'Back to where it all started for me': Former fisherman returns to Unalaska as chiropractor

By Sofia Stuart-Rasi

Published November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM AKST

Arctic Chiropractic in Unalaska has a new chiropractor: Dr. James Pizzadili, who worked as a fisherman here in the 1980s before practicing chiropractic in Anchorage and Barrow.

For this episode of "Island Interviews," KUCB's Sofia Stuart-Rasi sat down with Pizzadili to discuss his work in chiropractic care.

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Sofia Stuart-Rasi

Sofia is from Denver. She's reported around the U.S. for local public radio stations, and her work has aired on NPR and National Native News. Sofia has a master's degree in environmental science and natural resource journalism from the University of Montana, a graduate certificate in documentary studies from the Salt Institute and a bachelor's degree in studio arts from the University of Colorado Boulder. Between her studies, Sofia was a ski bum in Telluride, Colorado, for a few years.

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