Norman Kettner, BS, DC, DACBR, FICC
Chairperson, Professor in Department of Radiology
Norman W. Kettner, D.C., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology at Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, Missouri. He has served on the faculty there since 1980. Dr. Kettner holds a B.S. in Human Biology and Doctor of Chiropractic from Logan College of Chiropractic. He obtained Radiology Residency training at the Logan Health Centers and in 1984 became a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic College of Radiology. Dr. Kettner was elected President of the American Chiropractic College of Radiology in 1991. In 1992, he was elected Fellow of the International College of Chiropractic. He is the author of numerous publications in the field of chiropractic radiology and functional neuroimaging. He has served as reviewer for the NIH/NCCAM and for the Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Journal of the American Chiropractic Association, and Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. He has provided lectures on Complementary and Alternative Health Care to audiences including Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine and Walter Reed Army Hospital. His research interests are the use of fMRI to explore the neural mechanisms underlying acupuncture techniques. To carry out this work, Dr. Kettner developed a research collaboration with the Athinoula A Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging of Massachusetts General Hospital, the main teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kettner is a member of the American Chiropractic Association, Missouri State Chiropractic Association and the American Chiropractic College of Radiology.
He was awarded instructor of the year at Logan College of Chiropractic in 1984 and in 1988. Dr. Kettner received the Distinguished Service Award for the Clinical Science division of Logan College of Chiropractic in 1986, 1988, and 1989. In 2001, Dr. Kettner received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education. In 2002, he was the recipient of the Logan Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award. In 2005, he was named Academician of the Year and in 2008, Researcher of the Year Award by the American Chiropractic Association.
Board Qualifications:
Diplomate
American Chiropractic Board of Radiology
April 1984
Fellow
College Board of Chiropractic Neurology
July 2002
Advanced Fellow
College Board of Chiropractic Neurology
July 2003
Diplomate
College Board of Chiropractic Neurology
April 2004
Courses
Diagnostic Imaging III
Diagnostic Imaging IV
Differential Diagnosis
Awards
Dean's List, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 1970-1972
Dean's List, Logan College of Chiropractic 1977-1979
Cum Laude, Logan College of Chiropractic, 1980
Instructor of the Year, Logan College of Chiropractic, 1984
Distinguished Service Award for Clinical Science Division, Logan College of Chiropractic, 1985
Distinguished Service Award for Clinical Science Division, Logan College of Chiropractic, 1986
Instructor of the Year, Logan College of Chiropractic, 1987
Special Recognition Award for Chiropractic Education and Research, 1988
Instructor of the Year, Logan College of Chiropractic, 1988
Certificate of Appreciation from the Student Doctors Council, Logan College 1988
Distinguished Service Award for Clinical Science Division, Logan College of Chiropractic, 1989
Fellow International College of Chiropractors 1992
Missouri State Chiropractors Association Certificate of Appreciation for Promotion and Protection of Chiropractic in the State of Missouri, August 2000
Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, December 2001
Distinguished Service Award Alumni Association Logan College of Chiropractic, June 2002
Teacher of the Year Award, Missouri State Chiropractor’s Association August 3, 2002
Academician of the Year, American Chiropractic Association September 26, 2005
Researcher of the Year, September 21, 2008 American Chiropractic Association
Outstanding Missouri Chiropractic Physician Award: Missouri House of Representative Ninety-Fourth General Assembly October 9, 2008
Grants
Site Coordinator
HRSA Geriatric Education Grant
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010
Site Coordinator
HRSA Geriatric Education Grant
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009
Grant Consultant CERC P01
Brain Mechanisms for Acupuncture-Induced Autonomic Modulation in Chronic Pain
January 2008
Site Coordinator
HRSA Geriatric Education Grant
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
September 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008
Grant Consultant
Awarded
NCCAM R01 Brain Plasticity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome a nd its Responses to Acupuncture
Vitaly Napadow, PhD (PI)
This grant provided expanded imaging samples with additional control arm to study effects of carpal tunnel syndrome.
September 15, 2008 – May 31, 2013
Grant Consultant
NCCAM R21 Acupuncture Effects on Neuroplasticity in Carpal T unnel Syndrome using fMRI
Vitaly Napadow, PhD (PI)
This grant is a pilot study to evaluate cortical and subcortical responses to a course of acupuncture in a sample of carpal tunnel syndrome patients.
Data and Safety Monitoring Committee
Musculoskeletal and Obstetric Management Study (MOMS)
HRSA
Funded October 2006
Principal Investigator
Toward the Elimination of Polypharmacy in the Geriatrics
A proposal submitted to Consortium of Chiropractic Research
April 2001
Principal Investigator
The Impact of rTMS on Cognitive Function in Alzheimer’s disease
A proposal submitted to NIH
August 1999
Co- Investigator
R21 Proposal: Effects TMS on Memory in Mice
A proposal submitted to NIH
August 1999
Principal Investigator
Preventing Polypharmacy in the Geriatric: A CAM Model
A proposal submitted to Consortium of Chiropractic Research
February 1999
Site Coordinator
H RSA Geriatric Education Grant
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
1997-2000
Co-Investigator
Alternative Therapies and the Treatment of Chronic Pain
National institutes of Health
1994