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Dr. Bruce RippeeDr. Bruce Rippee was born in Augsburg, Germany to native Missourian
parents while they were stationed overseas during military duty. When his
father retired from a career in the army, Dr. Rippee moved with his two
brothers and one sister to Springfield, Missouri, where his parents still
reside. He attended Springfield Catholic High School and was active in
football, Tae Kwon Do and theater. He graduated unceremoniously, in the
middle of his class. Dr. Rippee then attended St. Edward's
University in Austin, Texas where he continued his pursuit of Tae Kwon Do,
and picked up tennis. He graduated magna cum laude in four years with a B.A.
in English writing. After a short stint as a technical writer,
he attended SMSU and obtained the appropriate prerequisites to enter into the
tri 0 program at Cleveland Chiropractic College. Three years and seven months
later, he graduated cum laude from CCC with a doctorate in Chiropractics.
Seven months later he purchased Chiropractic Life Center from a duo of
doctors who were leaving for Tennessee. Dr. Rippee began solo practice in 1992 and
practiced for almost two years before hiring his first partner. In this case,
it was a now famous little, black poodle named Einstein. In 2001, Dr.
Chris McClenney joined his practice, and in 2003 he managed to talk the best
chiropractor in Liberty, into joining practices. March of 2003, Dr. Wyllie
began working at 404 NW Englewood Rd in Gladstone. Dr. Rippee absolutely loves his wife, to
whom he has been happily married for more than 10 years and his 3 children :
Darren, Stephen and Lindsey.
Outside of his health and wellness practice, he lists his other
interests as golf, softball and public speaking. You can e-mail Dr. Bruce at drbruce@chirolifekc.com.
Dr. Jim WyllieDr. Jim Wyllie was employed by the University of Missouri Tigers
as a student athletic trainer, prior to becoming a chiropractor. It was
there, among the injured athletes that he first became acquainted with the
benefits of chiropractic. Skeptical at first, he began to visit the
chiropractor that was treating these athletes. He was so impressed with the
results that in 1979, he changed the direction of his academic studies, and
applied to Cleveland Chiropractic College. He began his postgraduate education
in 1980. Upon graduation, he moved to Liberty, Missouri and practiced for 20
years at that location. During that time, he completed a specialty in
chiropractic orthopedics, gaining the credentials of a Diplomate of the
American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedics (DABCO). He also taught Neuromusculoskeletal
Diagnosis at his alma mater, served as a National Board Examiner and was a
postgraduate lecturer. In March 2003, he joined the thriving
practice of Dr. Bruce Rippee and Dr. Chris McClenney at Chiropractic Life
Center in Gladstone. Together they offer to the community, a service of
health and wellness care, and at the same time, integrate their services with
the medical community. Since combining their efforts, they now teach UMKC
Medical School students about chiropractic and how to integrate complementary
and alternative care into their (medical students) future practices. Dr. Wyllie is happily married to his wife
and has four wonderful children. He is actively involved in his local church.
He enjoys athletics of all types and spending time with his family and
friends. He would like to be remembered for his courage, faith and
friendship, and hopes to encourage others to live an abundant life. You can e-mail Dr. Wyllie at drwyllie@chirolifekc.com.
Dr. Chris McClenneyDr. Chris McClenney was born in Texas, and raised in Oklahoma City.
With his mom as a nurse, he grew up with the medical field. After much debate
over which career choice he would make it was his best friends dad that
introduced him to Chiropractic. That made a lasting impression on him. He moved to Kansas City in 1996 to attend
Cleveland Chiropractic College. He graduated in 2001, and began working with
Dr. Bruce Rippee that same year. He is happily married to his wife, Lura.
They have one son, Aiden and a beautiful little girl Allie. He enjoys
football, golf, fishing and spending time with his family. He loves what he
does and can't see himself doing anything else. More than anything else in Chiropractic Dr. Chris loves
treating children. He says there
is just something about seeing someone so small and innocent get better. You can e-mail Dr. Chris at drchris@chirolifekc.com. |
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