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During this time, he also played basketball in a men's league, and mutual connections introduced him to a few local chiropractors. Two owned their own practices, and one provided chiropractic care for the Arizona Wranglers football team (USFL). This led to his interest in the healing arts-specifically, chiropractic.
In 1993, Dr. Ellis moved to California to pursue his chiropractic education at The Southern California University of Health Sciences, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. There, he excelled academically and was president of Sigma Chi Psi, the National Professional Honorary Society. Immediately after graduation from chiropractic school, he moved back to his home state and started practicing in early 1997 with a focus on athletics. His clients consisted mainly of high-performance amateur athletes, semi-professional athletes, and professional athletes in both MLB and the NFL.

After several years of primary focus on sports-related injuries, he transitioned into treating spinal trauma. For more than 20 years, his practice revolved around caring for victims of car crashes and work injuries, and he was considered one of the best in the Valley.

It was at this point in his career that he shifted his focus from trauma care to an integrated wellness model of total health care. He joined a group of likeminded chiropractic physicians, physical therapists, and medical providers before deciding to bring his knowledge and experience to the Bowen Chiropractic & Wellness Center family.

Dr. Ellis is a family man, too. He met his wife Jill in 1996, and they married the following year. He will tell you that his greatest accomplishment in life isn't being a skilled physician; rather, it is being a good man, husband, and father to his three children, Hanna, Blake, and Amelia (Mia). For fun, he likes to ride his motorcycle, go to car shows, dabble on the guitar, and attend live music events.