Kevin Ellis
D.O, Chief Medical Officer
As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ellis’ responsibilities include establishing, maintaining and monitoring healthcare standards, maintaining JCAHO accreditation, negotiation and oversight of clinical contracts. He is responsible for maintaining hospital coverage by its clinicians at three hospitals and responsible for the overall access and quality health care to over 60,000 patients. He also practices family medicine with an emphasis in adult chronic diseases at the NCHS San Marcos Health Center.
Prior to joining North County Health Services Dr. Ellis served as Chief Medical Officer for a national physician practice management company. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego; Dr. Ellis earned his degree in Osteopathic Medicine from the University of North Texas, Health Science Center. He is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Medicine. In addition, Dr. Ellis has completed training in elements of integrative medicine such as medical acupuncture, botanical medicine, and mind-body medicine.
Dr. Ellis believes that reaching out to the community to help solve problems can be effective in dealing with chronic health issues. He describes the four cornerstones to wellness as being nutrition, fitness, spirituality and knowledge. “I believe in it, I try to live it, and I tell my patients that it is the ultimate goal to try to obtain that balance.”