Lewis Bazakos, M.S., D.C., an NYCC Trustee and past Board chair was named “Chiropractor of the Year” by the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) at their House of Delegates meeting in Cincinnati. The prestigious citation is one of the ACA’s highest honors, awarded to an individual who demonstrates “exceptional service, achievement and/or leadership to the chiropractic profession for current or past accomplishments.”

A 1978 NYCC alumnus, Bazakos has served on the College's Board of Trustees since 1997, assuming its chair from 2004 to 2007, during which he oversaw the inauguration of NYCC’s School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and the School of Applied Clinical Nutrition. He was also an enthusiastic advocate for establishment of the College’s Institutional Advancement division.

Immediate past chair of the ACA Board of Governors and former president of the New York State Chiropractic Association, Bazakos chairs the ACA Legislative Committee and the groundbreaking Chiropractic Summit, where, according to the ACA, “Dr. Bazakos coalesced the profession’s major stakeholders in developing a strategy to ensure broader expansion of chiropractic services within Medicare and the inclusion of chiropractic in any national health care initiative.” Congratulations, Dr. Bazakos and thank you for your many years of significant contributions to the chiropractic profession.

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