Chad has loved sports his whole life. This love has been instrumental in him going to college, completing a masters degree in exercise science, learning massage therapy, going to acupuncture school, and finally specializing in orthopedic and sports acupuncture.

This specialization began while in acupuncture school at Southwest Acupuncture College, by starting an intense apprenticeship with Whitfield Reaves. The apprenticeship included, completing his apprenticeship program, helping him write his book (The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain), and assisting him while teaching nearly every class he taught for the next 7 years. Over the next 9 years Chad has taught at Southwest Acupuncture College, WON Institute, and Tristate College of Acupuncture, classes include; sports acupuncture, physical assessment, clinical mentorship, and palpation. He has also taught continuing education classes on orthopedic and sports injuries.

For a while Chad experimented with a few other ideas within the sports acupunctre scene by being a founder of the Sports Acupuncture Alliance and The PInpoint Performance Podcast. But he has moved on from these ideas to focus on his acupuncture practice. Chad currently practices at Philadelphia Sports Acupuncture, where he tries to help his patients stay out there doing the sports that they love.

Chad spends his downtime with his family Meghan, Fiona, and Iris as well training for some sport typically rock climbing, cross country skiing, or ice hockey but this changes all the time so feel free to ask what he is currently trying to get better at. In the non sports world he has been slowly learning guitar for years.