Brian Prestwich, MD
Chief Medical Officer located in Ashland, OR
About Brian Prestwich, MD
Dr. Prestwich is Chief Medical Officer for Monarque Health and Wellness. He has over 35 years of experience as a teacher and clinician, and his responsibilities include care process development, leveraging value-based metrics to continually improve patient care, staff education, and clinical support of our nurse practitioners.
Dr. Prestwich was Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California prior to his work as Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine at the Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles. He has championed the application of the Improvement Model from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement to the transformation of primary care practices into value producing Patient Centered Medical Homes. His work has also focussed on interprofessional care team design for the care of complex patients and families. This approach includes population-based screening, risk stratification, and care process design for a number of behavioral health and social determinants of wellbeing including emotional trauma, domestic violence, depression, anxiety, and chemical dependency.
Dr. Prestwich has been collaborating with our team at Monarque Health and Wellness to refine our family centered care model that is designed to better care for families and communities and leverages the “Caring Profession” of Nursing to provide comprehensive screening, evaluation, and care planning to optimize the wellness of our patients. His goal is to continue working with the Monarque Health and Wellness team to design care processes which, when delivered reliably to populations, are demonstrated to result in better care for patients.
Education and Certifications:
Board Certified in Family Medicine
Ventura County Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles
Stanford University, BA in Human Biology- Healthcare Delivery and Public Policy
Dr. Prestwich is Chief Medical Officer for Monarque Health and Wellness. He has over 35 years of experience as a teacher and clinician, and his responsibilities include care process development, leveraging value-based metrics to continually improve patient care, staff education, and clinical support of our nurse practitioners.
Dr. Prestwich was Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California prior to his work as Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine at the Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles. He has championed the application of the Improvement Model from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement to the transformation of primary care practices into value producing Patient Centered Medical Homes. His work has also focussed on interprofessional care team design for the care of complex patients and families. This approach includes population-based screening, risk stratification, and care process design for a number of behavioral health and social determinants of wellbeing including emotional trauma, domestic violence, depression, anxiety, and chemical dependency.
Dr. Prestwich has been collaborating with our team at Monarque Health and Wellness to refine our family centered care model that is designed to better care for families and communities and leverages the “Caring Profession” of Nursing to provide comprehensive screening, evaluation, and care planning to optimize the wellness of our patients. His goal is to continue working with the Monarque Health and Wellness team to design care processes which, when delivered reliably to populations, are demonstrated to result in better care for patients.
Education and Certifications:
Board Certified in Family Medicine
Ventura County Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles
Stanford University, BA in Human Biology- Healthcare Delivery and Public Policy
Most Major Insurance Providers Accepted
Monarque Health & Wellness accepts most major insurance providers. Here is a list of just a few of the plans that we accept. If you do not see your insurance provider listed, please contact our office to confirm.
