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Who We Are
Viola
M. Frymann, D.O., F.A.A.O., F.C.A.
President of the Board and O.C.C. Medical Director
 Viola M.
Frymann D.O., F.A.A.O., F.C.A., has spent the
majority of her professional life as a
dedicated osteopathic physician practicing
comprehensive osteopathy of the whole body
including the cranial field. Her practice and
training is internationally recognized.
She has received many awards and is
considered a living legend of osteopathic
medical leadership by her peers. Awards have
included: Andrew Taylor Still Medallion of
Honor, the highest honor of the American
Academy of Osteopathy; the William G.
Sutherland Award of the Cranial Academy;
Honorary Doctorate of Science in Osteopathic
Medicine from the College of Osteopathic
Medicine of the Pacific; Osteopathic Physician
of the Year from the Osteopathic Physicians
and Surgeons of California; the Philip
Pumerantz Medal for "Distinguished
Service and Extraordinary Commitment to the
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
and the Osteopathic Medical Profession"
and life membership in OPSC for "the
sacrifices and labor of love in bringing the
osteopathic profession back from
extinction."
Dr. Viola Frymann has been awarded three new
honors in 2006-2007. The L'Universite Europeenne
D'Osteopathie, Paris, France has named her
"Docteur Honoris Causa", the
Faculty of the College D'Etudes
Osteopathiques, Montreal, Canada has honored
her as their first "Professeure
Emerite" and she is now Professeure Emerite by the Centre d'Osteopathie Atman.
A native of England, she is a graduate of the
University of London M.B., B.S., the Royal
Colleges, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., the College of
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of Los
Angeles, a Fellow of the American Academy of
Osteopathy (F.A.A.O.) and charter Fellow of
The Cranial Academy. She is also a member of
the Faculty of Homeopathy of the Royal London
Homeopathic Hospital.
Dr. Frymann is a member of the faculty at the
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
of the Western University of Health Sciences.
She has been teaching osteopathy at many of
the colleges of osteopathic medicine in the
U.S. as well as colleges, universities and
institutes throughout the world. She teaches
regular courses in France, Italy and Canada
and also teaches in Switzerland, Belgium,
England, China, Japan, Latvia, Russia,
Australia and Denmark. She is involved in
Clinical Research, in Osteopathy in the
Cranial Field, with Yuri Moskalenko of the
Academy of Science, St. Petersburg,
Russia.
She is the author of many published journal
articles. She has published research on
newborn babies, the cranial rhythmic impulse,
learning disabilities of children and the
effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment
of children with neurologic developmental
problems and articles on other aspects of the
profession, its philosophy, concepts, and
practice. The American Academy of Osteopathy
(AAO) has published her collected works in a
book 1998.
She has served as President of the Cranial
Academy and Osteopathic Physicians &
Surgeons of California. She served on the
Board of Governors of the American Academy of
Osteopathy.
For many years, she conducted an osteopathic
family practice with special emphasis on the
problems of children in La Jolla. Then in 1982
she founded the Osteopathic Center for
Children (OCC) which became a clinical
teaching affiliate of the College of
Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. The OCC,
now moved to central San Diego, is concerned
with the treatment of all children including
those for whom the primary consideration is
prevention of sub optimal health, as well as
those with deep and complex problems who seek
to reach the optimum of their potential. The
new Center now provides continuing education
courses for M.D., D.O., and D.D.S.
practitioners who recognize the significance
of osteopathic medical practice relative to
their various areas of special interest.
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Shawn K.
Centers, D.O., F.A.C.O.P.- Osteopathic
Pediatrician
O.C.C. Clinical Director
 Shawn K. Centers,
D.O., is a physician dedicated to ensuring the
health of children. His early personal
experience with the life changing benefits of
osteopathy led him to pursue the study of
Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Centers graduated from Nova Southeastern
University College of Osteopathic Medicine
(NSUCOM) where he completed an additional year
serving as a Undergraduate Clinical and
Teaching Fellow in Osteopathic Manipulative
Medicine. He completed his pediatric
internship at St. Barnabas Hospital in New
York City, and his pediatric residency
training at the Children's Hospital of New
Jersey. During his residency, Dr. Centers was
the only pediatric resident chosen for the
Bristol-Myers Squibb National Outstanding
Resident Award recognizing residents with
exemplary academic standards who make
significant contributions to their respective
medical programs. Dr. Centers served an
additional year as a pediatric chief resident
at the Children's Hospital of New Jersey
Livingston campus where he was very active in
developing and integrating osteopathic
principles into the educational program for
residents.
Dr. Centers' credentials include a
Certificate of Competency in Cranial
Osteopathy from the Cranial Academy. He is
board certified in pediatrics and a Fellow of
the American College of Osteopathic
Pediatricians. He is a member of the American
Osteopathic Association, the American College
of Osteopathic Pediatricians, the American
Academy of Osteopathy, the Cranial Academy,
and the International Association of
Neurolinguistic Programming. He is a founding
diplomate of the American Board of Holistic
Medicine.
