The Doctor

Dr. Scott Paton

Doctor of Chiropractic

I never thought that it was acceptable that doctors should know so much about their patients and their patients’ families when the patients don’t know anything about their doctor. For this reason, a short version of my bio is presented:

I grew up in Coral Springs, Florida (in a family of four boys) and went to college at the University of South Florida, here in Tampa. As I pursued a degree in chemistry, and played on the USF Rugby team. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, I was accepted into the USF department of public health to pursue a Masters degree in environmental chemistry. Furthermore, I volunteered my time with the American Cancer Society where I served as chairman of the Ybor pub stroll, which raised over $13,000 for cancer research.

It was about this point in my life that I received my first adjustment. Everyday low back pain that I had been dealing with by taking Advil was suddenly gone! Additionally, my whole body felt great and I was significantly more alert. A very analytical person, I felt compelled to investigate chiropractic care for myself. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the more I spoke to people, the more I realized that chiropractic was a very popular, very viable form of healthcare used significantly more than I ever realized. I read various forms of published research and textbooks on chiropractic and knew at that point that I needed to become a chiropractor.

The week before I left for chiropractic college, I became engaged to my girlfriend Janice. That was an interesting day; I had my brother dress up in disguise as a peddler on St Pete Beach. As Janice and I walked up the beach, we were intercepted by "the peddler" asking us if we wanted to buy any of his goods. I paid him two dollars, opened up a small wood box, and the ring was hanging by a string. I caught the whole thing on video, as a close friend was incognito in a lifeguard stand with a video camera.

We left for Atlanta, Georgia shortly thereafter in the summer of 1997, so that I could begin my studies in chiropractic medicine. While I was in chiropractic college, besides being the best chiropractor that I could, I knew I wanted to also be a sports injury specialist. For this reason, I attended graduate school to get a Masters degree in sports injury management while I went to chiropractic college. In addition to this, I volunteered the required 2,000 hours in the athletic training room and outdoors on athletic fields under the supervision of certified athletic trainers with the goal of becoming a certified athletic trainer. Upon completion of the 2,000 hours of learning about sports injuries under the supervision of athletic trainers and orthopedic surgeons, I took the exam to become a certified athletic trainer and passed. During my masters studies, I wrote an 86 page masters thesis and after my second try, successfully defended it. I graduated chiropractic college in 2000 and received my masters degree in 2001.

Janice and I both attended Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Roswell, Georgia. We were very involved with our church and we had several good friends there. I was asked to speak on faith and values at a different church, one that I knew the pastor. I spoke during the pastor's entire sermon time and it was one of the most rewarding things I've ever done.

After graduation, I received an offer to be the sole practitioner at Chiropractic and Sports Injury Specialists of North Fulton, in Alpharetta, Georgia. The clinic owner started the office at the time I graduated and he was also very involved in sports chiropractic. Having a strong background in sports chiropractic gave me the opportunity to assist the team chiropractor for the Atlanta Falcons, as well as serving as the team doctor for a national champion minor league football team.

As my practice in Alpharetta grew, I began to get a few referrals from medical doctors. Slowly, as patients got better, the referrals grew to the point that orthopedic surgeons and family physicians were sending patients on a regular basis. I have been invited by an Atlanta orthopedic surgery group on several occasions to guest speak on the topic of alternative management of low back pain.

Shortly after the birth of our son Tyler, Janice and I felt the need to return back home to Tampa so that we could be closer to our families. Although I severed many ties when I decided to leave Georgia, Janice and I are very excited about our futures in Florida. I look forward to serving the Pasco / Hillsborough county area with the utmost care and compassion and building the same reputation that I had in Atlanta.

Sincerely,

Dr. Scott Paton

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