About Dr. Donaldson
Legal Status
Registered Physical Therapist
California License #: PT008117
1976 to Current
Registered Physical Therapist
Indiana License #: 05000819A
1975 to Current
Physical Therapy Board of Certification
Board Certification in Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist, OCS
1994 to 2014
Doctor of Chiropractic
California License #: DC24478
1995 to Current
Qualified Medical Evaluator in California Worker Compensation
QME #: 918084
1997-2010
X-Ray Supervisor & Operator in California
Permit #: RHC 143147
1995 to 2010
Real Estate Broker in California
License #: 01766800
2010 to 2018
Teaching Experience
USC Associate Professor
USC Post Graduate Physical Therapy Doctorate Program
Spinal Radiograph Interpretation
2001 – 2005
Florida State APTA Annual Convention
X-RAY Interpretation of the Lumbar Spine
September 21-22, 1997
Publications
National American Physical Therapy Association Home Study Course of Radiology
Spinal Plain Film Interpretation
Honors
Olympic Physical Therapist (1984)
Santa Barbara Poly Clinic for Summer Olympic Games
Chairperson (1985-1987)
Tri-County District, California Chapter
American Physical Therapy Association
President (1997-1999)
Ventura District
California Chiropractic Association
Director (2000 – 2006)
Ventura District
California Chiropractic Association
Professional Organizations
American Physical Therapy Association
Member (1975 to Present)
California Chiropractic Association
Member (1994 to 2019)
Employment Record
Buena Physical Therapy Services, Inc.
Ventura, California
Owner/Operator
November 1979 to present
Donaldson Chiropractic, Inc.
Ventura, California
Owner/Operator
September 1996 to February 2009
Community Memorial Hospital
Ventura, California
Chief Physical Therapist
May 1977 to November 1979
Organizer
Initiated Physical Therapy services at various hospitals in the Eastern States for contracted services.
1976-1977
Staff Therapist
Community Memorial Hospital
Hook’s Rehabilitation Unit
Indianapolis, Indiana
1975 to 1976
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (1975)
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Doctor of Chiropractic (1995)
Cleveland Chiropractic College
Los Angeles, California
Continuing Education
Mini-Residency Programs:
Clinical Seminar in Manual Therapy
Lumbar Spine – Australian Approach
1991 – 1992
Nine-month program
UCLA School of Dentistry
TMJ: Post Graduate Internship
1991 – 1992
Nine-month program
Clinical Seminars in Manual Therapy
Cervical Spine – Australian Approach
1990 – 1991
Nine-month program
Extended Time Seminars:
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation
Surgery & Rehabilitation
of the Hand
March 1989
Philadelphia, PA
Center for Disorders of the Knee and Shoulder
New Direction in Arthroscopic Surgery
May 1986
Cincinnati, OH
APTA
Advanced Cervical Spine
Evaluation & Mobilization Techniques
January 1981
Stanley Paris
Arizona APTA
Advanced Cervical & Thoracic Spine Evaluation
June 1979
Ola Grimsby
Institute of Postgraduate Health Sciences
Intermediate Cervical & Thoracic Spine Evaluation & Mobilization Techniques
January 1979
Institute of Postgraduate Health Sciences
Institute of Postgraduate Health Sciences
Physical Therapy in Dentistry
May 1978
Health Sciences
Rocoboto
Institute of Postgraduate Health Sciences
Advanced Thoraco-Lumbar Spine Evaluation
March 1978