Dr. Mark Abramson graduated from University of Maryland School of Dentistry in 1975 and completed a general practice residency at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital in 1976. Dr. Abramson is double boarded in Orofacial Pain Management and Dental Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Abramson’s interest in becoming a dentist went beyond traditional dental care to focus on the medical side of oral health especially in systemic pain management which grew out of personal experience. At the age of 14 he was hit by an out-of-control stolen car while walking on the sidewalk. During his hospitalization and recovery, he developed a passion for helping others heal from illness and injury and saw that an integrative approach to care was needed.
.
Shortly after completing his training, Dr. Abramson sought to use his experiential knowledge of pain management and established a unique dental practice specializing in treating headache and craniofacial pain using non-drug, natural techniques. He has since become board certified by the American Board of Orofacial Pain and lectures worldwide on this subject.

This interest in health led to understanding the importance of sleep and the dentist’s role in airway health.

Dr. Abramson went on to develop a medical device, OASYS system and OASYS Hinge, for treating obstructive sleep apnea. He achieved board certification by the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine lecturing and teaching worldwide to train doctors in the field of sleep medicine.

Mark Abramson, DDS, Adjunct Professor, Department: Psych/Major Laboratories and Clinical & Translational Neurosciences Incubator, Stanford University, School of Medicine, founded the Stanford University Medical Center’s, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Clinic in 1996. Classes have been conducted every quarter since then with students enrolling from Stanford Integrated Medicine Clinic.

Dr. Abramson’s passion to teach people to use their own minds to be kind, compassionate and to heal and grow led him to develop a course called “Love Yourself for Everyone Else’s Sake,” which started as a graduate course at Stanford. In addition to the Stanford courses, Dr. Abramson leads workshops at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. Besides the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction workshop, he conducts workshops entitled “Mindfulness and Heartfulness” and ” Love Yourself For Everyone Else’s Sake” as well as leads a silent meditation retreat for the week of New Year’s holiday.

Dr. Abramson has pioneered a pilot program as part of Stanford Center for Wellness and Professional Fulfillment and The Stanford Center for Wellness and Professional Fulfillment (SCWPF) and the Committee for Professional Satisfaction and Support (SCPSS) conducting a series of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction programs for Stanford’s residents and staff physicians. He has lectured at the American Medical Association national meeting and has developed a series for the American Dental Association.