About Dr. Toro

John Abraham Toro, D.C., Q.M.E

I grew up in Los Angeles, Pasadena to be exact.  I graduated from South Pasadena High School in 1988. I was a three sport athlete Football, Basketball, and Track and Field.  I would later get inducted in my  High school Hall of Fame in the sport of Track and Field.

I earned a sports scholarship in Track and Field and went to Point Loma Nazarene University where I competed in Track and Field and eventually earned All American Status.  I graduated in 1992 with a Bachelors of Arts in Physical Therapy with emphasis on Athletic Training. 

While I was actually in undergraduate school I started working in the office that I currently own when I was a sophomore and volunteered to see if chiropractic is what I wanted to do.  I spent three year working the back office and learning the field.  I then went onto the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic in the fall of 1992 and graduated in 1995 earning my Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Within a couple years I would then take over the practice buy out the doctor that I started with and I have been running the practice on my own since. 


"I love what I do for a living.  I specialized my practice on the industrial side of things and cater to many employers here throughout California." 


I have also been involved with the National Board of Chiropractic examiners.  I have two roles, I am a standardized patient trainer and I oversee the test site in the bay area. I have been involved with the test site administration since 1997.  I have also helped writing exam questions and x-ray questions. 


I can honestly say that I never wake up and do not want to go to work. Everyday i look forward to taking care of patients. 


Postgraduate Training
Research Methods and Case Reports - November 1995
Lumbar Spine and Pelvis: Strains and Sprains - January 1996
Discs and Internal Derangement's - February 1996
Lumbar Degeneration and Anomalies - March 1996
Disability Evaluation I - April 1996
Disability Evaluation II - May 1996
Hip, Thigh, and Knee Seminar - July 1996
Leg, Ankle, and Foot Seminar - August 1996
Exercise and Extremity Supports - September 1996
Central Nervous System: Trauma, Toxins, and Emergency States - October 1996 Central Nervous System: Infections, Tumors, Demyelinating Conditions, and Congenital Defects - November 1996
Peripheral Vascular Diseases - December 1996
Advanced Imaging - January 1997
Nonnal Variation, Anomalies and Trauma - February 1997
Arthritic, Metabolic, Endocrine, Nutritional and Vascular 
Disorders - March 1997 Trauma, Infections and Tumors - April 1997
Impairment Rating/Disability Evaluation II - April 1997
Rigid and Non-Rigid Immobilization - June 1997
Rheumatology - July 1997
Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation I - August 1997
Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation II - September 1997
Case Management Protocols - October 1997 .
Headache: Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcomes - March 1999
Occupational Seminar (Med-Legal Seminar) - March 1999
Occupational Athlete (The New Millennium) ~ January 2000
Skill Really Matters: Selective Manipulative, Soft Tissue, and End-Range Loading
Mobilization Procedures of the Spine and Extremities - March 2002
No Nonsense Rehabilitation - Getting the Right Joint Right - March 2003
American Medical Association Impainnent Rating Guidelines 5th edition - June through August 2004
Best Practices For Workers' Compensation - June 2006
Practice Experience
Private Practice, 1995-Present
 
Academic Appointment
Overall-in-Charge, Standardized Patient Trainer, and Examiner at Life West Test Site for the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (Part IV Licensing Exam), 1997 - Present
Member of the California Qualified Medical Examiner Test Item Writing and Review Panel, 2000
Chairperson, Post-Graduate Orthopedic Specialty Program, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, California 1996-1998
Chiropractic Case Manager, Professional Dynamics, 2003 - 2005
Utilization Review Specialist, ReHab West, 2019- present
Teaching Experience
Anatomy Lab Teaching Assistant, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, California - 1993-1995
Lecture - Industrial Injury Prevention - 1997 to Present
Faculty on the San Diego Family Physicians Association - 2002 to 2003
 
Professional Memberships
Fellow, Academy of Forensic Industrial Chiropractic Consultants - 1998 to Present
Member, National Registry of Who's Who - 2000
Certification and Licensure
National Board of Chiropractic Examiners #56151
California Board of Chiropractic Examiners #DC-24639
Qualified Medial Examiner #916498
National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners #8392672215
Candidate Board Qualified Chiropractic Orthopedist
Certified X-Ray Supervisor and Operator #RHC 142763
Certified DOT Urine Specimen Collector & Trainer
Certified Breath Alcohol Technician
Certified in (A.M.A.) Impairment Rating Guidelines 5th edition, October 2004
 
Education
Point Loma Nazarene College, San Diego, California, B.A. Degree, 1992 (Physical Therapy/Athletic Training)
Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, California, D.C. Degree, 1995 Post Graduate Orthopedic Specialty Program - Three-year program
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