Amazon Bestseller • 200+ Physicians Interviewed
Ghost encounters in the ICU. Near-death experiences that changed everything. Miraculous recoveries that defy every textbook. These are the stories physicians are finally ready to share.
200+
Physicians Interviewed
4.3★
Amazon Rating (1,000+ reviews)
Mayo Clinic
Author's Training
17
Physician Stories Published
True accounts from physicians who witnessed the extraordinary — and lived to tell about it. 17 stories and growing.
FeaturedAn atheist emergency physician encounters a priest who arrives without being called at the exact moment a dying patient needs last rites — and discovers that the priest had been dead for three years.
FeaturedA pediatric oncologist discovers that her terminal patients are sharing the same dream — a recurring melody, a room full of light, and a woman they've never met who promises to stay with them until the end.
FeaturedA young woman with a mysterious, treatment-resistant condition describes her own disease with impossible precision — using medical terminology she couldn't know and describing pathology visible only on autopsy.
FeaturedA night-shift nurse at a century-old hospital encounters the same apparition for fifteen years — a woman in white who appears only in rooms where patients are about to die.
FeaturedA drowning victim is pulled from a frozen lake after 45 minutes underwater. A young ER physician declares him dead. Then the impossible happens — and an entire emergency department confronts the limits of what medicine believes is possible.
FeaturedA cardiologist's heart stops during a routine procedure — and what he experiences during 11 minutes of clinical death transforms his understanding of consciousness, medicine, and what comes after.
FeaturedA family doctor loses her first patient — a child she had known since birth — and discovers that the hardest part of medicine is the part no one teaches you.
FeaturedA surgeon wakes at 3 AM with an inexplicable certainty that he missed something. Against all protocol, he drives to the hospital — and discovers his instinct was the only thing between his patient and death.
FeaturedA veteran's final goodbye transcends the boundary between life and death, leaving an entire ICU team shaken and forever changed.
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Based on 1,018 Goodreads ratings
From ghost stories to miraculous recoveries — find the stories that speak to you.
Unexplained apparitions and encounters physicians have witnessed in medical settings
Accounts from physicians who witnessed patients return from the brink with extraordinary stories
Patients who defied all medical odds and recovered against impossible prognoses
Where spirituality meets science — physicians explore the intersection of belief and healing
Moments where physicians felt a guiding hand beyond medical science
Physicians who received forewarning through dreams that proved prophetic
Medical events that defy scientific explanation and leave physicians searching for answers
The emotional and physical toll of medical practice — raw stories of exhaustion and recovery
How physicians cope with losing patients and the lasting impact on their lives
by Scott J. Kolbaba, MD • 241 pages
4.3 stars from 1,018 reviews on Goodreads
Miraculous experiences doctors are hesitant to share with their patients, or ANYONE!. An Amazon bestseller that has brought comfort and hope to readers worldwide.
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4.3 stars from over 1,018 ratings on Goodreads
“Overall, it was a charming story of physicians who experienced things in their lives which they could not attribute to coincidence. One story is the well-attested account of a woman with end-stage multiple sclerosis who experienced a sudden and complete recovery. There is no doubt about this one — it is multiply corroborated and truly unexplained.”
“In 'Physicians' Untold Stories,' Scott Kolbaba invites over two dozen physicians to relate encounters of the unexplainable and miraculous in their medical practices. Divine intervention in hopeless situations is portrayed convincingly and with clarity. This fine book is inspirational and recommended for anyone seeking hope and strength in troubled circumstances.”
“Anatole France once said 'chance' was God's signature when He did not choose to sign His name. Dr. Kolbaba's book is a collection of such chances as told to him by other physicians. The fact that the stories come from a number of other individuals over a span of years makes them believable. I highly recommend this book.”
“MUST READ! These stories are the ones you need to hear — the ones doctors never talk about! I'm also in medicine and have had more than one time I've been drawn to do things by gut or Heavenly Father. Over the last 30 years respect for doctors has decreased. People need to read these stories! It will lift you up and change how you feel!”
“A feel-good book of hope and wonder that will appeal most to readers who believe in divine intervention. Kolbaba has catalogued inspiration moments into small stories perfect for bite-size reading.”
“Full of uplifting stories that point to the existence of a higher being without being specifically religious. Answered prayers, inspired actions and life after death. Read with a box of tissues and be prepared for goosebumps. Quick read, mostly because I didn't want to put it down.”
Meet the Author
An internist at Northwestern Medicine, a Mayo Clinic-trained physician, and a “Top Doctor” named by Chicago Magazine. Dr. Kolbaba spent three years interviewing over 200 physicians about their most extraordinary experiences — the stories they were hesitant to share with anyone.
His family supports an orphanage in Romania, where they adopted two of their children. He specializes in “big” — from 130-pound Newfoundland puppies to Atlantic Giant pumpkins.
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Amazon Bestseller
Over 200 physicians interviewed. 26 true stories of ghost encounters, near-death experiences, and miraculous recoveries that will change the way you think about life, death, and what lies beyond.
By Dr. Scott J. Kolbaba, MD — 4.3★ from 1,018 ratings on Goodreads