Dr. Katherine Marek, HonBSc, DC, FIAMA

Dr. Katherine Marek, HonBSc, DC, FIAMA

Statement from Dr. Katherine Marek

"My goal is to provide the patients with the highest quality spinal assessment and care. Spinal problems can usually be solved non-operatively if the physician listens to the patient, carefully examines the patient and then implements the proper treatment program. My experience and training provide the patient with multiple options, so that together, the patient and I can best select the most appropriate choice for his or her condition. "

Healthcare Education

Doctor of Chiropractic - New York Chiropractic College

Fellowship in Medical Acupuncture - International Academy of Medical Acupuncture

HonsBSc- University of Toronto—St. George Campus

VA Chiropractic Internship - Buffalo New York Veteran’s Hospital

Whiplash & Brain Traumatology Certificate - Spine Research Institute of San Diego

12 Certificates in Pain Management - American Medical Association

Healthcare Experience

Over the last several years Dr. Marek has had the opportunity to see the healthcare system from both the financial and clinical side of healthcare. Dr. Marek was involved in clinical rotations at the Buffalo New York Veterans Hospital and Erie County Medical Center . Dr. Marek also participated in externships with Loma Linda and Prince William Health Systems.

Dr. Marek, after a competitive application process was one of the first in her class to be accepted and participate in ground-braking new Chiropractic and Orthopedic internship program through New York Chiropractic College and the Buffalo New York Veterans Hospital (1). The benefit of this program is that it provides chiropractic students with the opportunity to share common educational ground with medical students, thus helping to bridge the clinical gap between the two healthcare fields (2).

Dr. Marek’s VA internship experience provided her with approximately 300 clinical hours of patient care and management in a hospital setting dealing with patients suffering from chronic pain, disability and post traumatic stress (1). In addition, she was exposed to approximately 80 hours of orthopedic patient management and surgical observations under the supervision of Dr. Israel Ziv, Head Orthopedic Surgeon at the Buffalo New York Veteran’s Hospital and liaison between the chiropractic and orthopedic fields (1).

Lastly, her VA internship training provided her with approximately 40 hours of research training which has helped her develop skills that she now uses in her practice treating whiplash and chronic pain patients (1).

The VA internship program is the basis for which Dr. Dunn, staff chiropractor at the Buffalo New York Veterans Hospital is using to develop the first Chiropractic Residency Program (1).

Dr. Dunn made the following statements in regards to the internship program the Dr. Marek was part of.

“The significance of this VA chiropractic internship is that it represents the only educational opportunity of its kind currently available to chiropractic student interns (1)”

“The implications of the VA chiropractic internship program are significant with relation to research, the development of a chiropractic residency program within the VA Health Care System (1)”

1. Dunn, AS: A Chiropractic Internship Program in the Department of Veteran Affairs Healthcare System: J. Chiropr Educ Vol. 19, No 2: 2005

2. Dunn, AS: A survey of chiropractic academic affiliations within the department of veteran’s affairs health care system. Chiropr Educ. 2007 Fall; 21(2): 138–143