A Summa Cum Laude graduate of Life University and former registered nurse, Dr. Surprise has been in private practice for 29 years.  She is board certified in the specialties of clinical nutrition, naturopathic medicine and integrative medicine.  Dr. Surprise also holds certifications in two chiropractic techniques which she has taught (Nimmo Receptor Tonus Trigger Point and Thompson) as well as Basic Meridian Therapy/Acupuncture.

The only chiropractor to have been awarded 3 different diplomates and a fellow in nutrition, Dr. Surprise has been the author and lead instructor for 4 chiropractic college/university postgraduate nutrition diplomate programs and has taught nutrition, technique and pain management courses for over 15 years.  Nationally recognized and listed in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, she has lectured for chiropractic colleges, state associations and nutrition companies as well as authored and given multiple lay lectures on these topics.

Currently Secretary of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition, Dr. Surprise is past president of the American Chiropractic Association Council on Nutrition and the American Chiropractic Board of Nutrition and holds membership in several national and state professional organizations. 

Often interviewed by writers of nutrition and health articles as an expert source, Dr. Surprise has authored published articles on nutrition and co-authored the chapter on nutrition in Contemporary Chiropractic, a chiropractic text.  She has hosted talk shows, To Your Health and Health is Wealth, on both radio and internet radio respectively.

In addition to direct patient contact as a practitioner, her goal is to help as many people as possible by sharing health, nutrition and pain management information to interested professional and lay persons.  She would be happy and is available to speak to your company, organization or group.