Melvin L. Morse

Melvin L. Morse is an American medical doctor who specialized in pediatrics. He has authored several books and articles on paranormal science and near-death experiences in children. His license was suspended in 2012 after an arrest and later conviction for child endangerment.

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Melvin L. Morse
Born (1953-12-11) December 11, 1953
Sandy Springs, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Alma materGeorge Washington University
OccupationPediatrician
Known forNear-death experience interest
Children6
Websitemelvinmorse.net

Early life and education

Morse graduated from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Natural Science. Morse earned a medical degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1980.[1] He interned in Pediatrics at the University of California at San Francisco, and then completed a residency in Pediatrics at Seattle Children's Hospital. He subsequently completed a two-year fellowship in Hematology/Oncology and a one-year fellowship in Behavioral Pediatrics.[2]

Career

Morse practiced Pediatrics in Renton, Washington for 20 years. He was an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington in Seattle. In 1986, Morse worked for a year as a pediatrician at Fort Hall, Idaho for the Indian Health Service.

Morse is known for his research on near-death experiences in children.[3] In 1991, Morse co-authored the book Closer to the Light. The book documented the near death experiences of 26 children and became a New York Times bestseller.[4] He was interviewed on Oprah Winfrey about the book in 1992 and on Larry King in 2010. The PBS show Upon Reflection produced a half-hour episode devoted to Morse. He was the subject of an article in the Rolling Stone magazine in 2004 entitled "In search of the Dead Zone"[5] and appeared in an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.[6]

He retired from the full-time practice of Pediatrics in 2006 and worked at a pediatrician office in Milton, Delaware. In 2012, he and his second wife were arrested on child endangerment charges based on allegations made by his eleven year old step-daughter.[7][8] Morse was convicted of reckless endangerment and was sentenced to serve three years in prison.[9][10] His license was also suspended in Delaware following his arrest.[1][11]

Following his release, Morse co-founded The Recidivism Prevention Group, a company dedicated to assisting addicts and former inmates in developing spiritual understandings to re-enter society as productive members. The group uses meditation techniques to accomplish these goals. Morse now resides in Washington, DC.[12]

Personal life

Morse has been married twice and has six children, five of whom are adopted.[13]

Bibliography

Books
  • Morse, Melvin (1991). Closer to the Light. Random House Digital. ISBN 9780804108324. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  • Morse, Melvin; Perry, Paul (1994). Parting Visions:: Pre-Death Visions and Spiritual Experiences. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 9780679427544. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  • Morse, Melvin; Perry, Paul (1992). Transformed by the Light: The Powerful Effect of Near Death Experiences on People's Lives. Random House. ISBN 0679404430.
  • Morse, Melvin; Perry, Paul (2001). Where God Lives: Paranormal Science and How Our Brains Are Connected to the Universe. Harper Collins. ISBN 0061095044.

Journal articles
  • Morse, ML, Castillo P, and Venecia D; et al. (November 1986). "Near Death Experiences in a Pediatric Population" (PDF). American Journal of Diseases in Children. Vol. 140 No 11 1110-1115.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Morse, Melvin (1994). "Current Problems in Pediatrics" (PDF). Near Death Experiences and Death Related Visions for the Clinician (Mosby). Vol. 24 55-83.
  • Morse, ML; Williams, L (December 2011). "Benefits of Reiki Therapy to a Severely Neutropenic Patient with Associated Influences on a True Random Number Generator". J Alt Comp Med. PMC 3239316.
  • Christenson, PJ, Hardoin, RA, Hennsley, JA, Morse, ML (October 1993). "The Effect of Premonitions of SIDS on Grieving and Healing" (PDF). The SIDS Survival Guide.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

References
  1. Randall Chase (2012-08-10). "Del. doctor accused of 'waterboarding' daughter". Dover, Delaware: Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2015-04-14. Morse and his wife, Pauline, were charged with several felony counts Tuesday based on the daughter's claims. Acting upon a complaint by the Delaware attorney general's office, state officials on Thursday ordered the emergency suspension of Morse's medical license.
  2. Melvin Morse, M.D.
  3. Singhji, Sain Rajinder (1 December 2018). "Mystic Mantra: Our soul is immortal". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. "Records show troubled past of pediatrician accused of..." Christian Science Monitor. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. Randall Sullivan (2004-04-29). "In search of the Dead Zone". Rolling Stone. Sullivan wrote about an intern named Melvin Morse… His work with near-death children surprised him so that he became intriqued with their experiences and began a long term study… As he began to be confronted with the very real sense of a Person or Intelligence that children met on the other side, he said, "…I'm deliberately holding back from dealing with it, because I know that once I cross that line, I'm no longer a scientist."
  6. Chase, Randall (6 February 2014). "Woman testifies she 'didn't want to see' daughter's alleged abuse". Delaware Online. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. Landau, Joel (13 April 2014). "Delaware doctor receives three years in prison for waterboarding 12-year-old girl". New York Daily News. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  8. "Delaware pediatrician convicted of waterboarding girlfriend's daughter". CBS News. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  9. "The Real Melvin L Morse MD - Arrest and Trial". melvinmorse.net. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  10. "Trial Document" (PDF).
  11. "Prosecutor in waterboarding case: Ex-doctor terrorized stepdaughter for years". DelMarVa Now. 2014-01-28. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Prosecutors say a former Delaware pediatrician accused of "waterboarding" his stepdaughter by holding her face under a faucet, terrorized the girl for several years. In opening statements Tuesday, a prosecutor said Melvin Morse exercised total control over the girl including "her right to draw breath."
  12. "LinkedIn".
  13. "The Real Melvin L Morse MD - For twenty years, Dr. Melvin Morse was known as a kind, caring pediatrician who saved the lives of dozens of children in his work in critical care medicine. He was a teacher of medical students, a compassionate clinician, and a loving father and husband.Then his life changed". melvinmorse.net. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
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