Brian Boxer Wachler MD - Influenced: The Impact of Social Media on Our Perception

Widely known as Dr. Brian, Brian Boxer Wachler, MD, is an enormously popular social media influencer, most prominently on TikTok, and is a board-certified, renowned eye surgeon.

Dr. Brian Boxer Wachlers previous book, Perceptual Intelligence: The Brains Secret to Seeing Past Illusion, Misperception, and Self-Deception, shook the worlds of neuroscience and psychology, coining the acronym PI for Perceptual Intelligence and educating thousands of readers on how they can better understand the world around them and make better decisions in their lives.

Praised by high-profile authorities such as Dr. Phil McGraw (host of Dr. Phil), Dr. Travis Stork (ER physician and former host of The Doctors), and Robert Cialdini, PhD (author of Influence), the book also caught the attention of celebrities such as Montel Williams, Caitlyn Jenner, and Victoria Principal. Dr. Brian became a recognized authority on human perception, extensively promoting the work on television and radio networks.

Dr. Brian has pioneered treatments in vision correction, keratoconus, and whiter eyes. Creator of the revolutionary testosterone dry eye treatment, he has become one of the most sought-after eye surgeons in the world and is often the first surgeon physicians themselves turn to when theyre in need of vision correction. He has a history of awards and accomplishmentsmany of which have single-handedly changed the practice of ophthalmic surgery. In 2010, Dr. Brian was presented with the Jules Stein Living Tribute Award for inventing noninvasive (epi-on) cross-linking for keratoconus (called Holcomb C3-R) after saving the vision of Olympian Steven Holcomb, who later won Olympic gold after a sixty-two-year drought for the United States in the dangerous sport of bobsled. He has published three books on keratoconus and its treatments. Dr. Brian is the medical director of the eponymous Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Beverly Hills and a staff physician at Los Angeless famed Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in psychobiology, he attended Edinburgh University on a Rotary Foundation International Scholarship and earned his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School. On completing an internship in internal medicine at St. Marys Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco, Dr. Brian entered the residency program in ophthalmology at Saint Louis University Eye Institute at the renowned Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He followed that by specializing in refractive surgery and cornea during a fellowship year with Dan Durrie, MD, and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Dr. Brians productive research has opened the door to new techniques for treating a wide range of eye problems. He is a recognized leader in the treatment of vision problems such as myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism, and presbyopia. Dr. Brian wrote the LASIK Consumer Report, about one of the most widely performed vision correction procedures, and read by more than one hundred thousand people. Dr. Brians work on LASIK led to the formation of industry-wide guidelines to reduce the risk of halos and glare.

Dr. Brian participated in fifteen FDA clinical research trials evaluating new technologies for vision correction. His impactful research and esteemed professional reputation are evidenced by his 277 scientific presentations and 56 peer-reviewed published medical journal articles. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has held several leadership positions within this organization, earning him several awards for his accomplishments.

Dr. Brian held and continues to hold leadership positions in numerous prestigious organizations. He is a member of the medical advisory board of AllAboutVision.com and served on the editorial board of the Journal of Refractive Surgery. Dr. Brian has been a panel member or chair of several national committees and has cochaired international symposia.

Charismatic, passionate, brilliant, and down to earth, Dr. Brian is a tireless doctor, surgeon, medical practitioner, pioneer, researcher, media expert, and social media influencer who challenges us to question what we see, perceive, and accept as fact.

Dr. Brian lives in Los Angeles with his wife. They have twin daughters and three dogs, Tati (a black Lab), Roxy (a Great Pyrenees), and Rhubarb, nicknamed Barbie (a Boxer puppy).

His website may be found here:

www.BoxerWachler.com

Dr. Brians main social media handles:

TikTok @brianboxerwachlermd

Instagram @drboxerwachler

YouTube @Brian Boxer Wachler

Metaverse: https://topia.io/t/profile/drbrian

Dr. Brians No Cap Health Show podcast can be found on all your favorite podcast platforms.

To my cherished reader: you took a chance by picking up this book, which covers a topic that touches virtually everyones life. I know you had many purchasing options, so I offer my appreciation for having selected Influenced.

Ill let you in on a little secret about authors: largely, we write for younot for ourselves. To move you. To inspire you. To entertain you. My hope is that, within these pages, youll discover many insights that will have you shouting aloud, Wow! I didnt know that! Thats amazing! Im going to use this pearl! or some other similar comment.

There are many caring and talented people who help shape and shepherd a professional book, which starts out as just a rough idea. My agent, Gordon Warnock at Fuse Literary, is the key person who has been with me from the start of my career as an author.

Gordonyou saw something in me that I didnt know I possessed. You have offered more than your time and skills as an agent; youve invested so much of yourself to help this book realize its full potential. I know that took countless additional hours of your time and focus that could have been spent on your other responsibilities. I am eternally grateful for your limitless talent, astute guidance, loyal advocacy, and genuine care for this project. I am honored that you remain an important part of my life. I cannot express all the gratitude I have for you as my gifted agent and dear friend.

Thank you, Suzanne Staszak-Silva at Rowman & Littlefieldmy publisher. I am deeply appreciative that you championed this book from Gordons first pitch. I am grateful for all the time you invested, along with Patricia Stevenson and Deni Remsberg, reading and editing the manuscript to tighten it up and using 300-grit sandpaper to provide polish. I am honored that your skilled creative team helped deliver this book to the world. I appreciate you, April Austin, for making sure I didnt leave any undotted is or bare ts lying about.

To Gary M. Krebs, my writing consultant. Gary, you were instrumental in helping mold my vision for this book into what it now is. You were never afraid to get too close to the smoldering kilnat risk of burning your handsto ensure that this book took proper shape. Thank you for your hard work and diligence working with me as I exploded out of the starting gate; settled in with perfect pacing after what seemed like countless laps; and, finally, sprinted in the last one hundred meters to cross the finish linetank emptied. Thank you again for being an incredibly valuable member of the team and for being a friend.

To my friends, my fellow influencers, you were all so generous with your precious time as I interviewed you for this book: thank you. You added a profound layer of depth, insight, understanding, and nuance through your unfiltered, firsthand experiences in the influencer universe. I recognize that you placed a high level of trust in me by sharing your vast experiences, private stories, and epiphanic insights. I value this trust and promise to never take it for granted. In some ways, I think of this book as being like Anthony Bourdains