Meet the Doctor
Dr. Susan J. Aubuchon
I have been involved in some aspect of the health care industry since I was 15 years old. At that time I volunteered in a psychiatric hospital in St. Louis, Missouri and my job was to recover patients from electro-convulsive therapy. I progressed on to working as a Unit Secretary in the same hospital until I graduated from Nursing School in 1977. I worked as a Critical Care Nurse Specialist in Cardiovascular Surgery for the next 15 years. During that time I taught a Critical Care course to new Intensive Care Unit nurses and medical physicians.
I also was heavily involved in the heart transplant program in St. Louis and wrote a text detailing the nursing care of heart transplant patients which was a pivotal document moving cardiac transplantation procedures from the University hospital setting to a general hospital environment. This was the first of its kind in the nation.
In the final five years of my active nursing practice, I was a Nurse Manager over two ICU's and a telemetry step-down unit. During this time, I became very aware of the insurance-driven economic pressures governing the quality of health care. We were doing "full-court-press" on patients that were well into the morbidity/mortality end of the life-continuum hallway. After providing very heroic and very expensive treatment to keep these patients alive, we would pat the patient on their shaved heads, and send them home sick because their insurance wouldn't approve a longer hospital recovery period. This is the point in history when the 'home health nursing' businesses came into existence. And, that is when I decided to go back to school and learn how to keep patients on the wellness end of life's hallway.
It has been 28 years now since I began my practice here in Lewiston, Idaho. I have maintained my RN license, I am a licensed Chiropractic physician, a licensed Certified Acupuncturist, a doctor in Naturopathic Medicine, and certified in Applied Neurology and Foundational Nutrition. Every day repeatedly demonstrates to me that Chiropractic medicine – functional medicine is, and should always be, the first step in any patient's life. We focus our energies on helping the body heal itself. Chiropractic makes significant and many times, life-altering improvements in many patients' lives. We see it in our practices every day. It has been my privilege and honor to practice Chiropractic and be a member of this community of healers.
EDUCATION
American Academy of Ozonotherapy
Frank Shallenberger, MD, HMD
Advanced Ozone Therapy Certification - 2012-2013
Great Lakes College
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (NMD) - 2010
Logan College of Chiropractic
Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine (DC) - 1996
Post-Doctorate Certification in Acupuncture (ACC) - 1996
BS in Human Biology 1994
St. Louis University
Advanced Critical Care Registered Nurse Certification (CCRN) - 1983
DePaul Hospital School of Nursing / Fontbonne College. St Louis, Missouri
Registered Nurse Diploma (RN) - 1977
AWARDS
Idaho Association of Chiropractic Physicians Chiropractor of the Year Award - 2010
Idaho Association of Chiropractic Physicians President's Award - 2009
Idaho Association of Chiropractic Physicians President's Award - 2008
Award for Clinical Excellence, Logan Chiropractic College - 1996
Recognition Award for Consultation and Teaching Services, Logan Chiropractic College - 1996 Certificate of Merit in Recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement, Logan Chiropractic College - 1996
Award for Clinical Excellence and Leadership in the Cardiovascular Recovery Intensive Care Unit, DePaul Community Health Center, Missouri - 1990
WORK EXPERIENCE
Chiropractic Physician, Nutrition, Acupuncture, Low-Level Laser Therapy, Detoxification, Prolozone therapy
Owns and practices in private primary care Alternative Medicine Clinic 1997-present
Idaho Association of Chiropractic Physicians
Board Member - 2004-2012
Chiropractic Clinical Intern, Educator, and Consultant
Logan College of Chiropractic - 1993-1996
Cardiovascular Nurse Clinician and Consultant
St. Louis Heart Institute, Bridgeton, Missouri - 1992-1993
Nurse Manager - Cardiovascular Recovery ICU; Surgical ICU; Progressive Care Unit; ER Triage and Supervisor of 600-bed health center
DePaul Community Health Center - 1988-1992
Critical Care Course Educator
DePaul Community Health Center - 1988-1992
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Clinical Nurse Specialist/Clinical Preceptor
St, Louis University Health Center! DePaul Community Health Center, Missouri - 1978-1988
Medical Unit Charge Nurse
DePaul Community Health Center, Bridgeton, Missouri - 1977-1978
Unit Secretary
St. Vincent DePaul Psychiatric Health Center, St. Louis, Missouri - 1972-1977
PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
Nursing Care of the Heart Transplant Patient
DePaul Community Health Center, Bridgeton, Missouri - 1985
MEMBERSHIPS
Idaho Association of Chiropractic Physicians (IACP)
American Chiropractic Association (ACA)