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Thomas Marinaro, D.C. attended Chiropractic school in Marietta, Ga where he finished four years and earned his Doctor in Chiropractic. He chose this school due to its philosophy & reputation in teaching a more diverse approach along with its skills in adjusting the human spine.

Dr. Marinaro comes from a family of Chiropractors. His dad TJ, graduated from NY Chiropractic college and was one of the first Chiropractors to practice in Rome, Italy. He remembers with pride & amazement on how the patients responded with satisfaction after an adjustment. Not to say the line of patients spilling into the streets waiting to get adjusted that had a great influence in Dr Marinaro’s decision to follow the same profession.

After completing his undergraduate in Italy, he then moved back to the States to pursue his studies in Chiropractic. After completing 4 years, instead of joining his dad in Rome who was holding the practice for him, he decided to join his brother in Los Angeles where they opened 3 offices & practiced together before selling the practices & then finally opening up on there own.

Dr. Marinaro has been practicing on 3rd & Sweetzer in Los Angeles, & W. Hollywood, Beverly Hills for the past 25 years. He joined a close MD friend from Harvard and attended and earned a Doctorate in Homeopathy which he incorporates along with rehabilitation, fitness, exercise & nutrition in his practice & approach to health & treatments of the spine & body.

At the Pain Relief Center, in addition to Chiropractic, they offer a variety of massages and Acupuncture. His patient base is largely from the entertainment industry and they accept most private PPO insurances.

Dr. Jessica Grichy is not just a regular Chiropractor using Adjustments, Physiotherapy modalities and active Care to help you get rid of your pain. Services include Chiropractic adjustments, Craniosacral Therapy, Applied Kinesiology, Functional medicine, Lab testing, Nutrition as well as Functional neurology. She uses the Principles of Applied Kinesiology as a tool for her Chiropractic evaluation when necessary. She has also been studying and attending various seminars and lectures on the subjects of Neurology, Biochemistry, Endocrinology and Functional Medicine. Dr. Jessica Grichy incorporates it all into her practice today, she is passionate and fully dedicated to helping her community by providing the best care possible. She is doing so by being Honest and Compassionate and by treating every single one of her patients like family. Dr. Jessica Grichy emphasizes the need of educating her patients by sharing her knowledge on how to reach long term Optimal Health.

I’m Dr. Jahi Smith, DC, the lead doctor at The LA Chiropractor Marina Del Rey. Together with our dedicated team, we’re on a mission to save lives, one spine at a time, through the loving service of chiropractic care.

I firmly believe in the innate power of the human body to heal itself. My goal for every patient isn’t to “heal” them, but to guide them toward unlocking their body’s natural ability to restore balance and function. As I often say, “The healer is already within you. My role as your wellness coach is to remove the barriers preventing you from achieving optimal health.”

Using techniques like diversified chiropractic adjustments, HVLA, SOT blocks, myofascial release, and other soft tissue modalities, I combine skill and care to help patients regain their vitality. My thorough diagnostic approach and compassionate care ensure that each patient’s journey is personalized and effective.

If you’re ready to take the first step toward wellness, I invite you to let me help you. Let’s get your spine checked and turn your power on!

The LA Chiropractor is a comprehensive chiropractic practice that provides services to Marina del Rey, California and the greater Los Angeles, California area and focuses on improving the health of each patient. Our Chiropractors are board-certified and offer custom corrective care for people who live in pain, have diminished balance, and injuries, recurring health issues such as migraine headaches, and much more.

Our doctors offer a multitude of chiropractic techniques, from gentle adjustments using handheld instruments to hands-on structural adjustments using drop tables. All to provide the patient with the best chiropractic care to improve health and healing. Patients find the care plans that we create to provide them long-lasting results.
Patients also love non-surgical options to nerve and disc issues such as our non-surgical spinal decompression. Non-surgical spinal decompression help patients suffering from sciatica, bulging disc, nerve compression, radiculopathy, and neuropathy. Find more information blow.

The LA Chiropractor offers advanced chiropractic care to people who suffer from post-concussion syndrome, back pain, neck pain, lower back pain, sciatica, migraines, sports injuries, and car accidents.

As a Certified Athletic Trainer and Chiropractor, Wayne Higashi, D.C., has over 20 years of experience in working with athletes and patients achieve their health goals. Dr. Higashi, D.C., graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara and Southern California University of Health Sciences and is now a licensed member of the California Chiropractic Association and the Vice President of the Santa Monica Chapter.

Frustrated by the lack of patient-first care in the medical system, Dr. Higashi and his wife, Stephanie Higashi, D.C., established Health Atlast in 2012. Their multidisciplinary clinics allow an array of doctors to communicate effectively to give every person the attentive, personalized treatment they deserve.

