Anthony Pacini

I was born in California and grew up in Napa Valley, where my family still lives. I went to Union College in Nebraska for my bachelor's degree and Loma Linda University for medical school. I then did a transitional year internship at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego and an occupational medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco, serving as chief resident. As part of my residency, I also attended the University of California, Berkeley for a Master of Public Health. I'm board-certified in occupational medicine and a member of the American Board of Preventive Medicine and the National Society of Leadership and Success.

While stationed in Kaneohe with the Navy, I practiced urgent care in Lanikai and was a flight surgeon for both Navy and Marine Corps aviation squadrons. In Okinawa, I was the department head and sole occupational medicine physician at the largest overseas naval hospital. Additionally, I held multiple roles, including public health emergency officer for Marine Corps Installations Pacific, co-chair of the credentialing review committee, and chair of the physician well-being committee.

During medical school, I met my wife – who was raised in Kailua and Waimanalo – and is now an ultrasound technician. We lived on Oahu while I was a military flight surgeon and were so happy to return home to raise our three boys close to family and friends.

About my practice

My mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when I was in intermediate school and later went through a battle with leiomyosarcoma. She's been extremely positive throughout her journey, a guiding light and inspiration to me to serve others.

With my degree in international rescue and relief, I considered a career in global public health, providing human services and counseling. However, when I became an emergency medical technician, I realized that I felt most at home in that setting. After being accepted into physician assistant school, I was encouraged by my biology teacher to consider becoming a doctor instead.

I love being in a field encompassing medical care, legal compliance, advocacy for safer workplaces, and human-centered, comprehensive design of processes and systems.

My research, presentations, and publishing have covered topics such as exposure to household cleaning products; wildfire smoke hazards; pediatric public health and environmental exposure; the benefit of physical therapy in the context of workers' compensation; and COVID-19 occupational prevention, exposure, management, advocacy, and worker rights.