- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Ernest Sarno Jr.
- Nickname
- Dr. John E. Sarno
- John E. Sarno was born on June 23, 1923 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Martha Lamarque and Penny Patt. He died on June 22, 2017 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
- SpousesMartha Lamarque(1967 - June 22, 2017) (his death, 1 child)Penny Patt(? - 1966) (divorced, 3 children)
- Physician at New York University whose controversial books on the psychological origins of chronic pain sold over a million copies, even while he was largely ignored or maligned by many of his medical peers. Revered by some and dismissed by others as a quack, he maintained that most non-traumatic instances of chronic pain--including back pain, gastrointestinal disorders, headaches and fibromyalgia--are physical manifestations of deep-seated psychological anxieties. His books, including the best-selling "Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection", became popular largely through word of mouth. Thousands of people have claimed to have been cured after reading them.
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