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Edward Stiles, D.O., graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1965. He practiced general medicine throughout the Northeast and Midwest through the 1990s while achieving numerous distinctions. He continues to teach at the University of Pikeville and travels the country teaching small-group seminars on various OMT approaches such as muscle energy technique (MET), functional/Laughlin-Still, cranial-sacral, strain-counterstrain, and high-velocity, low-amplitude.

In 1970, Stiles was among only six D.O.s selected to participate in an MET tutorial conducted by Fred Mitchell, D.O. In 1973, Stiles established the first hospital-based osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) service in the country at Waterville Osteopathic Hospital. He later served as the hospital director until 1978. He developed the first five-level OMT coding system in conjunction with Medicare, which is used in the current CPT coding system.

Stiles’ career is distinguished by countless educational and advisory positions and the impact those positions have had on the practice of OMT today.