Dr. Nathan H. Witkop

National University of Health Sciences                                       

Lombard, Illinois (20 miles west of Chicago)

Doctor of Chiropractic: 2004-2007

Bachelor of Science in Human Biology: December 2005

State University of New York at Geneseo

Geneseo, NY

B.A. in Biology: 2000-2004

Massena Central High School

Massena, NY

1996-2000

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:                   

• Massena Rotary club member since fall 2009                    
• Massena Chamber of Commerce member since June 2009 opening
• Italian American Club member since February 2011
  
• Medical Trainer / Team Doctor for Massena Varsity Football team 2010
• Will be team Chiropractor for the Northern New York junior gamblers in the International Junior Hockey League in fall 2011:   http://www.nnyjrgamblers.com/
  
• American Chiropractic Association member since December 2007
• New York Chiropractic Association member since December 2007              
  
• Holly Jolly Christmas Show in December 2009 and December 2010: Witkop Chiropractic set up and sponsored a Christmas variety show with our wonderful local talent from the community; all the money raised went to the 4 local food pantries; over $9,000 was raised over past couple years and was split by the St. Vincent de Paul, Salvation Army, Meals on Wheels, and Massena Neighborhood Center
• Salvation Army boutique Volunteer
• Play hockey in 2 adult hockey leagues:  the Northern Hockey League and the Industrial Hockey League
• Season pass ticket-holder at Big Tupper for downhill skiing; supporting the ski area to help build our community in the north country

Continuing Education:

• HJ Ross Billing Seminar; New York City; 12 hours; February 2009
  

• Chiropractic 101 Billing Course online; American Medical Billing Association; 5/25/09

• Full Spine Analysis and Adjustive Technique; Motion Palpation Institute; Downer's Grove, Illinois; 3/27 - 3/28/10; 12 hours

Chiropractic medicine with emphasis in the medical model including: physical diagnosis, radiology, orthopedics, nutrition, anatomy, and especially biomechanics and neuromusculoskeletal applications to allow for an integrated model of health care which is team oriented. 

EMPLOYMENT

June 2009 - Present: Chiropractor at Witkop Chiropractic, PC

Feb 2008 - April 2009: Associate Chiropractor at Adirondack Region Chiropractic, PC in Malone, NY; worked there until started setting up my own office in Massena in May 2009

Dec 2005 – Dec 2006: Work Study; NUHS Fitness Center

Nov 2003 - Aug 2004: Finger Lakes D.D.S.O.; Developmental Aid (per diem Staff) for developmentally disabled at Caledonia I.R.A. (a residence for the developmentally disabled) in Caledonia, NY; trained in CPR and had 10 hours of SCIP (Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention) training

Aug 2003 - Nov 2003: Mcdonald’s Restaurant; worked on the front line: drive through and took orders

Summer 2003: Finger Lakes DDSO; Geneseo, NY; was camp counselor for developmentally disabled and worked with a Recreational Therapist to take developmentally disabled out into the community; some of these activities included sports (snow skiing, bowling, golf, hiking), going to the movies, and taking clients out to eat 

August 2002 - April 2003: Mama Mia's Pizzeria; delivery and in-house

Summer 2001 and 2002: Summer Help at Alcoa East aluminum plant; laborer

September 2000 - May 2002: work study student for SUNY Geneseo; worked for 3 different biology professors:  Dr. Edward Spicka, Dr. Ming-Mei Chang, and Dr. Harold Hoops;  worked in labs for Dr. Chang and Dr. Hoops; prepared different media for their research and cleaned dishes

January 1998 through August 2000: Matthews Dairy Farm; hired hand (laborer)

Activities at National University of Health Sciences (September 2004- December 2007):

Community Service:

Fundraising for L.I.O.N.S. Club

Teacher’s Assistant for first trimester Anatomy Lab: Anatomy of the Spine, Lower Extremities Anatomy, Upper Extremities Anatomy

Worked for NUHS fitness center for community service credits and was a work study student for the fitness center for 3 trimesters

Organized a food drive for the “Humanitarian Service Project”; 7 of my friends and I went out into the community for several different weekends during seventh trimester; set up a table in school for three weeks to collect food from students and teachers; spent 33 hours planning, organizing, and collecting canned goods   

Clubs/Organizations:

Student American Chiropractic Association (S.A.C.A.)

Sigma Phi Kappa Fraternity; Professional chiropractic technique fraternity

Hockey Club

Sacral Occipital Technique Club

Hapkido club (Korean Martial Art)

Motion Palpation Club

Activator Club

Chiropractic Case Club – for discussing possible diagnosis and treatment protocols

Seminars attended:

2^nd trimester:  Motion Palpation Institute Cervical/Thoracic weekend seminar by Dr.

