Southern California born, raised by Salvadoran immigrant parents…

Dr. Pinto has been passionate about health, anatomy, and human performance since he was acing his anatomy exams in sports medicine class at 15 years old. His fascination with the human body led him to attend one of the best Kinesiology programs in the country, at Cal State Fullerton. While completing his bachelor’s, Dr. Pinto volunteered hundreds of hours in an athletic training room; further expanding his knowledge about human performance and gaining experience in helping people get back to doing what they love. During this time, he witnessed his first chiropractic miracle, which synchronistically led him on his path of being a chiropractor. 

After visiting and interviewing with multiple chiropractic colleges, Dr. Pinto chose to attend Life Chiropractic College West in the Bay Area, California. Here he was exposed to a multitude of different techniques and mentors that taught him how to recreate those chiropractic miracles he sought after. During his time as a student, Dr. Pinto spent his time leading multiple clubs, and assisting in multiple seminars, pertaining to training and teaching the art of the chiropractic adjustment. He also traveled to Fiji, El Salvador, Ensenada, and Malinalco, Mexico to serve as many people as he could and change as many lives as he could. 

Since graduating chiropractic school in 2019, Dr. Pinto has practiced in both Los Angeles and Houston, often having patients fly from across the country or around the world, to get adjusted (the furthest being from Dubai to Houston!). After years of working in other offices, Dr. Pinto decided to create Illuminate Chiropractic as a beacon of health and wellness for the Los Angeles community. When he’s not optimizing health at Illuminate, Dr. Pinto enjoys nature, live music, and sharing experiences with his fiance, Gianella, and his dog, Maya.