Dr. Allen is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana and did his under graduate work at the University of California, Davis. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force from 1976 until 1979, he completed his graduate work at Logan College of Chiropractic and received his doctorate of Chiropractic in 1986. Dr. Allen was selected 'Chiropractor of the Year' by the Tennessee Chiropractic Association in 1999 and he was also honored as the 'Best Chiropractor ' in Marshall County by the 2005 Marshall Co Tribune Tommy Awards.
He has served on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Chiropractic Association from 1990 to 1999 and was president of the association from 1989 to 1999. He is a current member of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), Tennessee Chiropractic Association, the ACA Council on Sports Injuries, and the ACA Council on Nutrition.