R. Jay Shetlin: Chiropractic Physician, Author, Speaker
10464 S. Redwood Rd.
South Jordan, UT 84095
Office: 801 446-5100
Email: drjay@shetlin.com
Website: http://www.sojochiro.com/
https://www.drjayshetlin.com/ – Books
Date of Birth: May 1969
Birth Place: San Diego, CA
Personal Statement
“I will prevent disease (or injury) whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.” – Excerpt from The Modern Hippocratic Oath 1964, Dr. Louis Lasagna; School of Medicine at Tufts University.
Education / Experience
Overseas Service: Christian missionary in Seoul, Korea 1988-1990 Taught English in Korea part of 1992 to help pay for undergrad.
Undergraduate Studies: University of Utah 9-1991 to 5-1995.
Major: Pre-med/Biology 201 President’s Circle; SLC, UT 84112 (801) 851- 7200
Doctorate of Chiropractic: Palmer College of Chiropractic 7-1996 to 2-1999
Bachelor of Science and Doctorate of Chiropractic 1000 North Brady Street; Davenport, IA 52803 (562) 884-5000
Board Certified by the National Board of Examiners 1998
Advanced Studies – treatment of pregnant patients and the care of the Pediatric spine 1999 to 2001
Certified Motor Vehicle Occupant Injury Specialist Since 2004 (Certified by the Personal Injury Training Institute)
Lived and Practiced Overseas: Global Wellness Centre 2-2005 to 10-2006, Lisboa, Portugal
Leadership Experience
01-2001 to 12-2003 – President of the Utah Spinal Research Foundation
- Research on the effects of Chiropractic on Patients with Asthma
- Research on the effects of Chiropractic on patients with Multiple Sclerosis
- Hosted USRF Triathlon (St. George, UT)
01-2004 to 12-2004 – President of the American Spinal Research Foundation
- Hosted the Natural Health and Fitness Expo (St. George UT) 03-2004
09-2009 Volunteer Physician for “Healing Hands for Haiti”
05-05-2010 Host of “Community Wellness Day” in South Jordan, Utah
09-2011 Co-host with City of South Jordan for “Night out Against Crime” in South Jordan, Utah
11-2011 to -2015 – Board Member of the Utah Chiropractic Physician’s Association
2014-2015 – VP Utah Chiropractic Physician’s Association
2010– Present – Organized and acting President of “The Whiplash Group” seminars
2014- Present – President of “DeLorean Motor Club of Utah”
Membership
Licensed Physician in the State of Utah since July 1999
Current Member of the Utah Chiropractic Physician’s Association
Member of the International Chiropractic Association (Past)
Member of the Portugal Chiropractic Association since 11-2005
* Practiced in Portugal at the Global Wellness Centre 2-2005 to 10-2006 Alameda dos Oceanos 4.24 O-A Sacavem, Portugal 1990-506 (Expo North)
2010- Present Member of The Whiplash Group (President of The Utah Whiplash Group 2010-2014) ( 2016 -current)
Teaching Experience
2007-2012 Regularly taught Auto Accident Physics and Safety at Local High Schools
CE trainer for Local Police, Fire and EMT
2011 Faculty for Brican Corp., training doctors internationally regarding PI case management
2010-2011 Certified with the State of Utah as CE trainer for Insurance Agents
2010-Current – Faculty and Seminar Coordinator – The Whiplash Group and The Whiplash Group Seminars – speaking on business, biophysics, biomechanics of a MVC, anatomy, physiology, documentation, and injury rehabilitation post MVC.
Numerous Local Seminars for Physicians and Attorneys– www.WhiplashGroup.org
2014 Parker Seminar Las Vegas – Guest speaker – “Personal Injury, physics, and biophysics”
2017 Business Finishing School – Dallas Texas – Guest speaker
2017, March – Salt Lake City, Utah – The Whiplash Group – Ethics, Marketing, & Personal Injury Case Management
2018, March – Salt Lake City, Utah – The Whiplash Group – Croft Guidelines, Ethic, Proper exams, diagnosis and reporting for Personal Injury cases.
2019, March – Salt Lake City, Utah – The Whiplash Group – Ethics, Pediatric Personal Injury Care, the Do’s and Don’ts, Patient mechanism of injury (biomechanics)
2019, March – Virginia State Chiropractic Association – “MVC and the Pediatric Patient” (biomechanics and occupant injury physics)
2019, April – California – “MVC physics and how it translates to the human occupant, documentation.”
2019 Aug – Palmer College Homecoming – Guest speaker – “MVC and the Pediatric Patient.” (biomechanics and occupant injury physics)
2019, Nov – Seattle; Washington State Chiropractic Association – “MVC Physics. Practice documentation. Ethical marketing.”
2019, Nov – WG; Spokane Washington – “Medical-Legal Communication, Ethics in Marketing, MVC physics and how these translates to the human occupant.”
2020, Jan – Missouri State Chiropractic Association – “Medical-Legal communication, Ethics, Marketing, MVC physics accident reconstruction vs. what the human occupant experiences and how that translates to injury.
