Manuel Duarte, DC, MSAc, DABCO, DACBSP
Professor, Clinical Practice
Dr. Duarte
earned his BS in physical education from Brooklyn College and his
MS in developmental disabilities from Long Island University. After
earning his master's degree, he investigated various health care
professions before choosing chiropractic and coming to National for
his DC degree.
"The philosophy of chiropractic appealed to me very much," he
said. "I was a chiropractic patient due to some football injuries.
I decided it was something I would like to know. Also, it offered
independence and allowed me to directly help people with medical
problems using a philosophy that appealed to me."
Dr. Duarte's special interest is sports injuries, and he
maintains a private practice in which he specializes in training
both amateur and professional athletes. In addition to
certifications as a chiropractic sports physician and strength
training specialist, Dr. Duarte has also earned diplomates from the
American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedics and the American
Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians.
He has been a full-time faculty member at NUHS for 19 years,
serving on the chiropractic practice faculty as a clinician at
National's Whole Health Center - Lombard and teaching in the
postgraduate education program. He is now chair of clinical
practice and chief clinician for the DC program. In 2013, he earned
his master of science in acupuncture from NUHS.
Dr. Duarte enjoys working with students at National because they
are excited about embarking on their careers. "Being a part of that
process is interesting and makes for an exciting life," he
said.
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