Dr. Higashi, D.C., cares about every patient. By listening to the patient and obtaining a thorough health history, exam and x-rays if needed Dr. Higashi, D.C., gets to the root cause. Each patient leaves with a greater understanding of their body and a personalized course of treatment to greatly improve the quality of their lives and athletic performances.

His life-saving efforts go beyond the chiropractic field, as Dr. Higashi, D.C., is also a certified rescue diver and has American Red Cross CPR certification. Dr. Higashi, D.C., aims for every patient to feel safe, heard, and healthy when under his care.

Stephanie C. Higashi, D.C., received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado with a major in Biochemistry. She went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude with a doctoral degree in chiropractic from the Southern California University of Health Sciences’ Los Angeles College of Chiropractic.

For Dr. Higashi, D.C., she loves helping people and considers and treats her patients as if they are her own family. Along with her husband, Wayne Higashi, D.C., they founded Health Atlast: a multidisciplinary health care franchise where medical, chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, nutrition and exercise is integrated to provide the best providers for the best outcome of care for patients.  

Doctors working together to provide the most comprehensive most conservative care gives patients the best results and care all in one convenient location. It allows patients to get the care they need where and when they need it. Dr. Higashi’s, D.C., hope and dream is to help as many as possible and make a positive impact by helping people be healthy and live happy lives. She loves giving back and making a difference whether it is ensuring doctors are collaborating in Health Atlast clinics or providing employment to the local Health Atlast communities or striving to provide the best care to patients locally or abroad. Helping others is what she lives and breaths for. As one of the most respected and top-rated chiropractors for over 18 years, Dr. Stephanie Higashi, D.C., empowers patients by helping them understand the core causes of their symptoms. This allows them to be hands-on in managing their own care.

Whether collaborating with traditional medical doctors or alternative medical techniques, Dr. Higashi, D.C., shares everything she knows to help provide a customized plan for patients needs. Her goal is to make sure her patients are educated on their health so they can rest assured in the treatment they receive.

Dr. Huth has been a Doctor of Chiropractic for 32 years, providing care in the Los Angeles area throughout his years of practice. He finds patient treatment and the education of future Chiropractors to be exciting and rewarding. He believes in educating and empowering a patient towards health care.

About the Practice

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Suzan Starler, DC, Cert. MDT, is a board-licensed chiropractor who provides comprehensive holistic care at her private practice, Dr. Suzan Starler Investigative Nutrition, in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. As a functional medicine practitioner, she combines her experience and expansive knowledge to help her patients finally understand what’s happening in their bodies and the steps they can take to actively support their own health and healing.

After completing her Bachelor of Science in human biology at the University of Los Angeles, California (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, Dr. Starler earned her Doctor of Chiropractic at Southern California University of Health Sciences (formally known as the Los Angeles Chiropractic College) in Whittier, California.

Since earning her Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Starler has expanded her knowledge, completing post-graduate work at the McKenzie Institute International® and the Institute for Functional Medicine®. Some of her coursework includes clinical nutrition and diversified technique, nutritional management of underlying causes of chronic disease, and breaking the complex web of leaky gut.

Dedicated to her profession, Dr. Starler is certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® (MDT) by McKenzie Institute International and has advanced clinical training in Nutrition Response Testing® and Quantum Neurology®. She’s also a professional member of the American Chiropractic Association, McKenzie Institute International, Santa Monica Professionals, Holistic Chamber of Commerce, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, and West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

When it comes to health and wellness, Dr. Starler tells her patients there is always hope and healing takes time, consistency, and self-discipline.

Board-certified neurosurgeon Ali H. Mesiwala, MD, FAANS, takes a solution-based approach to determine anatomic and functional abnormalities and then treats them with leading-edge technologies and integrative medicine. 

At his three offices in Newport Beach, Marina del Rey, and Rancho Cucamonga, California, he focuses on helping all of their patients return to their normal lives, getting back into motion as quickly as possible.

The team treats a vast array of neurological conditions. After intensive neurological exams and diagnostic testing, they recommend the best nonsurgical treatments for each person's unique health care needs. They recommend surgery when symptoms are severe or persist despite conservative care.

Patients seek Dr. Mesiwala for his expertise in brain and spine surgery, as well as peripheral nerve surgery and artificial disc replacement surgery. 

He's an expert in complex brain and skull base surgeries, and he has the most experience in artificial disc replacements on the West Coast, including multi-level operations and all types of spinal decompressions.

Dr. Mesiwala is a leader in the field of minimally invasive sacroiliac (SI) joint surgery and has performed endoscopic cranial and spinal surgery since 2004. No matter where pain originates, patients get relief after he performs neuromodulation surgery.

After earning a Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering and electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Mesiwala received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of California, San Francisco. 

Then he finished his neurological surgery residency at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

He completed his skull base and cerebrovascular fellowships at the University of Washington, International Neuroscience Institute in Hannover, Germany, and the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

As a respected researcher specializing in the development of novel technologies and minimally invasive techniques for brain and spine surgery, Dr. Mesiwala holds multiple patents for medical devices used in spinal surgery. 

In addition to his private practice, Dr. Mesiwala is the faculty surgeon for various artificial disc operations and spinal fusion operations with innovative techniques. He's a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (FAANS).

Dr. Cayo grew up as the youngest in a family of four in the Hollywood Hills. As a gymnast, she valued discipline and good work ethic which served her in her personal and professional career. Her father was a doctor of anesthesiology who inspired Dr. Cayo to pursue a career in the medical field. At an early age, she had a gift for service. Dr. Cayo’s mother encouraged her to become a chiropractor instead of a physical therapist, so she went to San Diego State University and received her bachelor’s degree in biology.

In 1996, she graduated as cum laude from Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles. Working in several chiropractic offices, she acquired a tremendous amount of experience treating patients with various problems such as headaches, sports injuries, neck, and lower back pain. With extensive study in cranial therapy, she developed her own treatment protocol for migraine and tension headaches. Dr. Cayo immerses herself in wellness principles and practices. She dedicates herself to a healthy lifestyle, implementing exercise, nutrition, yoga, and meditation. She is a loving mother of two daughters. 

As a Certified Athletic Trainer and Chiropractor, Wayne Higashi, D.C., has over 20 years of experience in working with athletes and patients achieve their health goals. Dr. Higashi, D.C., graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara and Southern California University of Health Sciences and is now a licensed member of the California Chiropractic Association and the Vice President of the Santa Monica Chapter.

Frustrated by the lack of patient-first care in the medical system, Dr. Higashi and his wife, Stephanie Higashi, D.C., established Health Atlast in 2012. Their multidisciplinary clinics allow an array of doctors to communicate effectively to give every person the attentive, personalized treatment they deserve.

Dr. Higashi, D.C., cares about every patient. By listening to the patient and obtaining a thorough health history, exam and x-rays if needed Dr. Higashi, D.C., gets to the root cause. Each patient leaves with a greater understanding of their body and a personalized course of treatment to greatly improve the quality of their lives and athletic performances.

His life-saving efforts go beyond the chiropractic field, as Dr. Higashi, D.C., is also a certified rescue diver and has American Red Cross CPR certification. Dr. Higashi, D.C., aims for every patient to feel safe, heard, and healthy when under his care.

Dave Carry, DC, is an experienced chiropractor at Goodlife Physical Medicine, with three Los Angeles locations in Redondo Beach, El Segundo, and Torrance, California. Growing up, his parents both worked in the health care system, which inspired him to pursue a career in which he could help people.

Dr. Carry graduated from Western University (formerly the University of Western Ontario) in Canada with a Bachelor of Science in health sciences. While completing his undergraduate degree, he also worked at a hospital and noticed the health care system primarily treated sick patients but rarely educated people on healthy living habits. This inspired him to pursue chiropractic care, which emphasizes a proactive approach to health. Dr. Carry then earned his Doctor of Chiropractic from Southern California University of Health Sciences in Whittier, California. 

At Goodlife Physical Medicine, Dr. Carry strives to educate his patients on the most natural and effective ways to achieve pain relief, spinal correction methods, and health care in general. He treats a variety of acute and chronic pain, disc and nerve conditions, and work, sports, or automobile injuries. He utilizes a combination of adjustment techniques, including stretching, strengthening and postural exercises, nutritional advice, and X-ray analysis to screen for potential health risks. He often gives lectures to large corporations as well as small groups on various wellness topics and is a well-known speaker in the community. His personal goal is to make the South Bay the healthiest place to live in the United States.

Outside of work, Dr. Carry is an avid hockey player and fan. He enjoys being physically active and can often be found playing beach volleyball or surfing. 

Dr. Lance Fenton received his undergraduate degree at University of California, Los Angeles. He also attended Cleveland Chiropractic College, Los Angeles.

His specialties include Diversified Technique, Thompson Technique, S.O.T., Gonstead Technique, and Cox Flexion Distraction Technique. He’s also experienced in sports injuries and Manipulation Under Anesthesia.

With over twenty years of experience, Dr. Lance has seen the benefits of Chiropractic at work. He’s worked at local high schools and clinics, serving people of all ages, and believes that everyone can benefit from Chiropractic.

As a father of three children and a husband to a wife who is also a Chiropractor, his passion is enjoying a healthy lifestyle with his family through outdoor activities, such as skiing, surfing, motocross and camping.