Prof. Frank Chindamo

Founder @ LaughMD | Humor and Health · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Prof. Frank Chindamo, CHP, founded LaughMD, Inc. to answer the question, “If laughter is the best medicine, why don’t we use it as medicine?” He began pioneering LaughMD as a comedy channel on patient TVs at Cedars Sinai and Kaiser Permanente hospitals in 2011. He’s a former adjunct professor in web video at USC, UCLA, Pepperdine, Emerson and Chapman Universities. Frank conducted tests of LaughMD at Chapman University, where healthcare provider stress was reduced by 13% in 3 minutes. At USC’s Norris Cancer Center, LaughMD reduced pain in 91% of patients surveyed. And at UCLA, 100% of nurses surveyed said they wanted LaughMD on the patient bedside iPads. Frank began his media career in comedy writing and production at SNL, and as a second assistant director on Ghostbusters. He's won over 30 awards for writing and producing comedy videos for HBO, Showtime, CBS, PBS, Comedy Central, and more. He launched the world’s first mobile comedy channel on Sprint mobile phones in 2004, which was featured on the front pages of Forbes, the LA Times, and in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. He is a Certified Humor Professional through the Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor, has an MFA from Columbia University, and a BFA from NYU.

Speaking at 19th Global Nursing & Patient Safety Summit & Exhibition, 2026-12-08 – 2026-12-09, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. See all speakers →