Faculty180 - Vita and Individual Profile Data Sheet

Robb Russell, DC

Fall 1980 - Fall 2120

Assistant Professor I

[email protected]

Current Position

Position: Assistant Vice President & Clinical Chief of Staff, SCU Health

Biography

Robb Russell, D.C. is a 1978 graduate of San Diego State University and a 1982 graduate of Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, which is part of SCU.  He held several professional leadership positions while practicing privately from 1982 until 2012, at which time he joined the faculty of SCU. He has contributed to articles published in peer-reviewed, scientific journals, and made presentations at healthcare conferences in Australia, China, European Union, United Kingdom, United States, Singapore and South Africa. He has co-authored chapters in two books, one on integrative pain management, the other on traditional world medicine. He serves as Assistant Vice President at SCU Health and maintains clinical practice in SCU’s University Health Center. Since 2014, Dr. Russell has held an appointment as an attending chiropractic doctor for the Veterans Administration Chiropractic Integrated Clinical Practice Residency at Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. In 2024 he was invited to be a course lecturer for the Integrative and Functional Medicine Fellowship at the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, University of California, Irvine.

Degrees

1982

D.C., Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, California, United States

1978

B.A., Psychology (major) / Biology (minor) , San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States

Professional Licensures (Healthcare)

DC, California, United States, 14749, Active, 1982, January 2025, 1962587493

Hospital / Clinical Appointments

Attending Chiropractic Doctor, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System July 2014

Clinical Faculty / Chief of Staff, University Health Center, Whittier January 2012

Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

Chapter

Completed/Published

Russell, Robb. 2022. “Chiropractic: History, Present and Prospect of World Traditional Medicine.” In History, Present and Prospect of World Traditional Medicine. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Journal Article

Completed/Published

Russell, Robb, Hiwot Melka, Raheleh Khorsan, James Whedon, and Scott Haldeman. 2024. “Treatment Approaches Utilized in Africa for the Management of Low Back Pain: A Scoping Review.” J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2024 Oct 15:S0161-4754(24)00041-1 (October).
Russell, Robb. 2023. “The Prevalence of Substance Use Disorders in Chiropractic Patients in the United States: A Descriptive Study of Two National Datasets.” Journal of Substance Use, 1–5.
Russell, Robb. 2023. “Feasibility and Effectiveness of Telehealth in the Management of Cervicothoracic and Lumbar Pain during the First Six Months of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Case Series. Interventional Pain Medicine.” Interventional Pain Medicine, May.
Gliedt, Jord A., Maureen Reynolds, Steffany Moonaz, Cynthia R. Long, Robb Russell, and Michael J. Schneider. 2023. “Identifying and Addressing Patient Substance Use: A Survey of Chiropractic Clinicians” 31:18.
Russell, Robb. 2022. “Efficiency of Primary Spine Care as Compared to Conventional Primary Care: A Retrospective Observational Study.” A Retrospective Observational Study, January.
Scaringe, John, Meliss A. Nagare, Robb Russell, and Jim Whedon. 2021. “Extrapolating Beyond the Data.” Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 44:513–14.
Bezdjian, Serena, Ja M. Whedon, Robb Russell, and Ian Coulter. 2021. “Patient Characteristics Associated With Self-Reported Adherence to Chiropractic Treatment Recommendations: A Feasibility Study” 44:389–97.
Russell, Robb. 2020. “Cost Comparison of Two Approaches to Chiropractic Care for Patients with Acute and Sub-Acute Low Back Pain Care Episodes: A Cohort Study.” A Cohort Study, December.
Russell, Robb. 2020. “Implementation of the Primary Spine Care Model in a Multi-Clinician Primary Care Setting: An Observational Cohort Study..” An Observational Cohort Study, August.

Poster Presentation

Completed/Published

Khorsan, Raheleh, Preetideep Singh, Robb Russell, Hiwot A. Melka, Nagare Melissa, and Jacqueline Beres. 2024. “Development of an Integrative, Diagnosis-Based Spine Care Pathway at a Healthcare University and Its Academic Healthcare Centers.” ACE 2024. February.
Russell, Robb. 2023. “Development & Implementation of an Integrative, Diagnosis-Based Primary Spine Care Pathway at a Healthcare University and Its Academic Healthcare Centers.” 11th World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain.
Melka, Hiwot A., Robb Russell, Raheleh Khorsan, James M. Whedon, and Scott Haldeman. 2023. “The Literature on Treatment Approaches Utilized in the Management of Low Back Pain Inthe Continent of Africa: A Scoping Review.” ACC RAC 2023. April. [Attachment]

Presentation

Completed/Published

Russell, Robb. 2024. “How to Integrate Manual Approaches to Pain. .” 10th Annual Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine. October.
Russell, Robb. “Development of the SCU Integrative, Diagnosis-Based Spine Care Pathway and Its Implementation in Curriculum and Academic Healthcare Centers.” World Federation of Chiropractic 17th Biennial Conference. October 12.
Russell, Robb. 2023. “The Impact of Chiropractic Care on Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Health Administration Patients Receiving Care for Low Back Conditions

(NB: Presented on Behalf of Lisi, A., et. al. but Not Involved in the Research).” North American Spine Society Annual Meeting.
Russell, Robb. 2023. “Spine Care for Military Personnel and Veterans: Strategic Initiatives to Improve Outcomes.” North American Spine Society Annual Meeting.
Russell, Robb. 2023. “Chiropractic Healthcare: Hypotheses & Practice - A Workshop for Medical Students in Health Education to Advance Leaders in Integrative Medicine.”
Russell, Robb. 2023. “The Chiropractic Profession on the World Stage: Growth and Challenges.” 2023 Shanghai Forum on World Traditional Medicine.
Russell, Robb. 2021. “Bias in Virtual Interviews for Residency Applicants Who Are Underrepresented in Healthcare: A Narrative Review of the Recent Literature.” Chiropractic Educators Research Forum – Preparing for the Future: Diversity in Chiropractic Education.