Premier Patient Healthcare was founded by Drs. Montalbano and Brideau in order to provide the ultimate in personalized medical care to their patients. [Read More About Our Doctors]

For more than 14 years, we have shared a medical practice in Northern Virginia. During those years, the delivery of medical care has become clinically and administratively complex and fraught with numerous hassles for both the patient and their physician. Some of our colleagues have retired early rather than continue to incur escalating frustration with the status quo. In our opinion, the ideal patient-doctor relationship is a personal one that emphasizes access, education and a commitment to maximizing one’s health.

On January 6, 2006, we opened Premier Patient Healthcare and Dr. Montalbano began accepting patients in this new model on July 1, 2006. We are now happy to announce that Premier Patient Healthcare has contracted with Dr Brideau to accept patients in this model in addition to his current practice at Springfield Family Medicine. We believe that Premier Patient Healthcare will provide the means to return the emphasis to you and allow our physicians to continue to practice medicine in a high quality, proactive manner while preserving their professional standards and integrity. This personalized, old-fashioned approach to medicine is designed to exceed patient’s expectations of his or her health care provider and to eliminate barriers between patients and their physician. In this setting, we place a greater emphasis on preventive care and access, meaning you won't just see us when you are ill. With all routine appointments scheduled for at least 30 minutes, the doctor can address not only your acute and chronic conditions, but also review your preventive health issues at the same visit. This is impossible in the current routine 15 minute appointment.

We look forward to becoming advocates for your health and partners in your health care. [Join Us] or [Contact Us] for more information!

Foster Montalbano, M.D.
As a Board Certified primary care Internist, Dr. Montalbano has practiced in Northern Virginia since 1985. He obtained his Bachelors degree at University of California at Los Angeles, his Masters in Biology at California State University, Northridge and his MD abroad at the American University of the Caribbean. He is a past President of the Medical Staff of Mount Vernon Hospital and continues to invest in his profession by teaching medical students as Associate Clinical Professor at George Washington University. In recognition of his clinical and personal skills, Dr. Montalbano's peers selected him one of 1400 top physicians that they would take their families to for care as denoted in the Washingtonian Magazine in November 2002, July 2005 and recently April 2008. CheckBook Magazine also has included him in their annual survey of patients ranking their physicians in the top tier for Primary Care in Northern Virginia. Dr. Montalbano is an ex-marathon runner, but avidly participates in racquetball, cycling, alpine skiing and isometric weight lifting. He lives in Burke, is proud of his two daughters and actively promotes his wife’s art career.

“Premier Patient Healthcare will allow me to practice medicine at a pace that will ensure I get to know my patients and their families better. It will provide me with the time to educate my patients on their health issues and give them the opportunity to have my undivided attention. Premier Patient Healthcare’s practice model will allow me to restore the continuity of care between patient and physician, which has been eroded today by third parties such as insurance providers and the government.”



Other Team Members
Nicole Brown, MS, RD, LD, HFI
Nicole is a registered, licensed dietitian with a Master of Science degree in nutrition from UC Berkeley. She is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health Fitness Instructor. During the past 20 years, she has worked in clinical nutrition and health promotion settings in the U.S. and in Germany providing nutritional assessments and nutrition education to individuals of all ages. In addition to working with Premier Patient Healthcare, her professional experience includes consulting work for the Oprah Winfrey Show, the USO, Whole Foods Market, Fairfax County Park Authority, and the George Washington University Weight Management Program. Nicole is an adjunct professor at George Mason University where she teaches undergraduate nutrition classes. Nicole is committed to providing nutrition, fitness, and health promotion information to assist others in improving the quality of their lives.

Don Brideau, M.D., M.M.M
Dr. Brideau is a Board Certified family physician who has practiced in Northern Virginia since 1992. He completed his undergraduate training at Georgetown University in 1980 and graduated from George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1984. Dr. Brideau trained at the Pensacola Naval Hospital. His naval career included duty on the USS Virginia as the Medical Department Head and Department Head of Primary Care at the Naval Hospital Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Dr. Brideau is an Associate Clinical Professor at both Georgetown University and George Washington Schools of Medicine. He served as a Medical Director of Inova Medical Group, a 120+ provider group. In 2001, he received his Masters Degree in Medical Management from the Heinz School of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Brideau also speaks nationally on topics of smoking cessation, cosmetic laser treatments, and cholesterol management. Currently, he serves as the family physician for the Potomac Nationals, the farm team for the Washington Nationals. He has published several articles related to smoking cessation and cholesterol. He has served as a board member on the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Heart Association.

“Premier Patient Healthcare provides a way for physicians and patients to dictate how they interact with each other rather than following rules set up by insurance companies. Premier Patient Healthcare will allow its physicians to spend more time addressing the patients’ needs at each visit rather than just the most pressing medical needs. When talking to other physicians that have set up similar membership practices, the relationship between patient and physician returns to a friendly professional relationship.”