our calling and cause.

The content of your session was exactly what we wanted, and the attendees agreed, giving you a phenomenal rating of 4.89, 5 being perfect. Speakers like you make our job easy!

---Diane Spiegel, CA Credit Union League

Your program at our leadership Conference received outstanding reviews. As you know our company is going through some major changes; your message was extremely timely and well received. You are easy to listen to and you educated us to another level. Your program gave people a big-picture perspective on how we go through changes and it is our own personal resilience and inner strength that helps us deal with change.

--- Tom Lawless, CFS, CFP, American Express Financial Advisors

Your presentation truly touched our members and left them revitalized to return to their sacred work of caring for our nation's elderly. In my nine years with ACHCA, I do not recall our association ever giving a keynote speaker a standing ovation!

---Jan Lamoglia, Director of Professional Development & American College of Healthcare Administrators

This is a highly discerning (read: critical) group not to prone to generosity of spirit. The fact that your session was greeted with overwhelming superlatives indicates that you had broken down their own perceptions and perhaps did help them to recognize or rekindle their own sixth senses. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. And 'wisdom' is a word I almost never use.

--- Mike Muckian, Director of CUNA Councils, CUNA Marketing Council (Credit Union National Association)

Your talk was right on target not only with what we requested from you but more importantly, what we needed from you. You certainly struck some nerves in the organization. You caused our people to think about weighty issues and rethink their preconceptions."

---William B. Howes, Chairman and CEO, Inland Container Corporation

The oft-overused phrase so comfortably fits, it must be re-used: you have touched us, and we have grown. You are a rare, multi-talented person. We are grateful for your sharing your time and your thoughts with us.

--- Rogers K. Coleman, M.D., President and CEO, Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Texas

Your remarks hit the spot in a way that keynote speakers rarely do! You both challenged and inspired our participants, with a clear understanding of the work they do and the difficulties they face.

---Katherine Campbell, Association for Volunteer Administration

You made 550 rehabilitation professionals forget their problems for a short while and set the mood for the conference! Your message is one that those in the helping fields must hear in order to maintain any semblance of sanity."

--- Karen Freiman, AZ Rehabilitation Services Administration

We have had many great speakers, but never anyone better than you.

---Val Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care and Hospice