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Dr. Gene Cretsinger & Dr. Janet Cuhel

Dr. Gene Cretsinger & Dr. Janet Cuhel​

Curriculum Vitae

Gene Cretsinger, DC & Janet Cuhel, DC, D.I.C.C.P.

3800 River Ridge Dr NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Phone: 319-393-3996
Fax: 319-393-7187
spinalcc@spinalcc.com

Dr. Gene Cretsinger

I. EDUCATION

  • Graduated from Bayard Community School, Bayard, IA - 1961
  • Attended Wayne State Teachers College, Wayne, NE - 1961-63
  • Enrolled at Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, IA - 1963
  • Opened chiropractic office in Cedar Rapids, IA - 1967

II. PALMER HISTORY

  • President of the Palmer College Student Body - 1966
  • Served as Chairman of Student Judiciary Committee - 1966
  • Graduated from Palmer College as Salutatorian and a member of the International Chiropractic Honor Society - 1966

III. CIVIC SERVICE

  • Sertoman of the Year award, Cedar Rapids Chapter - 1968-69
  • President of Sertoma Club, Cedar Rapids, IA - 1969-70
  • Initiated the existing law enforcement recognition awards for the Linn County Sheriff's office; the Cedar Rapids Police Department; and the Marion Police Department- 1970(A program to recognize law enforcement officers and create positive public relations.)
  • President of Hawkeye Zoological Society - 1971-73
  • Member of Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board of Directors - 1981-87
  • President of Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board of Directors - 1986-87

IV. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

  • Past secretary -Treasurer (spokesman) for the Chiropractic Society of Iowa - 1978-79
  • Chiropractor of the Year award from Chiropractic Society oflowa-1976 (at that time the largest and oldest Chiropractic Society in the state)
  • Instructor for postgraduate chiropractic practice procedure of spinal correction (Pettibon Specific Technique) 1971-75
  • Member of the International Chiropractors Association (ICA)
  • Coordinator for the 1244 chiropractors of the 22 county Chiropractic Education Agency - 1980-85
  • Secretary-Treasurer of the International Chiropractors Association - 1986-89
  • Certified by National College of Chiropractic in Cox-distraction technique - Nov 1992
  • Board Member of the Iowa Chiropractic Society from the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City District - 1997 to present
  • State Representative to the International Chiropractors Association - 1998
  • Fellow of the International Chiropractors Association - 1998
  • ICA Representative Assembly person of the year - 1999
  • Vice-Chairperson of the ICA Representative Assembly -1999-2000
  • Chairperson of the ICA Representative Assembly - 2000-2009
  • President of the Distinguished Fellow of the International Chiropractic Association - 2000-2009.
  • Vice-President of the International Chiropractic Association - 2009 - 2011

Dr. Janet Cuhel

  • Associate of Science, Kirkwood Community College - 1988
  • Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), Palmer College of Chiropractic - 1993
  • Established Spinal Corrective Center, P.C. with W. Gene Cretsinger, D.C. - 1993
  • Founding member of the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics - 1993
  • Diplomate in Chiropractic Pediatrics ICA Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics (D.I.C.C.P.) - 1996 Diplomate in Pediatrics of the ICA Council in Chiropractic Pediatrics, (D.I.C.C.P.), is the only board certified postgraduate program in the field of chiropractic pediatrics and is currently offered through Palmer College. In order to be eligible to sit for the Board Certification Examination of the ICA Council, candidates must attend 360 hours of classroom instruction, fulfill all assignments as required by the syllabus, and pass the examinations of the co-sponsoring CCE-accredited chiropractic college.
  • Presenter in the 1995 and 1997 International Conference on Chiropractic Pediatrics
  • Published in Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics, vol.2, No.2, Oct. 1997
  • Presented to Grant Wood Area Education Association on "The Role of Chiropractic in the Management of childhood Otitis Media" - 1997
  • Presented 6 hour class for the D.I.C.C.P. program at New York Chiropractic College "Neonate Pathology" - 1998
  • Member of the committee which developed Chapter 4 - Child Care of Recommended Clinical Protocols and Guidelines For The Practice of Chiropractic/ International Chiropractors Association - 1999
  • Board Examiner for the D.I.C.C.P candidates, wrote portion of the test and gave practical - 1999
  • Presented "Chiropractic Management of the Special Needs Child" to occupational and physical therapists and St. Lukes Children's Therapy Center, Cedar Rapids, IA 2000