In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Dr. Ira Rashbaum, clinical professor at NYU and longtime partner of Dr. John Sarno, the pioneer of mind-body medicine. Rashbaum recounts his journey from resident to Sarno’s collaborator, witnessing countless patients recover from chronic pain through compassionate, holistic care that addressed emotional and psychological roots. He reflects on Sarno’s controversial yet transformative methods, the resistance they faced in mainstream medicine, and the profound healing he continues to foster today through lectures, individualized care, and group work—all rooted in treating patients as whole human beings.

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Dr. Ira Rashbaum is a clinical professor of rehabilitation medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and is a successor to the father of mind-body pain medicine, Dr. John Sarno. He has treated patients with mind-body pain for 32 years and wrote a chapter in Dr. Sarno’s latest book, The Divided Mind. Dr. Rashbaum is writing a new book drawn from his experiences in his career treating mind-body pain. For more information, visit: https://www.irarashbaummd.com/

PLEASE NOTE: Dr. Rashbaum is currently on medical leave and is not seeing patients and does not have telemedicine privileges in Connecticut and Florida until November 2025.

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