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Dr. Melissa MacDonald (Dr. Mac) has served Augsburg student-athletes as a team chiropractor since 2022. She is a graduate of Northwestern Health Sciences University where she earned her Doctor of Chiropractic. She then spent two years of residency training in the Human Performance Center where she focused her research and clinical skills on specific testing and treatment protocols. She is now the Integrated Sports Care Coordinator in Human Performance Center. Additionally, Dr. Mac served as the team Clinician for the Minnesota Vixen, a professional women’s football team that won the conference championship in 2018 and 2021. She recently traveled to the World Championship of Rowing to provide care for the athletes in Sarasota, FL. Dr. Mac is the Chief Medical Officer for River City Rhythm, a Drum Corps International corps, and the team chiropractor for MN Roller Derby.

Dr. Mac has achieved both international and national certification as a chiropractic sport provider. She is a speaker on sports chiropractic issues in the United States as well as abroad. Prior to chiropractic school, Dr. Mac received her Bachelor of Arts in Pre-professional Chemistry from Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste Marie, Mich.