Dr. Centers has an extensive knowledge of
nutrition and botanical medicine. His
pediatric practice encompasses sick and well
visits in addition to children with autistic
spectrum disorder, head injury, herbal
medicine, and integrating treatments that
address the whole child. Dr. Centers works
closely with the Autism Research Institute in
San Diego and is a DAN practitioner.
Dr. Centers is a sought after lecturer and
teacher. He teaches regularly at medical
schools, national specialty meetings and
continuing education courses in both the
United States and abroad.
He has frequently lectured on the following
areas:
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Osteopathic approaches to Otitis Media
and Upper Respiratory Disease
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Children With Asthma and Allergies The
Osteopathic Approach
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Osteopathy, Natural Medicines and
Nutrition for Common Childhood Illnesses
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The Child With Cerebral Palsy and
Osteopathy
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Mind , Matter, And Motion: The
Osteopathic Approach to Children With
Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Healing the Whole Child: Approaches to
Children with Seizure Disorder
He has served as a visiting professor of
pediatrics at the Royal College Of Medicine
RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He
has served as lead author for the pediatrics
chapter in the latest edition of
Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine.
He has been a faculty member for the
University of Minnesota College of
Medicine's "The Art, Science and
Practice of Holistic Medicine" Review
course, and is a frequent lecturer at the
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the
Pacific's student courses.
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David Myers, D.O., Family Practice and Osteopathic Medicine/Manipulation Osteopathic Family Physician
Dr. Myers earned his Bachelor of Science from The University of California at San Diego. He then attended The Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, where the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Department presented him an award for Excellence in Osteopathy.
Dr. Myers completed his residency training in Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach. While there he received an award for integration of Osteopathic Principles in Practice into his residency training.
Throughout his medical training, Dr. Myers attended many Osteopathic courses in order to develop his Osteopathic skills and to better understand the needs of his patients. This is where he was introduced to Dr. Viola Frymann.
He is a member of the American Academy of Osteopathy, The Cranial Academy, and The American Osteopathic Association.
Dr. Myers looks forward to providing his patients with care and to facilitate healing and wellness.
Dr. Myers is the father of two happy young children. His wife, Dana Reason Myers, Ph.D. is an accomplished international pianist, composer and music historian.
Dr. Myers is Board Eligible in Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.
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Julie Mai D.O. Osteopathic Physician
Julie Mai, D.O. is an osteopathic physician who continually strives to improve the self-healing ability of each child and adult towards their path of optimal health. She practices comprehensive traditional osteopathy and osteopathy in the cranial field. In addition, Dr. Mai strongly believes in providing beneficial education for the person treated and their family. Having worked closely with Dr. Viola Frymann, she has experience in treating children of various developmental problems, learning disabilities, as well as the treatment of common problems in newborn babies and other suboptimal health issues.
Dr. Mai graduated from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUCOM) after earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from University of California at San Diego (UCSD). During her medical education, she strengthened her osteopathic skills by working with well-known and experienced osteopaths such as Dr. Hugh Ettlinger, Director of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Residency at St. Barnabus Hospital NY. She has earned many awards and scholarships for her dedication to osteopathy. Among those distinctions, she was a medalist of the A. Hollis Wolf Case Presentation and awarded twice the Vicki E. Dyson Scholarship for her work with Osteopathic Physicians.
Dr. Mai completed her traditional internship at Chino Valley Medical Center. After her internship, she worked as an assistant to Dr. Viola Frymann and her pediatric patients at the Osteopathic Center for Children & Families. She has also attended and taught at Dr. Frymann's numerous courses to osteopathic physicians and osteopathic medical students.
She is a member of the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO), The Cranial Academy, American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and San Diego Osteopathic Medical Association (SDOMA).
Dr. Mai is the proud new mother to a baby son. Her husband is a professional wedding and fine art photographer. Dr. Mai is excited to help each individual reach and maintain their optimal health at the Osteopathic Center for Children & Families.
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Peter
Springall, Ph.D. - Sensori
Developmentalist
 Peter
Springall's role at the Osteopathic Center
for Children & Families is to develop a neurological
developmental profile for the child from which
progress with osteopathic management can be
measured.
He uses that profile to develop a sensory
motor program for the family to perform at
home on a regular daily routine. This enhances
the child's ability to progress to optimal
neurologic development.
Motor functions of mobility (crawling,
creeping, walking, skipping, and running),
functions of manual dexterity and of speech
progressively improve to new levels of
efficiency.
Dr. Springall is a graduate of the
Professional School of Psychological Studies,
San Diego with a M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology, 1987.
He received his certification from the
American Academy for Human Development,
Dallas, Texas, as a Sensorimotor
Developmentalist, 1973.
Dr. Springall did post-graduate work at the
Institute for Achievement of Human Potential
(Avery Postgraduate Institute), Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, with a certification as a
Cybernetic Developmentalist, 1967.
He founded and directed the Springall
Academy, La Jolla from 1972 until 1999. The
Academy is a private, not-for-profit school
for learning and behaviorally challenged
students. Dr. Springall holds a Life
Credential from the Community College District
of San Diego in Infant Stimulation.
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