Dr. Joe Betz, DC, CICE, FCBP, FICA

Joseph Betz, DC, has been in private practice in Boise, Idaho since 2001 and now runs multiple chiropractic clinics in the area. Dr. Betz currently serves as President of the Foundation for the Advancement of Chiropractic Tenants and Science, vice president of Chiropractic Biophysics® (CBP®) Non-Profit, vice-president of the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) and is also past president of the Idaho Association of Chiropractic Physicians (IACP). He is a principal investigator on the PCCRP X-ray guidelines and the ICA’s Best Practices Guidelines. He is a past co-author of the ICA of California Whiplash Associated Disorders Guidelines. He is the Chair of the ICA’s Research and Development Committee. He also currently serves as the Secretary of the Research Workgroup for Chiropractic Future, LLC.

Dr. Betz has co-authored over a dozen peer-reviewed research papers, as well as several chapters for a textbook on spinal corrective methods. He has received many prestigious awards including Chiropractor of the Year from CBP® Non-Profit, the IACP, and the ICA. CBP® Non-Profit has also awarded him Researcher of the Year on two occasions. He is one of the founding instructors of the AMTI Program and has taught evidence-based principles of managing patients with whiplash-associated disorders around the world.

Dr. Don Hirsh, DC, FICA

Dr. Donald Hirsh founded Hirsh Chiropractic Center in Laurel, Maryland in 1987 with his wife, Dr. Susan Hirsh. Uniquely trained as a Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP®) Postural Analysis Spine Care provider, his expertise is correcting postural problems that often begin with traumatic injuries.

Dr. Hirsh has served in many leadership positions, including Chairman of the ICA, Chairman of the ICA’s Council on Applied Chiropractic Science, and President, and current Chairman of the Maryland Chiropractic Association, among other leadership roles nationally.

Dr. Fred Barge mentored and inspired Dr. Hirsh to “Be the Doctor’s Doctor.” Dr. Hirsh’s practice and teaching approach focuses on putting patient care first.  By concentrating on the patient’s subluxation complex, all else falls into place- a satisfied and healthier patient who refers, a pleased attorney who also refers, and an office that gets paid their true worth.

Dr. Bill Gallagher DC, Adv. Cert. in Motor Vehicle Injuries

As a child of the 50s and a product of the 60s Scottsdale chiropractor, Bill Gallagher was taught to question everything. That shows in his work that led to advances in Directional Non Force Technique, DNFT™. He is a 1988 graduate of Life Chiropractic College West and the founder of the American Academy of Motor Vehicle Injuries. When he decided to study personal injury, he attended as many seminars as he could find. What he found was that each teacher had an important piece of the puzzle, but none had a complete picture. To fill this gap, he created The Academy.  

The need for this information is undeniable and has allowed him to present classes across the country and as far away as Zurich where he co-chaired a pain management conference. There he presented twice on the Mechanism of Injury for Spine and for Concussions/TBI. With a long lineup of medical speakers, his were the presentations that the audience sat up for and took notes.  

The 150-hour Certificate in Motor Vehicle Injuries program is now available online with testing by NBCE.  

He has been a contributing editor for Attorney At Law Magazine, currently serves as President of the Arizona Association of Chiropractic, and as a panelist for Clinical Compass. He has contributed suggested changes for the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 6th Edition and is working with them on the 2024 update. He can be reached at drbillgallagher@yahoo.com