                        Terry Elder held at Kansas City, MO; 12 hours

4^th trimester: 

                   2005 Chiropractic, Cranial, and Sacral Occipital Technique Symposium in

                        Omaha, NB through SORSI: October 19, 2005 – October 23, 2005; 29 hrs

4^th and 5^th trimester:

                   Protocols of Acupuncture First 100 hours: October 2005 – April 2006 at NUHS

                      Completed 100 hour requirement to practice acupuncture in Illinois. 

5^th trimester:   

                  Motion Palpation Institute Cervical/Thoracic seminar by Dr. Terry Elder held

                        at NUHS: February 4-5; 12 hours

                  Biomechanics and Rehabilitation at NUHS:  36 hour training program

                        Session 1:  February 18-19, Lumbar Spine and Lower Quarter

7^th trimester:

                  Advanced Full Spine Technique; Dr. Terry Elder; Detroit, MI; Nov. 18-19 2006

Activities at SUNY Geneseo (September 2000 – May 2004):

Community Service:

Coached Peewee C hockey team in Geneseo freshman year; 2000-2001.

Helped coach Massena minor football during summer vacation

Volunteered to help with special education class (10+ hrs.) in Massena while on Christmas break; did projects and cooked different meals; December 2004

Volunteered 3 hours a week at Finger Lakes D.D.S.O. (Doty Day Services); worked with mentally disabled; January 2003 through May 2003

Teachers Assistant for freshman biology lab: Introduction to Biology; January 2003 through May 2003

First Responder for SUNY Geneseo First Response; January 2003 through May 2004

Clubs/Organizations:

Biology Club

NYS EMT-1

Geneseo First Responders

Activities

Internship with Chris Rubeck, D.C., in Geneseo for 5 hours a week for 2 credit hours towards biology degree; January through May 2004 

Intermural Broomball; Men’s league champions in 2004; 2000-2004

Intermural Football; 2002-2004

Club hockey team; 2000-2002

Research:

Cancer research under Dr. Jani Lewis: “The Comparison of Proteins of the Adherens Junction of the A-431 Cell Line to Other Carcinoma Cell Lines” (Summer 2003- May 2004). Techniques used include SDS Gel Electrophoresis (Western Blot  Analysis ) and Immunofluorescense to compare the cadherin proteins of different cell lines after treatment with dexamethasone. Presented research proposal in front of biology faculty and students; April 2003; Questions I proposed and ended up trying to solve through research include: What proteins of the Adherens Junction (AJ) in the A-431 cells are in the other cell lines? Does dexamethasone downregulate proteins of the AJ in the other cell lines?  What proteins of the AJ are downregulated in each cell line?  Is there desmosome formation?;  Gave poster presentation at SUNY Geneseo’s “Math and Science Symposium”; won cash reward for best poster; April 2004

Activities during high school (1996-2000):

Achievements:

Congressional nomination from John McHugh to Air Force Academy

Graduated with Honors

National Honor Society

French National Society

Mizarek Biology award for top biology average sophomore year

Invited to Academic Banquet sophomore and senior year

Community Service:

D.A.R.E. Role Model; talked at different schools about drugs and alcohol

Volunteered 50 plus hours during ice storm '98 at Mathews dairy farm and a shelter

Altar server (11 yrs.) and Usher at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Massena, NY

Mentored a 5th grade boy during my senior year twice a week; became his friend and role model

Education

Enrolled in Allied Health Program (New Visions) 10 credits, 140 hours of job shadowing in medical field: Class I took my senior year of high school that got me interested in the medical field (September 1999-June 2000).  These are some areas I job shadowed:

            Physical Therapy- Gary Hoose - 35 hours                                         

            Anesthesiologist - Dr. Schwam - 35 hours

            Physicians Assistant. - Sister Joan McElwain - 35 hours

            General surgery - Dr. Suhail Daye - 35 hours

Allied Health was the reason for my interest in the medical field.  It led to my going into premed at SUNY Geneseo.  From Monday through Wednesday I had lectures in: anatomy and physiology, introduction to health care, medical microbiology, and also had some lab time for anatomy and physiology.  On Thursday and Friday I went to my job shadow site.

Sports and Hobbies

Hockey: 3 varsity letters, Unsung Hero Award, played organized hockey from 1986-2000 including AAA summer hockey in Ontario, Canada for 5 years 

Football: 2 varsity letters, Unsung Hero Award, played organized football from 1991-2000

Lacrosse: 2 varsity letters, played organized lacrosse from 1994-2000

Water Skiing: started at age 6 and still enjoy

Snow Skiing: Three times a year on average

Hiking and Camping: I go to a hunting camp in the Adirondack mountains, go out on the St. Lawerence River and camp on a couple different islands, and go to my grandparents cottage in Quebec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River.