Brendan Prast, MD

Clinical Faculty

Family and Preventive Medicine Physician

Research Interests

  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Climate and Environmental Health

Dr. Prast, a dedicated health advocate, realized early in his career that research and advocacy are intertwined and necessary parts of healthcare. As a result, his advocacy and educational focuses have influenced his research. Dr. Prast’s primary research focus is on identifying population-level health disparities and finding creative ways to address them. This includes a broad range of projects, from creating and analyzing large, multi-state databases of labor and delivery outcomes, to assessing current educational standards of care in sexually transmitted infection testing.

In addition, Dr. Prast is involved in multi-state programs focusing on climate and environmental health research through the Northern New England Co-Op Practice-Based Research Network. He works on multiple interprofessional care teams to assess and advance the study of climate health in primary care. Through all his projects, he aims to include learners at all stages of their medical education in the process.

Hayman J, Nelson SW, Mallory LA, et al. Mitigating Misinformation Toolkit: addressing COVID-19 misinformation through interprofessional learning and collaboration using a standardized patient–based educational module. MedEdPORTAL. 2024;20:11461. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11461

Prast Brendan and Marshall Byron. “A Life-Threatening Emergency Exacerbated by Untreated Mental Illness in a Low-Barrier Health Center.” Journal of Maine Medical Center: Vol. 6 : Iss. 1 , Article 2. (2024)

Prast Brendan, Follo Emily. Improving Interprofessional Understanding of Community Health Workers: A Unique Project ECHO Educational Series. Annals of Family Medicine. 2023; 21(Suppl 3)

Prast Brendan. Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes Assessment of Recent Immigrants in Maine. Annals of Family Medicine. 2023; 21(Suppl 3).

Prast Brendan. Assessment of Obstetric Outcomes for New Mainers. Annals of Family Medicine. 2023; 21(Suppl 1).

Hayman Jennifer, Cohen Konrad, Shelley, Chaudron, Linda, Mallar Christine, Price Grace, Safarik Julia, Prast Brendan, Mallory Leah. “Addressing COVID-19 Misinformation in Maine through Collaborative Learning and Interprofessional Education.” RTI Press (2023)Web.  doi: 10.3768/rtipress.2023.op.0086.2303.

Prast Brendan, Haskins Amy, Holt Tina, Rothenberg Deb. “Assessment of Obstetric Outcomes for New Mainers.” Annals of Family Medicine 21.S1 (2023) Web.

Soares William, Price Lori, Prast Brendan, Tarbox Elizabeth, Mader Timothy, Blanchard Rebecca. Accuracy Screening for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Task-switching Simulation. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Jan;20(1):177-184. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.10.39962. Epub 2018 Nov 30. PubMed PMID: 30643622; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6324702.

American Academy of Family Physicians – Diplomate

Maine Academy of Family Physicians – Board of Directors

American Heart Association: Maine – President of the Board

Speak About It – Board of Directors

Maine Medical Professionals Health Program – Advisory Committee

Lunder-Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine: “Time to Ask” Program – Advisor and Subject Matter Expert

North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) – Abstract Reviewer