Brett Prestia, DO
About
Biography
Dr. Prestia currently serves as the Chief Medical Liaison for the system-level partnership between Yale New Haven Health and a local hospice agency. Through this position he provides full spectrum hospice and palliative consultations within the hospital system as well as the community. His research involves advancing inpatient hospice utilization within the health care system and identifying factors that influence those decisions. Additionally, he is assisting in the development of a comfort focused hospital unit at Saint Raphael's hospital. He holds clinical appointments through Yale Medical School and the Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. Dr. Prestia received his education first at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, then medical school at Campbell University. His training was in Family Medicine in Savannah, Georgia before completing his Hospice & Palliative Fellowship at Yale. He spends his spare time raising his young sons and traveling throughout the East Coast.
Appointments
Internal Medicine
Clinical InstructorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Internal Medicine
- Palade House Affiliates
Education & Training
- Non Degree Program
- Harvard Medical School, Certificate: Training to Teach in Medicine
- Fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2022)
- Resident
- Memorial Health University Medical Center (2021)
- DO
- Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine (2018)
- BA
- College of William & Mary, History
Board Certifications
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AAHPM
- Original Certification Date
- 2022
Family Medicine (Family Medicine)
- Certification Organization
- ABFM
- Original Certification Date
- 2021
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Dmitry Kozhevnikov, DO, FACP
Publications
2023
Factors Associated With Inpatient Hospice Utilization Among Hospitalized Decedents With Comfort Measures Only Status
Kozhevnikov D, Loho H, Prestia B. Factors Associated With Inpatient Hospice Utilization Among Hospitalized Decedents With Comfort Measures Only Status. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2023, 26: 1048-1055. PMID: 36716262, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLength of stayCMO patientsRothman IndexTerminal admissionComfort measuresTotal LOSMultivariable logistic regression analysisRoutine hospice careTertiary care hospitalPrimary diagnosis codeLogistic regression analysisPrimary medical servicesTime of deathElectronic health recordsClinician typeInpatient deathCare hospitalMultivariable analysisHospice utilizationDiagnosis codesHospice useHospice careCMO orderPatientsSerious illnessHospice Care
Prestia, Brett; Segar, Nora, 2024. Hospice Care. In Yale Office-based Medicine Curriculum, eds. Julie R Rosenbaum, Seonaid F. Hay, Laura M. Whitman, 11th edition. New Haven, CT: Yale University. https://medicine.yale.edu/intmed/obm/Chapters
2021
Utilization of Patient-Controlled Analgesia Reduces Length of Stay of Sickle Cell Crisis Hospitalizations
Prestia et al. "Utilization of Patient-Controlled Analgesia Reduces Length of Stay of Sickle Cell Crisis Hospitalizations" HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine Vol 2. Iss 4 (2021).Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
A Retrospective Look at North Carolina's Efforts to Reduce Infant Mortality.
Prestia BM, Rhodes J, Williams RW. A Retrospective Look at North Carolina's Efforts to Reduce Infant Mortality. N C Med J 2016, 77: 411-412. PMID: 27864492, DOI: 10.18043/ncm.77.6.411.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Professional OrganizationsChairDetailsCommittee Chair for Community Committee2024 - 2025activity Board of Examiners for Nursing
Public ServiceBoard MemberDetails03/10/2023 - 07/02/2024