About Medical Reiki Works
Sheldon Marc Feldman. MD and Raven Keyes Medical Reiki International LLC joined forces to fulfill this mission by working together to make it possible for a pivotal medical study to be conducted to prove the efficacy of using Reiki in the high-tech reality of modern medicine. Medical Reiki Works Inc. was created to raise the money for this important research.
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In the year 2000, Dr. Mehmet Oz invited Raven Keyes into his operating room to administer Reiki during open-heart surgery. During the subsequent years, Ms. Keyes continued with her Reiki practice of assisting patients during surgery, almost exclusively with Dr. Sheldon Marc Feldman. Dr. Feldman noticed that when Reiki was administered during surgery, the patients seemed to do much better. There was less bleeding, the surgeries went more smoothly, almost no pain was present a day or two after surgery and the patient seemed to heal faster.
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In the foreword to Ms. Keyes book, "The Healing Power of Reiki" Dr. Oz wrote: "... on the surface, bringing an energy practitioner to the operating room attacks the foundation of modern medicine, a field that seeks to measure objective benefits from every treatment." "Although difficult for the medical community at large to accept, an energy worker and a surgeon may be able to assist one another to ensure the 'full recovery' of the patient. Organized medicine must help shoulder the responsibility to study these challenging new theories of healing."
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This research project answers that call!
Meet Our Founders
Meet the Medical Reiki Works Board of Directors
Raven Keyes
Raven Keyes is the Internationally recognized Reiki Master Teacher who has worked with surgeons and other health professionals for many years. She is the author of the award winning books, “Medical Reiki”, in which she shares her experiences in the operating room and medical procedures and the award winning book, "The Healing Power of Reiki" in which she shares her experiences at Ground Zero after 9/11, with professional athletes including the New York Giants Football Team, and others. Raven transitioned in 2023 and her important vision continues through our work.
Dr. Sheldon Feldman
Sheldon Marc Feldman, MD, Chief of the Division of Breast Surgery and Surgical Oncology, and Director of Breast Cancer Services at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, the clinical arm of the NCI-designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center, is conducting our pilot study. His clinical focus includes breast cancer, oncoplastic surgery with an emphasis on optimizing breast conservation, minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment, and complementary integrative holistic care with an emphasis on physician-patient communication.
Meet Our Board of Directors
JODY MESSINGER WOLFE, Ed.D., CMRM
Board Chair
CEO, Mid-Atlantic Complementary Healing, Morgantown, WV; Medical Reiki Master at OSPTA Physical and Occupational Therapy; Past-Associate Director, Center for the Renewal of Professional Preparation and Practice, College of Human Resources and Education, West Virginia University; Assistant to the Director, The Benedum Project, West Virginia University; Research Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Human Resources and Education, West Virginia University.
Kimberly Keating Wohlford, CMRM
Board Vice Chair
Medical Reiki Master, Reiki Master Teacher, Interfaith Minister, and Writer in Charlotte, NC. Previously, Kimberly was the Advertising Director, Pittsburgh Business Times (an ACBJ publication); Assistant Director of Admissions, Art Institute of Pittsburgh; Advertising Executive, The State Newspaper, South Carolina; Regional Sales Manager, Skandia Industries Carolinas.
John Keane, CMRM
Treasurer
John, Raven Keyes' son, was trained in Medical Reiki by Raven and helped to found the Medical Reiki movement. Together they provided Reiki services to the NFL and NBA. They volunteered Reiki at Ground Zero after 9/11. They were pioneers in introducing Reiki in the operating rooms of New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University Medical Center, during breast cancer surgeries. Their work together was the precursor of both Raven Keyes Medical International, founded to train Certified Medical Reiki Masters, and Medical Reiki Works. Currently, John continues his mother's vision through his work on the Board of Directors of Medical Reiki Works.
Jean Bromage, CMRM
Secretary
Reiki Master Teacher and Spiritual Counselor; Founder, Reiki Essence Healing Arts LLC, New York, NY; Medical Reiki Master, Raven Keyes Medical Reiki International; Co-Founder, Create Ground: Reiki as an Integrative Approach to Cancer; Ordained Minister with the Sanctuary of the Beloved
PAMELA RUBIN CARTER, ESQUIRE
Board Member
​Of Counsel -Mirkin & Gordon; Yoga, Gyrotonic and Meditation Instructor; Reiki Level II; Director, New York City Landmarks Conservancy; Founding Board Member, Lab/Shul; Advisory Board Member, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence; Advisory Board Member, Flawless Foundation.
KATHLEEN LESTER, MS, CMRM
Board Member
Reiki Practitioner & Teacher; Founder Animal Reiki Alliance; Certified Medical Reiki Master; Animal Communicator; and a mesa carrier in the Andean tradition. Serves as Deputy CIO for the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services; previous Director of Training for the University of Maryland and Director of Research for the National Drug Court Institute. She is a Board Member for the Center for Educational Research + Development and past Board President, Downtown Sailing Center.
Meet Our Board of Advisors
Sheldon Marc Feldman, MD, FACS, Chair Board of Advisors, Chief, Breast Surgery and Breast Surgical Oncology, Professor, Surgery and Director, Breast Cancer Services at Montefiore Einstein
Ketan K. Badani, MD, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York
Lyle J. Micheli, MD, The Children’s Hospital, Boston
John Sharp, MD, Harvard Medical School
Alyson Moadel, PHD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine