Dr. Jason Napuli is a graduate of New York Chiropractic College in 2003, Master of Business Administration from Binghamton University in 2006, and completed a three-year fellowship in Integrated Health Care. He currently serves as Chief of Chiropractic and Complementary and Integrative Health here at VA St Louis Health Care System. He oversees the delivery of Whole Health clinical care from a diverse group of clinicians, including medical and chiropractic physicians, nurse practitioners, acupuncturists, massage therapists, and nurses, for over 75000 veterans in the St Louis area. He is also the Chiropractic Integrated Clinical Practice Residency Program director for St Louis VA, which is one of only 10 CCE-accredited residency programs across the United States. He has worked in VA for over 18 years now and has started several chiropractic programs across the VA system throughout his career, and has overseen the delivery of care for over 200,000 veteran visits.
Additionally, Dr Napuli is currently a Major in the United States Air Force Reserve and a veteran deploying twice to the Middle East in support of Operations Inherent Resolve, Enduring Freedom, and Afghan Refuge, overseeing the transport of our injured service members back to the US. He has been awarded numerous medals and awards during his career.
Most honorably, Dr Napuli has been appointed to the Missouri Board of Chiropractic Examiners. He has also been a Fellow in both the American College of Chiropractors and the International College of Chiropractors. He has served multiple local and national leadership positions nationally in VA and with organizations such as the Council on Chiropractic Education, American Public Health Association, and World Federation of Chiropractic, to name a few. He also holds adjunct faculty appointments at Logan University and the University of Arizona, teaching clinical topics, health care administration, and informatics.
As a member of the VA health care system and the United States Air Force, Dr. Napuli understands firsthand the complexities of the health care needs of those who have served and the dedication to collaboration among health care professionals. Dr Napuli also embodies servant leadership principles and the utmost importance to provide excellent patient centered approached to care. An opportunity to serve the public to protect the patient, and to provide leadership to the profession is important, and I welcome this opportunity to give back and serve.