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* [[Raymond Sandoz]],<!-- Uncertain if he has a DC degree --> a Swiss chiropractor who greatly advanced the chiropractic discipline in Switzerland. The University of Switzerland now has a chiropractic program.<ref> Rosner, A: "Cavitation Emptor: Tracking the Holy Grail of Manipulation", Dynamic Chiropractic, Vol. 22, Issue 19, September 13, 2004 [http://www.chiroweb.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=46424]</ref>
 
* [[Raymond Sandoz]],<!-- Uncertain if he has a DC degree --> a Swiss chiropractor who greatly advanced the chiropractic discipline in Switzerland. The University of Switzerland now has a chiropractic program.<ref> Rosner, A: "Cavitation Emptor: Tracking the Holy Grail of Manipulation", Dynamic Chiropractic, Vol. 22, Issue 19, September 13, 2004 [http://www.chiroweb.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=46424]</ref>
  
* [[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]])<ref> NCMIC website [http://www.ncmicgroup.com/AboutNCMIC/bios/sportelli.aspx] </ref>. Dr. Sportelli is widely known for having published a patient text about Chiropractic. <ref> Sportelli, L: "Introduction to Chiropractic", Practicemakers Products Inc., 2000, [ISBN-10: 0970383908] </ref>
 
  
 
* [[John Sweaney]], DC: Australian who served as the third President of the [[World Federation of Chiropractic]].
 
* [[John Sweaney]], DC: Australian who served as the third President of the [[World Federation of Chiropractic]].
 
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* [[Robert N. Thompson]], DC: Canadian politician
 
 
* [[Ron Tripp]], DC: a World Sambo Champion
 
  
 
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* [[Sid Williams, DC]]: founder of [[Life University|Life Chiropractic College]] in 1974.
 
* [[Sid Williams, DC]]: founder of [[Life University|Life Chiropractic College]] in 1974.
 
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* [[Maka'ala Yates]], DC: a prize-winning Hawaiian healer
 
  
 
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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.

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  • 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.[4]

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  • W. Kirkaldy-Willis, MD: invited chiropractic doctor residents to be trained at the Canadian hospital he worked at.[6]

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  • Raymond Sandoz, a Swiss chiropractor who greatly advanced the chiropractic discipline in Switzerland. The University of Switzerland now has a chiropractic program.[7]


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  • 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.[8]

References

  1. Editor: "Filippines", FICS News, June, 2009, Pgs 10-11 [1]
  2. WFC Staff. "Flynn Bio". World Federation of Chiropractic. http://www.wfc.org/website/index2.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=175. Retrieved July 22, 2010. 
  3. WFC Staff. "Executive". World Federation of Chiropractic. http://www.wfc.org/website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109&Itemid=143&lang=en. Retrieved July 22, 2010. 
  4. Keating, J (December 20, 1991). "The JMPT: Conception, Birth & Early Years". Dynamic Chiropractic 09 (26). http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=44691. 
  5. Keating, J (March 9, 1998). "The JMPT: Conception, Birth & Early Years". Dynamic Chiropractic 16 (6). http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=37109. 
  6. Wilk, C: "An Open Message to Patients, Legislators, and the Media", Dynamic Chiropractic, Vol. 11, Issue 06, March 12, 1993 [2]
  7. Rosner, A: "Cavitation Emptor: Tracking the Holy Grail of Manipulation", Dynamic Chiropractic, Vol. 22, Issue 19, September 13, 2004 [3]
  8. Staff. "The Chiropractic Antitrust Suit Wilk, et al vs. the AMA, et al". ICA Online Journal. http://www.chiro.org/Wilk/. 

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