Dr. Rick Levy has been a pioneer in the field of mind-body medicine since 1976. A clinical psychologist in private practice serving an international clientele, as well as an author, speaker and consultant, Dr. Levy is owner/director of The Levy Centers for Mind-Body Medicine and Human Potential, USA, and Chair Professor of Mind-body Medicine and Human Excellence at Amity University (the number one ranked private university in India, with 14 campuses worldwide). His seminal book Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind was published in 2008 by Beyond Words, followed by The Happiness Sutra: How to Live a Heroic Life, Free of Stress, now in its second printing by Amity University Press. From 2008 to 2010 he hosted the U.S. public television mini-series Miraculous Health produced by Pantheon Studios. His extraordinary success treating PTSD is showcased in the book Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts by Celia Straus for the U.S. Armed Forces Foundation. His contributions to the field of Cardiology were recognized by The World Congress on Clinical & Preventive Cardiology & Imaging in 2011 and 2013, and in 2015 Dr. Levy received The Award of Excellence in Cardiology in the World presented by Sh. J.P. Nadda, Honorable Union Health Minister, Government of India.  

Dr. Levy was awarded the Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Duquesne University in 1976. He is board certified in clinical psychology, psychotherapy, hypnosis, forensic medicine, and forensic examination and fluent in Spanish, French and English. Prior to establishing full time private clinical practice, he served as Chairman of the Departments of Psychology at Somerset State and Holidaysburg State Hospitals in Pennsylvania and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Frostburg University. Early in his career, he led the national hospital privileges movement in the U.S., which ensured that patients in general hospitals would have access to psychological services. He also authored the first national credentialing standards for psychologists who work in U.S. hospitals.