Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra MD, FACP, is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation. An Indian-American author and alternative medicine advocate, he is recognized as a prominent figure in the New Age movement as well as one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine. He is the Founder of the Chopra Foundation and co-founder of Chopra Global, a modern healthcare company positioned at the intersection of science, spirituality, and transformation. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Metabolism. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and a Clinical Professor in Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. Additionally, he serves as an adjunct professor in the marketing division at Columbia Business School and at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Chopra is the author of over 90 books translated into over forty-three languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. His 91st book, "Total Meditation: Practices in Living the Awakened Life," explores and reinterprets the physical, mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual benefits that the practice of meditation can bring. His national bestseller, "The Healing Self," co-authored with leading geneticist Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi, discusses the importance of our immune system to lifelong health and was selected as one of the Top 8 Science Books to Read in 2018. His New York Times bestseller “Peace Is the Way" received the Religion and Spirituality Quill Award in 2005, and “The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life” was awarded the Grand Prize in the 2005 Nautilus Awards. His book, "The Soul of Leadership," was mentioned as one of the five best business books to read for your career FINS - Wall Street Journal.

With his belief in the concept of "perfect health," Chopra's practices are based on the notion that a person may attain a state free from disease, pain, and aging. His innovative mobile programs Stress-Free and Yoga and Vook’s Deepak’s Buddha Guide and Sages and Scientists applications provide an avenue to explore the world of Deepak Chopra. He also participates annually as a lecturer at the Update in Internal Medicine event sponsored by Harvard Medical School and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Chopra's popularity as an international presenter and keynote speaker is exemplified by an impressive list of honorariums. The World Post and The Huffington Post global internet survey ranked Chopra #17 influential thinker in the world and #1 in Medicine. In 2016, he was promoted from voluntary assistant clinical professor to voluntary full clinical professor at the University of California, San Diego in their Department of Family Medicine and Public Health. He is also the recipient of the 2010 GOI Peace Award, the 2006 Ellis Island Medal of Honor presented by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Foundation, the 2006 Trailblazer Award by the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, the 2002 Einstein Humanitarian Award through the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in collaboration with the American Journal of Psychotherapy.