2020, Feb – The Whiplash Group – Salt Lake City, Utah – Ethics, Marketing, Physics of Injury, Treatment Protocols
2021, May – The Whiplash Group – Austin, TX – Ethics, Marketing, Physics of Injury, Treatment Protocols
2022. Feb – The Whiplash Group “Personal Injury and Practice Success Summit” – Salt Lake City, Utah. MC, Physics, Croft Guidelines, Patient Care, Medical-Legal
2023 Jan 6 & Jan 13 – The Whiplash Group 1-day “Personal Injury and Practice Success Seminar” – St. George, UT and SLC, UT. MC physics, Pediatric patient care, Med-Legal
Hobbies & Other Interests
Mountain Biking, Teaching, Family, Religious studies, ASL or Sign Language
Publications
Chiropractic NeuroMusculoSkeletal (out of print)
1998
Student Guide to Orthopedic testing in a Patient Exam
Solving the Health and Wealth Conundrum (out of print)
2010 ISBN: 9780-98250764-351995
The family Guide to Living Healthy without Jeopardizing Your Financial Future
The Physician’s Guide: Whiplash and Hidden Soft Tissue Injuries
2011 ISBN: 978-09843900-2-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 211904538
Researched based reasons when, where and why to refer patients who have been involved in Motor Vehicle Collisions. Second Edition: 2013
Endorsed by: Rachot vacharothone, MD; Rude Ferrate, MD; Jeff States, DC; Fab Mancini, DC; Dan Murphy, DC; BL Smith – training coordinator Sandy City Police Department; to name a few.
The Boy Who Would Never Run (Co Author)
2014 Rockstar Publishing House ISBN: 978-193750682-7
Inspirational autobiography of Harrison, a 12 year old boy, who overcame the debilitating effects of Spinal Meningitis and Cerebral Palsy through chiropractic care, nutrition and the power of prayer.
Future Health
2016 ISBN: 978-0-9843900-4-5
Future Health: Aging Gracefully to 100 Years and Beyond!
Modern health and wealth tips gathered from living and practicing in Europe, Asia and the US.
Particular focus on nutrition, daily habits, REM sleep, relationships and perspective with a powerful
Interview with the financial Guru – Garrett Gunderson
Contributing Author
Sept. 8, 2017 – Rock Your Life: Encouraging Stories to Inspire and Motivate You to Rock Your Life
Nov. 13, 2017 – Thought Leaders: Business Expert Forum at Harvard Faculty Club 2017 (Volume 2)
Utah Matters
Air Date: March 20, 2011
Expert panel discussion of health topics – Fat vs. Fiction: Foods that heal vs. foods that harm or make us fat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rssML40Avg8
Air Date: May 12, 2014
Expert panel discussion of Motor Vehicle Collision Injury, Occupant injury physics, Prevention and Statistics
(Dr. Jay Shetlin, Attorney Bryan Larson and Sargent Todd Royce)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg1CmD0pQg0
Air Date: May, 2, 2018
Expert panel discussion of Chiropractors in the news
(Dr. Joshua Redd, Dr. Craig Buhler, Dr. Jay Shetlin, , Dr. Kristina Stitcher )
Air Date: June29,2022
Expert shares highway-safety during the “100 deadliest days”
(Dr. Jay Shetlin and host)
Good Things Utah with Dr. Shetlin 6_29_2022 – YouTube
Air Date: November 28, 2022
Dangers of driving without headlights (day or night)
(Dr. Jay Shetlin and host)
Good Things Utah with Dr. Shetlin November_28,2022 – YouTube
Air Date: January 2023
“What to do AFTER a car crash”
(Dr. Jay Shetlin, Jeff Metler, ESQ, and host)
Good Things Utah with Dr. Shetlin January 23, 2023 – YouTube
Harvard Lecture – Personal Injury
2017 September 27
Dr. Shetlin spoke at Harvard on the 5 things everyone should know regarding
Motor Vehicle Collisions and the business surrounding Personal Injury.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXrV6wJDFRw&t=15s
Chiropractic Revealed: Untold Truths About Chiropractic (DVD)
Completed: August 25, 2017
Air Date: TBD
Brianne Johnson from Utah ABC-4 guides Individual interviews of four different chiropractic
Physicians explaining their different specialties.
These include: an Auto Accident specialist (Dr. Shetlin), Pediatric Chiropractor (Dr. Kristina Stitcher), Functional Medicine (Dr. Joshua Redd), and former Sports Chiropractor for the Utah Jazz (Dr. Craig Buhler).
Ten Common Mistakes Chiropractor Make in Personal Injury – eBook (2018)
Doctors “don’t know what they don’t know” and their innocent mistakes can be hurting both their patients and their own business. This book addresses some of the superficial problems chiropractors make in Personal Injury.
Ten Common Mistakes Personal Injury Attorneys Make – eBook (2018)
Working Personal Injury for almost two decades now, I have worked with some of the best (and sadly, some of the worst) Personal Injury attorneys. This book addresses some of the common mistakes PI attorneys make that hurt both the patient/client and the case overall.
Understanding Healthy Relationships: The Bullseye Principle – (2020)
Maximizing relationships by understanding and exercising foundational principles in basic relationships working toward outer relationships.
The Roommate Survivor’s Guide – (2020)
The education guided contract between roommates to make healthy co-habitation easier and ultimately more successful for life-long friendships.
Personal Injury Utah Nov (2023)
Magazine of articles from personal injury experts across the state of Utah benefiting public safety and education. Dr. Shetlin highlight article.
Witness or Expert Witness
- Deposition as Treating Physician – Val Bradshaw
- Deposition as Treating Physician – Dan McManus with Attorney Jeff Metler vs. State Farm
3/2011 Deposition as Treating Physician – Manuel Montes with Attorney Bryan Larson vs. Dairyland
4/2012 Deposition as Treating Physician – Mark Faux with Attorney Steve Linton vs. Nation Wide
1/2015 Deposition as Treating Physician – Kristi Briggs with Attorney Matthew Kober vs. All State
8/2016 Deposition as Expert Witness – Joyce Chuon with Robert J. Debry vs. Dr. Evan J. Lefevre
8/2019 Trial as Expert Witness – Chantelle Miles vs. Federal Express Corporation & Danial Young
6/2021 Deposition as Treating Physician – Bridget Bolland vs. StateFarm & Jacob Johnson
8/2023 Mediation Witness as Treating Physician – Chantel Murphy with Robert J Debry vs. StateFarm