20 Years of the Department of Veterans Affairs Chiropractic Program

Anthony Lisi, DC is the Chiropractic Program Director for the Veterans Health Administration, overseeing all national programmatic issues related to the integration of chiropractic clinical services, education, and research. Previously, in 2004 he was the first chiropractor appointed to the medical staff of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, where he developed processes for integrating hospital-based chiropractic services and interprofessional clinical education. He is also an Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, and has authored numerous peer-reviewed papers on topics including low back pain management, spinal manipulation, interprofessional education, and chiropractic services.  Dr. Lisi is a senior member of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Development Committee of the North American Spine Society, and he received the American Chiropractic Association’s 2015 Academician of the Year, 2017 Chiropractor of the Year, and 2023 Humanitarian of the Year awards.

David Paris, DC, MS, DACRB, currently serves as the chiropractic section chief of the Veterans Administration (VA) Northern California Healthcare System and as VISN 21 network-wide education coordinator for VA’s Whole Health System. His experience includes the VA Chiropractic Field Advisory Committee and the VA Professional Standards Board. Dr. Paris serves on the ACA House of Delegates as the Northern California delegate and he is vice chair of Clinical Compass. He has served many years on the California Chiropractic Association executive committee and as its chair of governmental affairs. He is a 2001 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic West and received his Master of Science degree from Parker University.