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Dr. Cantito came to the University after practicing for 14 years in private practice at Cantito Family Chiropractic in Middlebury, CT. Previous to his chiropractic career, He was as a paramedic, and a firefighter for the City of Waterbury, CT. Dr. Cantito was also a P.E. teacher, and an Assistant Athletic Trainer at The Taft School in Watertown, CT and Trinity College in Hartford, CT.
Dr. Cantito continues to practice chiropractic and acupuncture, part-time, in Middlebury where he resides with his wife Maria, a registered nurse. He has a daughter and a son, both teachers, living in the greater Boston area.
Dr. Cantito was the Student Clinic Director for 15 years at UBSC. He is now a lead techinque instuctor in his fifth semester course and an assistant technique instructor in two other courses. In addition, he is an assistant instructor in the physical exam course. He is a clinician in both the Student Clinic and Out-Patient Clinic at the university's Health Science Center. Dr. Cantito has served on numerous committees including Quality Assurance, Admissions, OSCE, Disciplinary, and others.
He does volunteer health lectures for the city of Waterbury, CT, civil service departments and has in the past volunteered for the Paul Newman’s Hole In the Wall Gang Camp, bringing a cohort of chiropractic interns to treat the participants of the “Angel Ride” fund raiser.
D.C., New York College of Chiropractic, 1994
Fellowship, International Academy of Medical Acupuncture, 1994
B.S., Physical Education, University of Connecticut, 1979
Courses Taught:
Clinical Sciences (Student Clinic Director) and Out-Patient Clinician (6th, 7th and 8th semester)
Technique (2nd, 3rd, and 5th semester)
Physical Examination (3rd and 5th semester)
Laboratory Sciences (7th and 8th semester)
“Documentation, The Most Boring Important Aspect of Practice and the Easiest Way to Protect your Practice and Income,” ACC Journal 3/10/2009, Co-published with Dr. Mark Studin.
“Laboratory Pre-Participation Screening Examination In a Chiropractic College: Development, Implementation, and Results,” Journal of Chiropractic Education, Spring 2011, Co-Authored with Dr. Matthew Funk.
Honors and Awards:
University of Bridgeport Chiropractic School, Teacher of the Year Award, 2009