Andrew P. Desjardins

Dr. Desjardins is the Chief Medical Director of Patronus Medical, LLC. Dr. Desjardins is a diplomate of The American College of Emergency Physicians and a senior partner of Emergency Services Medical Corporation. In this role, he provides state of the art and cutting edge care and treatment for critically ill and injured patients in the greater San Diego area. In addition to his service on the Emergency Department Supervisory Committee, Dr. Desjardins is a nationally recognized expert regarding standard of care for Emergency Services. Additionally, he was President and Founder of APD, Inc., a private health management company providing personalized medical services to individuals and families.

Dr. Desjardins was recently recognized by The International Association of Healthcare Professionals and awarded membership in The Leading Physicians of the World and designated as Top Emergency Medicine Physician in San Diego. He is also an internationally recognized speaker regarding non-opiate, multimodal acute pain management.

Previously, Dr. Desjardins served as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Navy. During his military career, he distinguished himself as US Navy Flight Surgeon and Air Combat Element Surgeon for the Second Marine Air Wing, Jacksonville, North Carolina. Dr. Desjardins went on to receive additional training and became a NASA Flight Surgeon, providing medical care and mission support to the country’s finest aviators and astronauts. His focus then was wellness; physical readiness and optimization; preventive medicine; and contingency planning and implementation for medical emergencies. Dr. Desjardins brings to Patronus significant experience using genomics, advanced digital technology, and tele-health systems to optimize doctor-patient interaction and communication.

Dr. Desjardins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with honors from Wake Forest University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine. He was Chief Resident during his residency in Emergency Medicine at Naval Medical Center San Diego. Additionally, he completed specialty training in aerospace medicine at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas and the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, Florida. He is currently completing a degree in advanced genomics at Stanford University. Dr. Desjardins maintains active membership in The American College of Emergency Physicians, The American Telemedicine Association, and The Society of Aerospace Medicine.