Dr. Edward A. Doherty is a Chiropractic Sports Physician who has been practicing since 1984. He practiced in West Roxbury from 1988 to 2005 and has practiced in Dedham since then.  He is a 1984 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa.

He has enjoyed advanced training in the diagnosis and treatment of whiplash type injuries. He believes in a multi-disciplinary approach, and uses many types of medical professionals when indicated, in order to return his patients to pre-accident health. He has also had advanced post-doctorate training in chiropractic neurology.

He is board-certified in sports medicine by the American Chiropractic Association's Sports Council. His post-doctorate sports medicine training from New York Chiropractic College has included the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries, athletic performance and success, injury prevention, and clinical & sports nutrition.

A few years ago, he was asked to be the team chiropractor for the New England Patriots for a game.  Nothing could have been more fantastic or such an honor for him than to be able to adjust almost all of the players and two of the coaches of his favorite sports team, previous to the game.  "It was great fun being on the sidelines, watching a professional football game up close and personal.  If you think the players are fast and hits sound loud in the stands, wait until you stand on the sidelines.  It was amazing.  It was a boyhood dream come true." 

Dr. Doherty practiced in Gloucester, Massachusetts, before opening his practice in West Roxbury. He is an U.S. Army veteran, was an armored/tank crewman and honorably discharged from active duty in 1977. He is a native of Newton, Massachusetts and is a member of Grace Chapel in Lexington, Massachusetts.  He currently resides in Westwood.

Dr. Doherty's personal interests include computers, especially Internet related aspects, as well as hiking and reading. He also enjoys watching sports, particularly New England Patriots football, as you can imagine. His wife and best friend Paula, pictured above, was the best office manager of Doherty Chiropractic there ever was.  She now works in education.  They are the proud parents of one of the brightest and sweetest little girls God has ever created, Kayla Lynn Doherty.