Before practicing in Florida, Dr. Fernandez was an Associate of the Boutwell Chiropractic Clinic of Augusta, Georgia for 3-1/2 years. One of the largest Chiropractic clinics in the United States
Practicing chiropractic physician in Florida from 1962- Present
Examining and treating physician for St. Petersburg High School (examining up to 200 athletes per year)
Performed IMEs for insurance companies and for other chiropractors
Owner of a chain of twelve chiropractic clinics
Directed five associates in his main clinic
Professional football trainer, 1966
President Central Florida Academy of Chiropractic Studies, 1970-1971.
Chairman of the Public Information Committee of the Florida Chiropractic Association, 1972
Chairman of the Eastern Division of the Chiropractic Knights of the Round Table, 1973
Board of Directors of the Florida Chiropractic Association, 1973-1974
Member of the Florida Chiropractic Association Insurance Review & Peer Review Committees, 1973-1974
President of the Pinellas County Chiropractic Society, 1975
Executive Director of the Pinellas County Chiropractic Society, 1976
Treasurer of the Florida Chiropractic Association, 1975-1976
President elect of the Florida Chiropractic Association, 1977-1978
President elect of the Florida Chiropractic Association, 1978-1979
Founder and President of PMA Winners' Circle, 1983
Founder and President of PMA Computers, Inc., 1983
Founder and President PMA Printing Company, Inc., 1984
Founder and President of Health Equipment Sales and Service, 1988
Founder and President of Chiro-Tech, Inc., 1988
Founder and President of Cotello Leasing, 1988
Earned over 50 copyrights
Founder and Publisher of Chiropractic Achievers Magazine, 1988-1991
Founder and Publisher of The Student Chiropractor, 1989
Co-founder, President and Chief Operating Officer of CliniCorp, Inc., a publicly traded company, 1991
President Chiropractic Managed Care Network, Inc., 1993
President of Prime Care Providers, Inc., 1994
CONSULTING MANAGEMENT
President of Practice Motivation, Inc., 1982
President of Clinic Management Associates, Inc., 1980
President of Chiropractic Management Corporation, Inc., 1983
Founder and President of Practice Management Associates, Inc., 1982
Taught management procedures to over 10,000 D.C.s and over 20,000 chiropractic support personnel
Consulted in the opening of over 2,500 practices
Consultant to Texas Chiropractic Association and Texas Chiropractic College, 1988
Founder and President of Professional Success Unlimited, 1992
Founder and President of Chiropractic Consultation Corporation, Inc., 1995
Founder of Fernandez Consulting, 1996
Founder and President of the Chiropractic Consultants of America, Inc., 2002
SECRETS OF A PRACTICE CONSULTANT
Vol. I, 1001 Ways to Attract New Patients
Vol. II, How to Build the Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation Practice
Vol. III, What Patients Expect and Demand Of A Doctor
Vol. IV, How to Start a Practice Quickly, Profitably, and Proudly
Vol. V, How to Become a Million Dollar Practitioner
Professional Chiropractic Letters for Every Occasion
Newspaper Advertising that Works for Chiropractors
Yellow Page Advertising that Works for Chiropractors
How to Buy and Sell a Practice
How to Start a Profitable Practice from Scratch
Chiefs & Indians
Doctors' Scripts
Great Achievements For Chiropractic Assistants
The Acupuncture Business Management Guide (Cynthia Flint Bestani, Co-author)
The Miraculous Practice Starters System
LITERARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Authored the following 10 manuals on how to increase and manage a chiropractic practice:
Vol. I, Basic Procedural Manual for Doctors
Vol. II, Basic Procedural Manual for Doctors
Basic Procedural Manual for CAs
The Chiro-Legal Manual
How to Build the Associate Doctor Practice
Insurance Manual
Practice StartersSM Manual
How to Increase the Small Practice
How to Increase the Medium Size Practice
How to Increase the Large Practice
AUTHOR CREDITS
Featured Author on over 100 articles relating to athletic injuries, examination procedures, neurology and management procedures for the following professional journals:
Share International
Chiropractic Economics
Chiropractic Achievers
Today's Chiropractic
The American Chiropractor
The Digest of Clinical Chiropractic
The World Chiropractic Alliance Journal
Success Unlimited
Dynamic Chiropractic
Chiropractic Products
DC Products Review
In Practice
Posture Magazine
AUDIO TAPES/CDS
Double Your Volume, Services and Income
How to Keep Your Patients Coming Back
How To Become a Million Dollar A Year Practitioner
1,001 Ways to Attract New Patients
How to Bump a Slump (Part I, II & III)
Mental Detours
The Bus Trip to Success
How to Get Out of Debt (Part I & II)
New Personal Injury Patient Extravaganza
How to Simplify the P.I. Practice
Little Known Secrets, Winning Tactics & Effective Testimony In Deposition and the Courtroom
How to Overcome The Barriers to Success (Part I & II)
You Must Shed What's Holding You Back
Get On the Success Train
Universal Laws of Success
Visualization
Poor People or Poor Money Managers
Basic Ways To Increase Income (Part I & II)
Maximize Your Practice's Productivity and Services Per Patient
Up-Date and Collect Your Fees (Part I & II)
How to Fine Tune Your Practice
