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Laurence Sugarman

College of Health Sciences and Technology

Laurence Sugarman traveled an unusual route to academia. He started as a hospital laboratory technician, completed physician assistant instruction, earned his M.D. magna cum laude from University of Missouri-Columbia, trained in pediatrics at the University of Rochester, then established a pediatric community practice. Insisting primary care is primary mental health care, his was the first local pediatric practice to share clients with a group of clinical psychologists onsite. During 30 years of clinical practice, Dr. Sugarman’s promotion of person-centered strategies to foster self-regulation with medical therapy garnered recognition. While teaching worldwide, Dr. Sugar- man produced an awarding-winning documentary, Hypnosis in Pediatric Practice, then co-authored and edited, with William Wester, Therapeutic Hypnosis with Children and Adolescents.

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