Dr. Carol Ann Malizia was born and raised at the United States Military Academy at West Point located in the Hudson Valley, New York. She received her primary education in Pre-Med with a specialization in Sports Injuries from the College of Mount Saint Vincent and Manhattan College. Her residence program was fulfilled at the Sports Medicine Clinic in the Hospital for Special Surgery of Manhattan under the direction of Chief of Orthopedics, Dr. Russ Warren. Subsequently in 1989 she completed her Doctorate in Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College and furthered her specialization becoming a Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner. She has also received her Diplomat to the American Board of Chiropractic Council on Sports Injuries and Physical Fitness. Dr. Malizia also completed a certification with the National Academy of Sports Medicine in personal fitness training.

Dr. Malizia has maintained one of the most progressive Chiropractic practices in the country for nearly 20 years, featured in the national publication Chiropractic Economics. The office is considered a model for a full spectrum level of service offering advanced services in Nutritional Counseling, Detoxification programs, Erchonia Cold Laser, Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Yoga, Functional Rehabilitation and Golf Analysis. Dr. Malizia is relentless in her vision to contribute to a world-wide quality of life healthcare delivery system with Chiropractic in the leading role.

For approximately fifteen  years Dr. Malizia has had a passion for public speaking, and has invested this time in the study of Universal Laws of Success and Leadership. Her intimate exposure to contemporary motivational speakers, philosophers and psychologists has ranged from Deepak Chopra, Tony Robbins, Wayne Dyer, Nathaniel Brandon, Joan Borsynchko, Laura Silva of the Silva Learning Institute, Disney Institute and Robin Sharma to mention only a few. In addition to being a featured lecturer to the Medical Staff at Keller Army Hospital, West Point, Dr. Malizia has been an international speaker for Parker Seminars, The Masters Circle program, both dedicated to the development of strong professional leadership and personal excellence. As a dedicated and committed member of the Chiropractic profession and of the Masters, she was awarded Chiropractor of the Year in 1996, and in 2005 Women Chiropractor of the year by the World Congress of Women Chiropractors, and in 2008, One Voice for Chiropractic, Chiropractor of the Year was also awarded to Dr. Malizia for her international contributions to chiropractic in Japan, as well as to our chiropractic colleges.

Passionate about re-shaping the thinking and wellness education pertaining to women's evolution through the stages of life, Dr. Malizia is a regularly featured author and the women’s health editor of Chiropractic Fitness and Wellness Magazine with nearly a 9 million readership. The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, now a full Board Member, has presented Dr. Carol Ann with the ability to have a powerful voice in the media on behalf of the profession for the purpose of positive press for chiropractic nationally. Working side by side with Jerry Rice, NFL Hall of Famer and Ret Brig General Rebecca Halstead as our spokespersons and prominent influence keys in our communities to further the awareness of  our great profession has become a primary goal. Dr. Malizia has also co-founded Girls, Gals & Guru’s, a global company whose mission is to impact and empower all women to embrace the fundamentals of beauty and wellness from an inside out model, physically, chemically and mental/emotionally. She possesses a burning desire, backed with energy and enthusiasm to make a difference in the lives people she touches by her own example of a purpose drive life.