Meet David Hanscom, MD

Dr. David Hanscom is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in complex

spinal conditions in both adults and children, and dedicated much of his career to performing revision surgeries on patients with multiple prior spinal procedures. He began performing complex spinal surgeries in 1986 and retired from clinical practice in 2019 to focus on developing effective, nonsurgical solutions for chronic mental and physical pain.

Dr. Hanscom’s goal is to bring science-based treatments for chronic mental and physical illnesses back into standard medicine. He has learned that stress physiology fuels ruminating thoughts and that understanding the problem enables solutions. By using structured protocols, educational tools, and collaborations, he helps patients and healthcare providers identify the root causes of long-term disease and improve quality of life. He has launched a movement called Dynamic Healing, which recognizes the interactions between stress and one’s coping capacity, leading to sustained threat physiology. Managing stress more effectively and enhancing the resiliency of the nervous system facilitates healing. 

He is an active speaker, author, and consultant. His new book, Calm Your Body, Heal Your Mind: Transcending Pain, Anxiety, Anger, and Repetitive Unpleasant Thoughts, has just been published. His first book, Back in Control, is in its second edition.