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John Lerma, M.D., author of Into The Light, currently serves as the inpatient medical director for the internationally renowned TMC Hospice located in the heart of the largest medical center in the world, The Medical Center of Houston, Texas. After graduating with honors from The University of Texas in Austin with a pharmacy degree, he entered The University of Texas San Antonio medical school and received his board certification in both Internal Medicine as well as Hospice and Palliative Medicine. For the last ten years he has spent his time caring for the terminally ill and is widely recognized for his compassionate care and teaching the subject of end of life care to nurses, medical students and resident physicians. He is currently involved in a research project in the area of palliative medicine with MD Anderson Hospital, the leading cancer institute in the world, and continues his personal research on further elucidation of pre-death hallucinations vs. visions.
Dr. Lerma is a frequent guest on local, national and international media, and is currently working with his family to create a non-profit company, Hearts Without Borders, whose plan is to take the hospice concept to underserved areas in South America.