A Summa Cum Laude graduate of Life University (the largest Chiropractic college in the world) and former registered nurse, Dr. Surprise has been in private practice for 40 years and in the medical profession for 57 years. She is board certified in the specialty of clinical nutrition. She is certified in naturopathic medicine and indigenous medicine. Dr. Surprise also holds certifications in two chiropractic techniques, which she has taught on the postgraduate level, as well as Basic Meridian Therapy/Acupuncture. The techniques are Nimmo Receptor Tonus Trigger Point and The Thompson Technique.

The methods Dr. Surprise uses helped people who suffer from most health issues associated with the neuromusculoskeletal effects of undetected nerve damage and vertebral subluxation.

The only chiropractor to have been awarded 4 different diplomates and a fellow in nutrition, Dr. Surprise has been the author and lead instructor for four chiropractic college/university postgraduate nutrition diplomate programs and has taught nutrition, technique, and pain management courses for over 26 years.

Nationally recognized, listed in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare in their initial publication and recognized as a Top Doctor in 2014 and 2020, she has lectured for chiropractic colleges, state associations and nutrition companies as well as authored and given multiple lay lectures on health topics.

Past President of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition, the American Chiropractic Association Council on Nutrition and the American Chiropractic Board of Nutrition, Dr Surprise holds membership in several national and state professional organizations.

Often interviewed by writers of nutrition and health articles as an expert source, Dr. Surprise has authored published articles on nutrition and co-authored the chapter on nutrition in Contemporary Chiropractic, a chiropractic text. She has hosted talk shows, “To Your Health” and “Health is Wealth,” on both radio and internet radio, respectively.