Greg Hammer MD Visits Madame Perry's Salon

How to Increase Resilience and Wellbeing While Under Coronavirus Quarantine

As a nation, we are probably under more stress than ever before. People everywhere are being laid off, watching their retirement portfolio disappear, holed up at home, and worrying about their health. A known immune suppressor, stress is a huge risk factor for health. At a time when we need to keep our immune systems strong, it is imperative that we alleviate stress as much as possible.   

 Greg Hammer, MD is a pediatric intensive care physician, pediatric anesthesiologist, and professor at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Hammer’s clinical focus is in pediatric cardiac anesthesia and pediatric critical care medicine. His research is in developmental pharmacology and immunology, and he has an active laboratory with multiple ongoing studies in these areas.

Dr. Hammer is a health enthusiast and meditator, utilizing a non-duality and mindfulness-based approach, including the GAIN method. He is a member of the Stanford WellMD initiative, the current Chair of the Physician Wellness Task Force for the California Society of Anesthesiologists, and a member of the Wellness Committee for the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Dr. Hammer is the author of GAIN without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals, which will be released on May 15, 2020.