How to Balance Your Practice
How to Increase Your Patient Handling Capacity
Change Your Style of Practice
Dr. Pete's Rules for Practice Success (Part I & II)
Practice Axioms (Part I & II)
Cadillac Service and Rolls Royce Attention
Practice Attitudes
How to Build a Practice In Tough Times
How to Establish a Practice Building Campaign
How to Prepare for the Report of Findings
Income Producing Office Procedures
How to Maximize Patient Longevity and Volume (Part I & II)
The Use of an Intersegmental Traction Machine
How to Stop Patient Attrition
How to Conduct an Effective Patient Appreciation Day
The Totally Impressive Office (Part I & II)
The Most Effective Way to Stimulate Referrals
The Fastest Way to Simulate Referrals
The Ten Best Referral Stimulating Procedures (Part I & II)
How to Build a Family Practice (Part I & II)
How to Toot Your Own Horn
How to Build the Associate Doctor Practice (Part I & II)
Laws of Financial Success (Part I & II)
How to Avoid Malpractice (Part I & II)
Psychology of Getting Referrals (Part I & II)
Money Management (Part I & II)
Management and Expediting (Part I & II)
Success Concepts
Creative Thinking
The Monster Cycle
Collection Office Procedures
Financial and Collection Rules
Health Problems Treatment Chart
Referral Stimulation Using the Telephone
The Reaction Referral Program
The Regimen Referral Program
The Table Talk Referral Program
The Weather Response Referral Program
VIDEO TAPES/CDS
Hierarchy of Needs
How to Overcome the Barriers to Success (Part I & II)
You Must Shed What's Holding You Back
Get On the Success Train
Universal Laws of Success
The Character Traits of Success
Who Controls Your Success
It Is As You Will It
Poor People or Poor Money Managers
Basic Ways To Increase Income (Part I & II)
Maximize Your Practice's Productivity and Services Per Patient
Up-Date and Collect Your Fees (Part I & II)
How to Fine Tune Your Practice
How to Balance Your Practice
How to Increase Your Patient Handling Capacity
Change Your Style of Practice
How to Bump a Slump (Part I, II & III)
How to Get Out of Debt (Part I & II)
How to Build a Practice In Tough Times
How to Establish a Practice Building Campaign
How to Prepare for the Report of Findings
Income Producing Office Procedures
How to Maximize Patient Longevity and Volume (Part I & II)
The Use of an Intersegmental Traction Machine
How to Stop Patient Attrition
How to Conduct an Effective Patient Appreciation Day
The Totally Impressive Office (Part I & II)
The Most Effective Way to Stimulate Referrals
The Fastest Way to Simulate Referrals
The Ten Best Referral Stimulating Procedures (Part I & II)
The Monster Cycle
Collection Office Procedures
Financial and Collection Rules
Health Problems Treatment Chart
Referral Stimulation Using the Telephone
The Reaction Referral Program
The Regimen Referral Program
The Table Talk Referral Program
The Weather Response Referral Program
You Were Born to Succeed
Four Keys to Success
The CCA Collection Procedure
LECTURES
Parker School for Professional Success
Florida Academy of Chiropractic Studies
Chiropractic Knights of the Round Table
Markson Management Company
Karl Parker Seminars
Clinic Management Associates
Practice Management Associates
Professional Success Unlimited
Fernandez Consulting
Pettibon Technique Seminars
Florida Chiropractic Association
Georgia Chiropractic Association
South Carolina Chiropractic Association
North Carolina Chiropractic Association
Oklahoma Chiropractic Association
Oregon Chiropractic Association
Logan Chiropractic College
Life Chiropractic College (East)
Texas Chiropractic College
Cleveland Chiropractic College (LA)
Cleveland Chiropractic College (KansasCity)
Los Angeles Chiropractic College
Pasadena Chiropractic College
Palmer Chiropractic College (West)
Western States Chiropractic College
Parker Chiropractic College
TESTIMONY/COURT
Personal Injury Cases
Workmen's Compensation Hearings
Civil Litigation Cases
Valuation of a Chiropractic Practice
AWARDS & HONORS
Honored by the following cities and states for his entrepreneurial and management training skills:
Portland, Maine
Fort Wayne, Indiana
St. Petersburg, Florida
Knoxville, Tennessee
Miami, Florida
Kansas City, Missouri
Chattanooga, Tennessee
New Orleans, Louisiana
Alexandria, Virginia
Indianapolis, Indiana
Omaha, Nebraska
Nashville, Tennessee
Cincinnati, Ohio
Topeka, Kansas
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Panama City, Florida
Elkhart, Indiana
State of Kentucky, "Kentucky Colonel"
Chiropractor of the Year for Southeast United States from the Parker School of Professional Success, 1971
Chiropractor of the Year from the Central Florida Academy of Chiropractic Studies, 1971
Merit Award from Kimball Foundation, 1972
Exceptional Person Award -- Performance Group, 1985
Adjunct Professor, Texas Chiropractic College, 1988-1989
PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS
Founded the Peter G. Fernandez Practice Starter Foundation (gives scholarships to students in chiropractic college and grants to college professors)
National Chiropractic Director of Doctors With A Heart, Inc. (the largest doctor charity in the world), 1988-Present
National Chairman of Doctors With A Heart, Inc., 1991-Present
Donated $300,000 software package to Texas and Pasadena chiropractic colleges
