Mary C. Neal M.D.

About the Author

Mary C. Neal, M.D., is a distinguished orthopedic surgeon with over three decades of experience in spinal and sports medicine, having graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School and completed her residency at the University of Southern California. Her life took a profound turn during a kayaking accident in Chile in 1999, where she experienced a near-death episode that profoundly shaped her spiritual outlook. In her acclaimed memoir, To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story, Dr. Neal shares her extraordinary journey to the afterlife, encounters with divine beings, and the transformative lessons that followed, blending her medical expertise with deeply personal revelations about faith, healing, and the human spirit. Today, she continues to practice medicine, lecture worldwide on near-death experiences, and inspire readers to embrace life's deeper mysteries.