The Dracut Chiropractic Team

Dr. Steven Saro, D.C.

Chiropractic Education

Dr. Steven Saro has been practicing in Dracut since 1990 when he founded the Saro Chiropractic Health Center. Dr. Saro graduated from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and Chemistry. In 1988, he obtained his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. Palmer College of Chiropractic is the oldest of the chiropractic colleges and is internationally recognized as the preeminent institution in chiropractic education.

Dr. Saro has received specialized post-graduate training in sports medicine, diagnostic radiology, spinal rehabilitation and bio-mechanics, motor vehicle trauma management, and impairment disability evaluation. He is certified in the Cox Distraction/Decompression Technique that specifically treats disc herniation/degeneration and spinal stenosis in the cervical and lumbar spine. Dr. Saro also uses Diversified, Gonstead, Activator, Thompson, Extremity, and Myofascial Release techniques in the office. In addition, Dr. Saro is a guest lecturer on complimentary and alternative medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine.

Professional Contributions

As a member of the Massachusetts Chiropractic Society (MCS), Dr. Saro has served on the Board of Directors and is the MCS’s Legislative Chairman, a position he has held since 1994. Dr. Saro has chaired the MCS’s Committee on National Health Care Reform, Medicare Committee, and Medical/Chiropractic Research Committee. He is also a Contributing Editor of the quarterly Practice Research Digest. In 1994 and 1998, Dr. Saro was the recipient of the MCS’s Extraordinary Service Award. In the fall of 2006 and then again in 2008, Dr. Saro was name the Massachusetts Chiropractic Society Chiropractor of the Year. This award is given to the doctor who makes the greatest contribution to the advancement of the chiropractic profession in Massachusetts. Saro is credited for his leadership in passing legislation that provides coverage of chiropractic services in the state Mass Health System. Mass Health provides state funded medical care to indigent and disabled citizens in Massachusetts. Saro was also involved in the passage of this years landmark (healthcare for all) legislation, which provides some level of healthcare coverage for all Massachusetts residents.  Dr. Saro currently serves as the elected external Vice President of the Massachusetts Chiropractic Society.  Dr. Saro is actively involved in the treatment and management of athletes. He treats professional athletes and is the team chiropractic physician for the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Family

Dr. Saro is married and has three children ages 18, 16, and 6. He coaches youth hockey and little league baseball in his hometown of Westford, Massachusetts. He is an active member of his church, St. Catherine’s of Alexandria. Among his many charitable works include Food for the Poor (Catholic charities), MA/COM Food Share (Food Pantry, Lowell), and the Dracut Scholarship Foundation. He also serves on the Board of Corporators for the Lowell Five and Savings Bank, is a benefactor to the Westford Charitable Foundation and past president of the Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra. Dr. Saro enjoys competing in the sport of triathlon.

Dr. David J. Fieldgate, D.C.

Chiropractic Education

Dr. Fieldgate is a 1998 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic (Davenport, Iowa). He also holds a B.A. degree from the College of Wooster (Wooster, Ohio: 1972) and a M.S. degree from C.W. Post College (Brookville, NY: 1974). 

Training

Before becoming a chiropractor, Dr. Fieldgate spent almost 15 years working for Fisons—an English pharmaceutical company dealing in the allergy/asthma business. With Fisons he worked in Medical Departments in the USA and England. Amongst a wide range of responsibilities, he was involved in managing clinical asthma studies throughout the USA and had the responsibility of establishing international Good Clinical Practice procedures. When he left Fisons to attend Palmer Chiropractic College, he had the position of Associate Director Standards and Compliance.

Professional Contributions

Dr. Fieldgate is Advanced Proficiency Rated in the Activator Methods adjusting technique. He is an active member of the Massachusetts Chiropractic Society and the American Chiropractic Association. Additionally, he is currently Secretary of the Palmer College of Chiropractic International Alumni Association and is a member of the Alumni Board of the College of Wooster. In his church, he has been Chairman of the Trustees and the Music Committee and a member of the Church Council.

Hobbies

Dr. Fieldgate has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean, and has traveled to China and Australia. He is a member of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and sings in the Holiday Pops Concerts each December with the Boston Pops Orchestra at Symphony Hall in Boston. Besides singing with the TFC he sings in his church choir and in other local choruses. Along with travel and singing, Dr. Fieldgate also enjoys photography and all sports. While at Wooster and for several years after graduation, he played lacrosse. He is an Eagle Scout and a member of the National Eagle Scout Association.

Dr. Allison Simon, D.C.

Chiropractic Education

Dr. Allison Simon is a 1999 graduate of New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls, N.Y, one of the top chiropractic colleges in the United States. She received her B.S. degree from Johnson and Wales University. Since graduating from chiropractic college, she worked at a chiropractic office treating patients with motor vehicle and work related injuries for a few years. She then began providing chiropractic services at many chiropractic offices in eastern Massachusetts, which has exposed her to many styles and methods of chiropractic. She was also an adjunct professor at Quincy College, teaching Anatomy and Physiology to nursing students.

Training

Dr. Simon has special post graduate training in spinal rehabilitation and biomechanics and motor vehicle trauma management. She is certified in impairment and disability evaluation and Nimmo Tonus soft tissue technique. Dr. Simon also uses Activator methods, Active Release Technique, Diversified, and extremity adjusting.

Family

Dr. Simon is married with two sons, age three and six. She enjoys traveling, exercising, cooking, and being with her family.

Johanna Cassidy, Massage Therapist

Education

Johanna Cassidy, a Registered Nurse since 1993 and graduate of Middlesex Community College in Lowell, Massachusetts.  She worked in Nursing Management for geriatrics and several years for the Greater Lowell Visiting Nurse Association. Johanna is also a 1997 graduate of New England Academy of Therapeutic Sciences in Nashua, New Hampshire. She uses a combination of deep tissue, neuromuscular, swedish, trigger point release, and vmyofascial release massage techniques catering to the patients needs. Johanna specializes in acute and chronic pain of the spine, shoulders, and neck; and also delivers techniques for sports and athletic injuries and health maintenance.

Training

Johanna is Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, a level 2 certified Reiki Practitioner, and a member of the American Medical Massage Therapy Association. She has been practicing massage therapy for the past 7 years at the Saro Chiropractic Health Center.

Wei/Vivian Zhang, MS, Lic. Ac., Certified Chinese Herbalist

Training

Wei/Vivian Zhang, Licensed Acupuncturist and Certified Chinese Herbalist, is a well-known specialist in treating illness and disorders with Chinese Herbal Medicine (CHM) and acupuncture. Vivian is currently a medical staff member of Mass General Hospital and Emerson Hospital. She has been working as a professor and the Chinese Herbal Pharmacy manager at the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA) since 1999. She has participated in several clinical research programs such as "Acupuncture Treatment for Menopausal Hot Flashes" and "Stop Hypertension with Acupuncture" at various US hospitals and schools. Before joining NESA, she served as Senior Physician of Guan An Men Hospital (GAMH) Affiliated to China Academy of TCM in Beijing, where she treated patients with combined Chinese medicine and western medical treatments. Vivian Zhang is also an advocate of traditional Chinese nutrition. The importance of Chinese nutrition is strongly emphasized in her practice and teaching. She led the Chinese Herbal garden project to increase public and professional awareness of Chinese Herbal medicine.

Education

Vivian received her medical degree from Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in 1994, and her Master's degree in Nutrition and Health Promotion from Simmons College.

Support Staff

Dr. Steven Saro | Phone: (978) 970-2222
101 Broadway Rd, Rte 113, Dracut, MA