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Dr. James Pedreiro's Bio

 

Education

1997- present   State of California-Dept. of Health Services
 - Radiography X- ray Supervisor and Operator

1999 - 2006     Palmer Chiropractic College West, San José, Ca.
- Chiropractic Sports Physician Course (CCSP), 108 hours

June 1997        National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- Certificate of Attainment, Part I & II   Certificate # 63393    
March 1997      The McKinnon Institute, Oakland, Ca.
 - Certification in Swedish & Esalen Massage, 100 hours

1994 - 1997     Life Chiropractic College West, Hayward, Ca.
- Doctor of Chiropractic

Professional experience

 

2005 - present  Private practice – Optimal Health Chiropractic, Campbell, Ca.                                           
2001 - 2005      Private practice  - Chiropractic Specialists, San Jose, Ca.
1997 - 2001      Associate Doctor in Multidisciplinary Clinic, Stockton, Ca                

Accreditations

 

2000                 Qualified Medical Evaluator appointed by State of California
                            Industrial Medical Council, QME #  933990
1999                 Industrial Disability Examiner - Certified by LCCW
2001                 Certified Injury Prevention Specialist with BackSafe 
BackSafe is a program that designs job specific workshops that are aimed at training employees how to perform their jobs bio-mechanically correct to reduce work injuries.    Dr. Pedreiro has taught at the following locations: San Jose Mercury News, Hayward University, Santa Clara Valley Water District, Vehicle Transportation Authority (VTA), John  Muir Hospital (Sanitation dept), Kaiser-Vallejo (Nurses, Radiology Technicians), All four Kendall Jackson Wineries in Northern Ca., Beringer winery, United Airlines(San Francisco), Wells Fargo Bank, Sunnyvale Firefighters and Virage Logic.

Memberships

 

American Chiropractic Association
International Chiropractic Association
S.E.S. Portuguese Society
Campbell Chamber of Commerce
Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
Past Vice President - Portuguese Chamber of Commerce

Languages

Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish