Dr. Maria Paola Brugnoli, MD, PhD, is a Coordinator at Ateneo Queen of the Apostles, Metro Manila, Philippines. She received her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Verona. Dr. Brugnoli is the Director of The International Society of Hypnosis and a Member of the ASCH AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL HYPNOSIS. Her research interests include Anesthesia, Intensive Care, Pain Therapy, Palliative Care, Neuroscience, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Clinical Hypnosis.