Chief Hospice Lead
Yale New Haven Health
Dr. Prestia currently serves as the Chief Hospice Lead for system-level projects for Yale New Haven Health and partner hospice agencies. Through this position he provides full spectrum hospice and palliative consultations within the hospital system as well as the community. He also serves as the medical director for Yale Health at Home Hospice. His research involves advancing inpatient hospice utilization within the delivery networks and identifying factors that influence those decisions. Additionally, he assists in the development of a comfort focused hospital unit at Saint Raphael's hospital. He holds clinical appointments through Yale Medical School, Yale Nursing School, and the Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. Dr. Prestia received his undergraduate education at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, then medical school at Campbell University in North Carolina. His training was in Family Medicine in Savannah, Georgia before completing his Hospice & Palliative Fellowship at Yale. He holds additional certifications through Harvard School of Medicine, and is boarded in Hospital Administration, Management and Leadership. He spends his spare time raising his three young sons and traveling throughout the East Coast and gardening.
Thursday, March 5, 2026
3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose