UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE STUDIES:

Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (2000) Palmer College of Chiropractic

Chiropractic Doctorate/Magna cum Laude (1999) Palmer College of Chiropractic

Bachelor’s of Arts in Biology (1995) West Virginia University

Parkersburg High School (1991)

POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING:

Each year Dr. Heather McCarter receives 18-60 hours of continuing education to feed her insatiable quest for learning. Her primary interests in Educational Advancement include: functional nutrition, adrenal fatigue, autoimmunity, gluten intolerance, spinal ergonomics, chiropractic treatments, detoxification, auto accident reconstruction, CBD, sports injury, heavy metal toxicity, and natural hormone balancing for adrenal, thyroid, male and female sex hormones.

Dr. Heather McCarter has spent the last few years becoming an expert in CBD for pain, brain, and inflammation. She has also recently completed 90 hours of training in bioactive carbon detoxification for mold poisoning, environmental toxins (Round-Up), industrial toxins (Mid-Ohio Valley), heavy metals (Mercury, lead, aluminum, etc.), radiation, yeast, parasites, and toxins.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Dr. Heather graduated in 1999 from Palmer College of Chiropractic and has worked at McCarter Health Center since graduation. Initially, she work alongside her father, a 1977 graduate of Palmer Chiropractic, and they partnered in practice and ownership of the corporation. They expanded into a multidisciplinary clinic in 2003 to include: chiropractic, physical therapy, massage therapy, cold laser therapy, nutritional counseling, and supplement sales. Dr. Heather realized that “if she couldn’t help you, she could bridge you to what treatment could help you more.”

While in Chiropractic College, she worked as a Gross Anatomy Dissector for 2 years. She was also a teaching assistant for neuromusculoskeletal and physical diagnosis courses. She participated in an externship for 1-½ years as a Chiropractic Sports Injury and Rehabilitation Department Extern. She was also involved in Sports Council during my college years, treating injured athletes with chiropractic, stretching, massage, ice, taping, and basic CPR/First Aid. All of these jobs focused upon the human body as well as diagnosis and treatment of injury. Combining the structural body, the nervous system, the biochemistry of nutrition, the calming elements of CBD, and the removal of toxins allows Dr. Heather to focus on your whole health and provide a diverse Functional Approach to Wellness.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND BOARD POSITIONS:

Harmar Bridge Company Board -Save the Harmar Bridge.

Founder: WV Chapter- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

MOV-Out of the Darkness walk chair 2012-2021

West Virginia Chiropractic Society
District V Representative for WV Chiropractic Society 2005-2006.
ARC Board Representative-Mental and Physical Disability Organization

INTERESTS:

Our mission at McCarter Chiropractic is to do our best to help our patients reach their optimum health potential. The diversity and availability of natural healthcare services allows us to offer specialized patient care for each individual that enters our facility. We pride ourselves on our interest in the patient and our ability to improve their health environment or refer out if necessary.

We involve ourselves in the community through workshops, lectures, health fairs, sporting events, community organizations, and collegiate events. We host our own in-house nutrition, sport, and educational lectures and look forward to expanding into podcasts, web ecommerce sales, Zoom classes, and YouTube educational videos (stay tuned :).

When Dr. Heather is not at the office, She enjoys living in downtown Marietta with her wife, Jordana, their dog, Ruby, and cats-Diesel, Ginger, and Fran. They love to travel, dance at music festivals, volunteer in their local community, and renovate old houses. Dr. Heather also enjoys being the crazy Aunt to her niece Emily, and her nephew Colin.