Clinical Investigators

Chief Medical Officer, Principal Investigator

Dr. M. Bardett Fausett, MD FACOG

Dr. Bardett Fausett is a board certified obstetrician/gynecologist with specialization in maternal and fetal medicine, focusing on patients with complications of pregnancy and their effect on both the mother and the fetus. Dr. Fausett is a graduate of Brigham Young University (BS) and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (MD, Valedictorian). He completed his residency (4 years) at Wilford Hall Medical Center and his maternal and fetal medicine fellowship (3 years) at the University of Utah. During his active duty in the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Fausett was the Surgeon General’s Consultant for Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine (12 years). He is an active innovator in improved perinatal outcomes and inventor of medical devices. He recently launched the Rocky Mountain Perinatal Institute to focus on addressing rural healthcare deficits in pregnancy and childbirth and serves as the Chairman of Community Medical Center’s Department of Women’s and Children’s Services.

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Investigator | Pediatrics

Tara Patrick, CPNP-PC

Tara Patrick is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in private practice in Missoula, Montana. She is naturally gifted in pediatric care of infants, children, and adolescents. A native of Montana, she graduated from the University of Montana with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with honors. She then graduated from St. Louis University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, magna cum laude, followed by a Master of Science in Nursing from Arizona State University. Tara is a Clinical Nursing Instructor at Montana State University and has served as a preceptor for training pediatric nurse practitioners at Gonzaga University and Montana State University. She enjoys spending time with her family, often in the great Montana outdoors.

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Investigator | Women's Health, Pediatrics

Honey Newton, FNP-C, CNM

Honey Newton is a Certified Nurse Midwife and a Family Nurse Practitioner with degrees from Gonzaga University, the University of Utah, and Colorado Mesa University. She is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Gonzaga University. She started Heart & Hands in 2015 as a small, independent practice and is committed to providing the best medically available care to patients at all stages of life. She is privileged at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish, Montana.

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Investigator | Women's Health

Dr. Alyson Miser, MD

Alyson Miser, M.D. Earned her Medical degree at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and completed her residency at David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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Investigator | Pediatrics

Gretchen Fowell, FNP-C

Coming Soon!

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Investigator | Psychiatry

Dr. Robert A. Velin, Ph.D.

Dr. Velin is a licensed Psychologist/Neuropsychologist and Managing Partner of Montana Neuropsychological Associates. He received his Ph.D. in 1989 from the University of Montana, prior to completing a two-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), funded by a NIH National Research Service Award. He then joined UCSD as a Research Faculty member before returning to his home state of Montana.

Dr. Velin has 28 years of clinical experience assessing and managing neurocognitive issues associated with a broad range of clinical conditions. He has published and presented on, and treated numerous conditions including Head Injury, Alzheimer’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, ADHD, Autism and many others. He has particular expertise and interest in the management of Central Nervous System disorders via non-pharmaceutical approaches, such as Neurofeedback (EEG Biofeedback), as well as integrating comprehensive behavioral-biological-environmental treatment programs. He holds two Board Certifications and remains active in both clinical practice and research. He previously served on the Advisory Board for the Montana Neurosciences Institute and has served as a journal reviewer for five, peer reviewed, professional publications. When not working, he enjoys fly-fishing, flying, running and road cycling. He is married and has three grown children.

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Investigator | Family Medicine

Dr. Justin Buls, MD

Hi everyone! I’m Dr. Buls but I prefer for my patients to call me Justin. I was born and raised right here in Kalispell, MT. Class of 95! My family means the world to me. I have 6 wonderful children and an amazing wife that I wouldn’t know what to do without. We all love to spend time outdoors whether it be fishing, hunting, riding dirt bikes, skiing, or playing in the lake. My children also keep us very busy with their athletics year-round with basketball, football, and dance. Not only are they athletic but they all are super smart, they get it from their mom!  If you ask my Mom she would tell you from a very young age that I knew I was going to be a doctor. It was always a dream of mine, no questions asked. Helping people was in my genes. My mom worked in the school system and my dad was a paramedic/firefighter.  There isn’t anything in the world greater than helping people achieve optimal health.  My biggest flex is I listen to my patients. I have spent many days a patient myself so I can empathize with them. I want to make things better for an all-around better health mentally, physically, and emotionally.

I attended Montana State University and received a Bachelor’s of Science in Microbiology. From there I was accepted into the University of North Dakota School of Medicine. My family medicine residency training was done at Altru Family Medicine Residency in Grand Forks, North Dakota.  I also completed a one-year fellowship in high risk obstetrics training. After graduation, I worked as a rural full spectrum family medicine physician which then brought me to become an educator for residents.