Surgeon convinced there is life after death after study of near death experiences

Daily Mirror

23-04-2025

Manuel Sans Segarra, 81, has been speaking to people who have had near death experiences (NDEs) and says they cannot be explained away as hallucinations
A top surgeon is convinced that life persists after death - based on conversations with people who have experienced near-death experiences (NDEs). Manuel Sans Segarra said that these NDEs cannot be simply written off as hallucinations or coldly dismissed by science.
He claims to have come across evidence that defies medical principles and points out that there are thousands of such cases worldwide. The 81-year-old, a highly esteemed former chief of surgery at Bellvitge Hospital in Barcelona's province, shared his insights with the reputable Spanish publication El Periodico after years of investigating the phenomenon.
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He expressed indifference towards whether people accept his claims but noted that his research has eradicated his own fear of dying. Now, the pioneering surgeon, known for introducing laparoscopic methods in Spain to reduce the invasiveness of certain surgeries, has laid out his findings in a new book.
The book delves into accounts from patients who assert they returned to life after being clinically deceased. His fascination with the topic was sparked by an incident in an emergency room "with a patient I managed to revive after he was clinically dead", reports the Express.
Speaking to El Periodico, he recounted: "When he awoke, he recounted things that had happened while he had no neural activity, something that contradicts medical laws. Another patient experienced the same.
"When I revived her, she told me she had been travelling around the hospital and described what she had seen. I checked the computers, spoke with colleagues, and her account matched what had occurred."
The revelation was so striking that he delved into research on near-death experiences (NDEs). The surgeon, boasting a following of two million on TikTok and Instagram, stumbled upon numerous studies penned by esteemed doctors in respected publications worldwide detailing thousands of similar cases.
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He found the accounts of these patients utterly intriguing, with tales from people who've brushed against the cusp of death. "Their first sensation is leaving their body and observing from above what is happening in that place," he revealed.
"They often communicate with beings they call beings of light, who help and guide them. They frequently contact deceased loved ones."
He recalled how one patient broke down in tears as she recounted speaking and even embracing her mother. He shared that patients recount seeing their lives flash before them and mention being drawn towards a light that instilled an immense sense of tranquillity.
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However, rather than remaining in such a realm, these individuals returned to life. He noted that patients typically cite one of two reasons for their return.
He explained: "Some do so because those beings of light they've contacted tell them they must return to complete their life cycle. Others return because seeing their life flash before their eyes shocks them with something they've done in the past that they need to rectify, often due to some harm they've done to someone."
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Initially, he suspected these phenomena were tied to brain activity – namely, the electrical and chemical signals transmitted by neurons. However, after consulting psychiatrists and psychologists, it became clear to him that their explanations of hallucinations didn't align with his patients' accounts.
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What struck him was the logical progression found in near-death experiences (NDEs) as opposed to the random nature of hallucinations. He observed that NDEs tend to share a consistent storyline, which is not the case with hallucinations.
What's more, he noted that individuals aim to forget hallucinations while those who have had an NDE remember it in great detail, suggesting it profoundly impacts their lives. "Clinically, NDEs and hallucinations have nothing in common," he said.
His verdict on the topic? "Traditional medical science doesn't explain this phenomenon."
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The doctor has come to a profound conclusion that may surprise some, as he explained: "When we die, we only shed our body, which is a shell made of stardust from the Big Bang. Not an atom is lost here.
"But our existence, in spirit form, continues, and at death we join the superconsciousness to which we belong. Death is not the end - we continue to exist afterwards."
He added: "Our true reality is something else, and it does not disappear when we die. I don't know what happens afterwards, nor do I talk about religion or beliefs, I only explain what I am told by those who have been on the brink of death and have come back, and I try to find an explanation for it as the scientist that I am."
His research has led him to a place of peace regarding his mortality, as he shared: "For me, death is the prelude to living something better."
His book, 'Supra consciousness exists: Life after life', delves deeper into these insights and is available for purchase. For more information, one can visit the surgeon's website.