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Michael (Mick) Krasner, MD, FACP, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, has practiced primary care internal medicine for nearly 20 years. For the past 10 years he has studied and facilitated mindfulness-based interventions in health care settings and trained health professionals in mindfulness-based stress reduction programs. Dr. Krasner's research includes the effects of mindfulness training on the brain and immune system in the elderly, and on medical student well-being. He co-developed a Mindful Practice curriculum at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, where it has become a required part of third-year medical student and most residency program training. He is the project director and principal investigator of a year-long Mindful Communication program for primary care physicians. He presents nationally and internationally on the topic of mindfulness training of physicians and other health professionals.
