David Spiegel

Administrative Appointments

• Jack, Lulu & Sam Willson Professor, Stanford School of Medicine. (2002 - present)
• Associate Chair, Stanford University School of Medicine - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2000 - present)
• Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, with tenure., Stanford University School of Medicine. (1991 - present)
• Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences., Stanford University School of Medicine. (1987 - 1991)
• Associate Research Psychiatrist., University of California, San Francisco. (1986 - 1991)
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Honors and Awards

• Marmor Award for Advancement of the Biopsychosocial Model in Psychiatry., American Psychiatric Association. The American Psychological Association. (2004)
• The Division 30 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Hypnosis., The American Psychological Association. (2003)
• Ernest R. Hilgard Award for Scientific Excellence for 2002., The International Society of Hypnosis. (2003)
• Distinguished Life Fellow,in recognition of significant contributions to Psychiatry., American Psychiatric Association. (2006)
• Best Paper on the Application of Hypnosis., American Psychological Association. (2002)

Professional Education

• B.A., Yale College, Philosophy (1967)
• M. D., Harvard Medical School., Medicine (1971)

Web Site Links

• Center for Stress and Health

Research Interests

Dr. Spiegel's research interests involve stress and health: cognitive control over somatic functions, including cancer progression, the response to traumatic stress, and the perception of pain and anxiety. He is currently conducting a large scale study of the relationships among sleep disturbance, diurnal stress hormone patterns, and breast cancer survival, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. This work is based upon earlier evidence from his laboratory that loss of circadian variation in cortisol, indicative of HPA dysfunction, predicts early mortality with breast cancer.

Dr. Spiegel is also continuing study of the relationship between the acute response to trauma, including dissociative symptoms, and the development of post-traumatic stress disorder. He is also evaluating various methods of treating these symptoms.

Dr. Spiegel is carrying out studies of the neurophysiological components of hypnosis by studying brain correlates of hypnotic perceptual alteration, using PET, fMRI and diffusion tensor imaging. His research program is designed to examine neurophysiological and peripheral mechanisms through which psychological and social support may influence physical health.

Publications

• Letter to the Editor: The Cure Within Spiegel D., "New York Times" (Jan 27)
• Psychosocial predictors of resilience after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Butler LD, Koopman C, Azarow J, Blasey CM, Magdalene JC, DiMiceli S, Seagraves DA, Hastings TA, Chen XH, Garlan RW, Kraemer HC, Spiegel D "J Nerv Ment Dis" 2009 ; 4 (197) : 266-73
• Losing sleep over cancer. Spiegel D, "J Clin Oncol" 2008 ; 15 (26) : 2431-2
• Vagal regulation, cortisol, and sleep disruption in women with metastatic breast cancer. Palesh O, Zeitzer JM, Conrad A, Giese-Davis J, Mustian KM, Popek V, Nga K, Spiegel D "J Clin Sleep Med" 2008 ; 5 (4) : 441-9
• Exploring emotion-regulation and autonomic physiology in metastatic breast cancer patients: Repression, suppression, and restraint of hostility. Giese-Davis J, Conrad A, Nouriani B, Spiegel D "Pers Individ Dif" 2008 ; 1 (44) : 226-237