Dr. Simon Dagenais, DC, PhD
The JCCA is delighted to announce that Dr. Simon Dagenais has joined the Editorial Board of the Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association.
Dr. Simon Dagenais is a research scientist with the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Ottawa and advises surgeons on clinical research methodology. Simon also holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, where he occasionally teaches medical students about evidence-based medicine. Simon is a member of the North American Spine Society, Associate Editor for The Spine Journal, and currently co-editing a supplement of TSJ with Scott Haldeman on the management of chronic low back pain without surgery. Simon is a peer reviewer for several scientific journals including TSJ, JMPT, JCCA, and CMAJ. He co-founded the CAM Research Institute in Irvine, California, a non-profit organization devoted to conducting research into promising complementary therapies, including prolotherapy for chronic low back pain. Simon obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Health, Science, and Policy, specializing in Epidemiology and Public Health, at the University of California, Irvine, and a Doctor of Chiropractic from Southern California University of Health Sciences.