"I just today got your book - Congratulations - it should be in every doctor bag as a medical student's first day.

Patch Adams, M.D.
Renowned Medical Clown and Social Activist
Gesundheit! Institute

Filled with many quickly learned and clearly illustrated magic effects, Side-FX is a marvelous guide for physicians, nurses and other caregivers who wish to relax, uplift and connect with their patients - young and old!”

Naj Wikoff,
Director, Healing & the Arts
C. Everett Koop Institute, Dartmouth Medical School

“The tricks and ideas in this book put the fun in, and take the fear out, of kid's check ups"

William Sears, M.D.
Coauthor, The Baby Book
San Clemente, CA

“It makes great sense to use these simple techniques to create a friendly atmosphere in the office or hospital. I use several of the items explained in this book to calm nervous kids, which greatly speeds up my examination time.”

Robert W. Block, M.D.
Professor and Daniel C. Plunket Chair
Department of Pediatrics
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa

“For shy or difficult to engage children, these playful techniques provide a nice warm-up to the office visit.  They can even make the "shrink" seem more human!"

Katharina Manassis, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
Child Psychiatrist, Author "Parenting Your Anxious Child"
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto

“This book is just what the doctor ordered. After using a few of these tricks on our pediatric ambulatory emergency department patients, I found it much easier to examine and treat the patient. I am sure it will have a positive impact on our patient satisfaction scores.”

Dennis Guest, D.O., F.A.C.O.E.P., F.A.C.E.
Chairman Emergency Department
Northeastern Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

“In this book, great creativity is brought into the clinical exam room with an offering of several “magic” pearls. I now routinely use a number of them and am eager for more.”

Benjamin Cable, M.D.
Chief Pediatric Otolaryngology
Triplu Army Medical Hospital
Honolulu, HI

"As a physician it is easy for me to say that no clinician should be without this book. Side-Fx is well set out, with clear step-by-step diagrams. A great practical tool for better delivery of medicine. Just what the doctor ordered!”

Peter Spitzer MB BS, FACRRM, Churchill Fellow
Medical Director, Chairman, Co-founder the Humour Foundation Clown Doctors
N.S.W., Australia

“You will not only leave your patients happy and mesmerized. But, it’s more likely they will get better because they will be prone to follow the suggestions of their magic doctor.”

Randolph Cordle, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.A.P., P.E.M 
Pediatric and Adult Emergency Medicine
Carlisle, PA

"The skills one learns will bring joy to both practitioner and patient.  Side-FX  is an antidote for burnout, and belongs in every clinician's library, next to the PDR. If you want to have more fun while you work, buy this book."

John Glick, M.D.
Gesundheit! Institute

“With Side-Fx, health care providers can become the STAR, mastering some of the "right moves" that magically, and dramatically set the stage to "get in touch" with their own audiences/patients.  With the right effect, an office visit can actually become fun, funny and entertaining!  Curtain UP!  You're ON!”   

Dale L. Anderson, MD, F.A.C.S., D.A.B.H.M.
St. Paul, MN

"It's amazing how easy these tricks are to learn, and how quickly they allow you to break the ice with the apprehensive child. I wish your book was required reading at medical school years ago."

Hector Ramirez, M.D.
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

"Side-Fx is a magnificent book and one that any serious therapeutic humor professional will want to have.  Whether you are a nurse, physician or hospital clown, this book has something for you. Whether you work in an office, hospital or clinic, these valuable, easy to learn magic techniques will help you create moments of delight for your patients, and will  increase feelings of connection and rapport between caregiver and patient which serves to improve communication and enhances the quality of service."

Patty Wooten, R.N.
Author, "Heart, Humor, and Healing"
Santa Cruz, CA

“Giving out toys and performing magic makes the visit to the physician special. For many children it helps to relieve the anxiety of a visit to the doctor. And, isn’t it our job as physicians and pediatricians to treat the patient and not just the disease?”

Gilbert I. Furman, M.D.
Covina, CA

“When I first started using these effects, my staff was initially upset with me for taking the time from my busy office. Let me tell you that now when we have an apprehensive child my staff come running to me to perform a bit of magic. Once the child gains confidence in me it actually speeds up my operation, making it more efficient.”

Frank Kardos, M.D., P.A.
Wayne, NJ