Born and raised in New Jersey, Dr. Santangelo fell in love with the Chesapeake Bay while attending school at the University of Maryland College Park. Upon graduation, he moved to Davenport, Iowa to attend the Foundation Head of Chiropractic, Palmer College of Chiropractic. After receiving his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree, he moved back to Maryland.

He has been practicing Chiropractic in the Perry Hall/White Marsh area since 1988. He now lives in Harford County with his wife, Gloria (whom he met at College Park) and has four children; two of whom have become chiropractors.

Dr. Richard grew up in Harford County Maryland with his sister, 2 brothers, and their dogs. He lived his life surrounded by family members with an intense passion for chiropractic. After graduating from University of Maryland College Park in 2013 with a degree in General Biology, he moved to Marietta, GA to attend Life University and become a doctor of chiropractic. He then moved back to Maryland to practice in 2017. Dr. Richard loves adjusting families, especially pregnant women and children, so that others can enjoy a piece of the same lifestyle that he was blessed with while growing up.

Dr. Richard is constantly inspired by his family of chiropractors that began with his father, Dr. Richard J Santangelo and his uncles, Dr. Anthony V Santangelo and Ronald J Santangelo. He looks forward to continuing that legacy with his cousin, Dr. Thomas J Santangelo and his sister, Dr. Elizabeth A Santangelo.

Dr. Liz joins Santangelo Family Chiropractic with great passion for offering a space of healing for her community. Dr. Liz grew up in Harford county until she left to receive her B.S. in Health and Behavior Science from the University of Delaware. She knew she wanted to be part of the healthcare profession but was unsure until she realized how much of an impact having a chiropractor as a father shaped her outlook on health. She realized that she grew up free of many of the “normal” problems that a lot of her peers grew up with such as ear infections, growing pains, and the annual flu. She then continued her education at Life University in Marietta, GA where she graduated as summa cum laude with her doctorate in chiropractic. In school Dr. Liz furthered her education in multiple chiropractic techniques including sacro-occipital, Thompson, activator, neuro-emotional, knee chest upper cervical, Webster (prenatal), full spine diversified, bio-geometric integration and torque release technique. Dr. Liz is also a certified functional medicine practitioner.

When Dr. Liz is not in the office you can find her going on hikes, baking healthy alternative desserts, dancing or knitting.

Tanairryn, or better known as “T”, has spent most of her life as a resident of the Baltimore suburbs. She first found our office driving through the neighborhood and after seeing raving reviews, she knew she had to come in. After she started with her chiropractic care in April 2022, she has gotten a lot of relief from her low back and hip pain that was ongoing for years. Shortly after, she joined our team in June of 2022 as a Chiropractic Assistant. She is also a full time student at UMBC.

T has enjoyed learning about the benefits of chiropractic and is using that knowledge to help our team serve and educate our patients. She is the oldest of three children in her family and is a soon to be first generation college graduate. She is also fluent in Spanish, American Sign Language, and some Korean. When T is not in the office you can find her doing yoga, reading, language learning, or traveling!

Joanne is a life long resident of Baltimore, Maryland. She was first introduced to Chiropractic while attending one of her children’s school health fairs. She has been using chiropractic care on a wellness basis ever since.

She quickly experienced resolution to her chronic sinus and allergy problems. She quickly got her children in to see Dr. Santangelo for wellness adjustments. After 10 years as a patient, Joanne joined our chiropractic team. After a one year certification program, Joanne became a Maryland State Certified Chiropractic Technician. She continues to take courses to increase her knowledge and experience in the chiropractic field. She finds great joy in serving and educating others. She has been married to her husband, David for 40 years and is the proud mother of two college graduates, David and Sarah.

Donna is a lifelong resident of Baltimore, Maryland. She was introduced to chiropractic after a fall which results in everyday headaches. Once in care her headaches subsided. She was immediately intrigued, not only by the excellent care, but also by all the education about chiropractic care she was receiving. Because of this and the way she felt, she continued her care and has been a patient for over 10 years.

Donna is also an avid walker and loves to workout. She has been married to her husband, Gary for 39 years, has 3 grown children, and 3 beautiful grandchildren.

Donna was born & raised in Baltimore.  She graduated from Univ of MD School of Nursing in 1983 & moved to FL to start her nursing career.  After 9 years she returned to Baltimore to be closer to family.  Donna discovered chiropractic care in 2007 after several months of low back pain.  She found Santangelo Family Chiropractic after the recommendation of acquaintances who were already patients there.

Chiropractic care helped her better tolerate long shifts for the last 17 years as a nurse.  After a 40 year career in nursing, Donna retired & shortly thereafter joined the Santangelo team as a chiropractic assistant.  She loves watching the Ravens & the Orioles, baking, taking walks & spending time with her daughter & kitties.