Prominent Figures in Chiropractic

This is a list of people in chiropractic, comprised of chiropractors and other people who have been notably connected with the profession. Many are important to the development or practice of chiropractic; they do not necessarily have DC degrees.

A

 * Gordy Ainsleigh, DC: a famous ultra-marathoner


 * Gary Auerbach, BS, DC: first conceived the idea of a World Federation of Chiropractic, and was elected its first President.

B

 * Daniele Bertamini, DC: Italian who was President of the Associazione Italiana Chiropratici  and then  the International  Federation of Sports  Chiropractic, for two terms.

C

 * Martin Camara, DC: Chairman of the Communications Commission for the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic this Filippino Doctor is co-chairman of the medical commission of the Filippine Olympic Committee.


 * Paul Carey, DC: Canadian who served as the sixth President of the World Federation of Chiropractic.


 * Colin Carrie, DC: Member, Canadian House of Commons


 * David Cassidy, DC: worked under Kirkaldy-Willis.


 * David Chapman-Smith, Esq.: Toronto Barrister who assisted in forming the World Federation of Chiropractic and still serves as its general-counsel. He is also known as the editor and publisher of the prestigious "The Chiropractic Report".


 * Terry Chimes, DC: English musician


 * Gerard Clum, DC: eighth President of the World Federation of Chiropractic. He is also the President of Life West Chiropractic College.


 * Franco Columbu, DC: a famous body-builder and friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger.


 * Stephen Cooper DC: a famous investor

D

 * Irving Dardik, MD: As Chairman of the US Olympic Sports Medicine Committee in 1979, he arranged for the first DC to go to the Olympic Games as an official Team Doctor.


 * Ruby Dhalla, DC: Member, House of Commons, Canada


 * Christoph Diem, DC: (SUI). Served as the second President of the World Federation of Chiropractic.

G

 * Martin Gallegos, DC: a California Assemblyman


 * Jean-Robert Gauthier, DC: Member, Canadian House of Commons


 * Gary Goodyear, DC: Member, Canadian House of Commons

H

 * Scott Haldeman, MD, DC, PhD: chief editor of the textbook "Principles and Practice of Chiropractic". Chairman of the Research Council of the World Federation of Chiropractic. Together with Dr David Cassidy, performed an extensive study of chiropractic cervical adjustments and stroke, and proved that the incidence of stroke in DC practice is equal to incident in medical practice.


 * Roy Hildebrandt, DC: founding editor (in 1978) of the National College's Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, the first serious peer-reviewed chiropractic journal. In 1981, this journal achieved acceptance for inclusion in the National Library of Medicine's "Index Medicus."


 * Suzanna Hupp, DC: a Texas State Representative


 * Tom Hyde, DC - The Florida Chiropractor who was the 1st Doctor of Chiropractic to be invited to the US Olympic Training center in Colorado Springs, and was Doctor for Team USA at the Pan Am Games in Indianapolis, IN in 1987.

K

 * W. Kirkaldy-Willis, MD: invited chiropractic doctor residents to be trained at the Canadian hospital he worked at.


 * Tedd Koren, DC, was publicly attacked by anti-chiropractic forces in a major court case in the Pennsylvania Courts.


 * Paul Kratka, DC: an actor

L

 * James Lunney, DC: Member Parliament, Canada

M

 * Karyn Marshall, DC: an Olympic weightlifter


 * Anthony Metcalfe, DC: Englishman who served as the seventh President of the World Federation of Chiropractic.

N

 * Roland Noirat, DC: the current President of the International Federation of Sports  Chiropractic, and president of the Swiss Chiropractic  Sports Council in Lausanne, Switzerland.

P

 * Jim Pankiw, DC: former member of Parliament, Canada


 * Efstathios Papadopolous, DC: Cypriot who is serving as the ninth, and current President of the World Federation of Chiropractic.


 * Noel Patterson, MIR, DC: Australian who was President of the Chiropractic Association of Australia, Sports Council, and then the International Federation of Sports  Chiropractic.


 * Leroy Perry, DC: perhaps the first Doctor of Chiropractic to go to the Olympic Games as an official team doctor.  He first attended the 1976 Olympic Games as a Doctor for Antigua, then in in Lake Placid in 1980 as a Doctor for the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation team; again in Los Angeles  in 1984, variously representing Italy, Venezuela  and the French Bobsled Team and finally, after the breakup of the USSR, he went to the Summer Games in Barcelona as a member of the Russian Olympic medical team.


 * David Pierson, DC, CCSP: who was President of the International  Federation of Sports  Chiropractic and Olympic team Doctor at the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, in 1988.


 * Stephen J. Press, DC, PhD, CCSP, FACSM, FICC, ICSSD: founded the  International  Federation of Sports  Chiropractic, and the International  Academy of Olympic Chiropractic Officers, and  was Chief Physician for the Winter Olympic Team of the USSR, at the Winter Olympic Games in Albertville, France, in 1992. He was also served as President of the Medical Commission, for the World Sport governing body for Roller  Sports; the International Roller Sports Federation, and Vice-Chairman, of the Medical Commission for the World Chess Federation.

R

 * Mike Reed, DC: Team Doctor, US Olympic Team, Beijing, 2008, and Medical Director, team USA, Vancouver 2010.

S

 * Raymond Sandoz, a Swiss chiropractor who greatly advanced the chiropractic discipline in Switzerland. The University of Switzerland now has a chiropractic program.


 * Doug Sharp, DC: an Olympic Bobsledder


 * Shawn Stasiak, DC: a WWF wrestler


 * Pat Simmons (curler), DC: Canadian Curler


 * Louis Sportelli, DC: served as the fourth President of the World Federation of Chiropractic. He was also past-President of the American Chiropractic Association, and on the Board of Governors of the malpractice company known as NCMIC (National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company) . Dr. Sportelli is widely known for having published a patient text about Chiropractic.


 * John Sweaney, DC: Australian who served as the third President of the World Federation of Chiropractic.

T

 * Robert N. Thompson, DC: Canadian politician


 * Ron Tripp, DC: a World Sambo Champion

V

 * Bruce Vaughn, DC: Singapore, who served as the fifth President of the World Federation of Chiropractic.

W

 * Chester Wilk, DC: initiated a law suit against the American Medical Association (Wilk v. American Medical Association), alleging their concerted effort to contain and eliminate the chiropractic profession. The law suit lasted five years, but was judged in favor of the chiropractic profession on September 25, 1987.


 * Sid Williams, DC: founder of Life Chiropractic College in 1974.

Y

 * Maka'ala Yates, DC: a prize-winning Hawaiian healer