Alice D. Domar, Ph. D.

LLuminari Expert, Alice Domar, is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women’s health issues. She established the first Mind/Body Center for Women’s Health and conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women’s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms. She is an authority on wellness care and self-nurture for women.

Dr. Domar has earned international reputation as one of the country’s top women’s health experts. She is currently the Executive Director of the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health and the Director of Mind/Body Services at Boston IVF. She is an assistant professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School, and a senior staff psychologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Degrees:

• B.A., Colby College
• M.A. & Ph.D., Health Psychology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Ferkauf School of Professional Psychology of Yeshiva University

Associations:

• Executive Director, Domar Center for Mind/Body Health, Boston IVF
• Assistant Professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology, Harvard Medical School
• Senior Staff Psychologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Awards:

• Recipient of two National Institute of Mental Health awards
• A Massachusetts Young Investigator Award
• Lifetime TV Women to Watch in 2004
• Numerous private foundation grants
• Published research studies in the areas of infertility, menopause, premenstrual syndrome, breast cancer and insomnia Current funded research on improving the quality of life of ovarian cancer patients, decreasing pain and anxiety during mammography, investigating the impact of acupuncture on pregnancy rates in IVF patients, and decreasing drop-out rates from infertility treatment

Appearances:

• The Today Show
• Good Morning America
• CBS This Morning
• Dateline NBC & CNN
• CBS & NBC Evening News

Publications:

• Author, Be Happy Without Being Perfect
• Author, National Best-Seller Self-Nurture
• Author, Award-winning Conquering Infertility
• Author, Healing Mind, Healthy Woman
• Co-Author, Six Steps to Increased Fertility
• Series Editor, Harvard Medical Publications mind/body books
• Columnist, Health magazine
• Advisory Board, Parents magazine
• Advisory board, Fertility Today
• Contributes to numerous other publications
• Profiled by numerous magazines such as People and Vogue

For more information about Dr. Domar visit The Domar Center