Arbor Vitae Wellness
Meet Your Care Team

Two doctors, one whole-person approach.

Dr. Magdy S. Guirguis, D.C. and Dr. Lori Cayo, D.C. bring more than sixty years of combined practice to Santa Monica — and a shared conviction that the job is to find the cause, not quiet the symptom.

Dr. Magdy S. Guirguis, D.C.
30+ years of holistic, whole-person care
Founder · Doctor of Chiropractic

Dr. Magdy S. Guirguis, D.C.

From the court to the clinic.

Raised in a family of doctors, Dr. Magdy Guirguis grew up understanding that healing is both a science and a calling. As a former high school and college athlete — with a 35-year career in volleyball as a player and coach — he knows firsthand what it takes to push the body and recover well.

His own injury history is what drew him into the healing arts. That personal experience shapes how he treats every patient: with empathy first, and a commitment to getting to the root of the problem rather than masking it.

1988

Doctor of Chiropractic

Graduated from Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles.

1991

Founded Advanced Chiropractic Center

Opened his first practice, beginning a lifelong commitment to the Santa Monica community.

Today

Founded Arbor Vitae Wellness

Created to bring holistic healthcare — chiropractic, therapy, and whole-person wellness — together under one roof.

Off the clock, Dr. Magdy Guirguis practices what he preaches:

Weight LiftingRunningVolleyballYogaMeditation
Dr. Lori Cayo, D.C.
Cranial therapy for migraine & tension headaches
Doctor of Chiropractic

Dr. Lori Cayo, D.C.

A gift for service.

Dr. Cayo grew up the youngest of four in the Hollywood Hills, and spent her childhood as a gymnast — a sport that gave her the discipline and work ethic she still brings to every patient. Her father, a doctor of anesthesiology, showed her early what a life in medicine looked like, and she had a gift for service long before she had a title.

She earned her bachelor's degree in biology at San Diego State University, then graduated cum laude from Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles in 1996. Years of practice across several offices gave her deep experience with headaches, sports injuries, and neck and lower back pain.

Extensive study in cranial therapy led her to develop her own treatment protocol for migraine and tension headaches. Away from the clinic she lives the same principles she teaches — exercise, nutrition, yoga, and meditation — and is a devoted mother of two daughters.

B.S.

Biology

San Diego State University.

1996

Doctor of Chiropractic

Graduated cum laude from Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles.

Today

Cranial Therapy & Headache Care

Developed her own treatment protocol for migraine and tension headaches.

Off the clock, Dr. Cayo lives it too:

GymnasticsYogaMeditationNutrition
Areas of Expertise

A multidisciplinary approach

Chiropractic Manipulation
Applied Kinesiology
Physical Therapy
Holistic Medicine
"My goal is simple: to be of service to my patients in any way I possibly can."
— Dr. Magdy S. Guirguis, D.C.

Care that treats the whole you.

Experience the difference of whole-person wellness. Same-week appointments available.