Don Fowls, M.D.

Don Fowls, M.D., is a nationally known psychiatrist and health care consultant who provides consulting services for managed care, provider based and IT organizations. He is President of Don Fowls & Associates based in Scottsdale AZ. After completing his residency in psychiatry at UCLA, Dr. Fowls practiced psychiatry in Southern California for 10 years. He developed a large, behavioral health group practice and a provider-sponsored managed behavioral health organization that managed over 500,000 members. He was Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Development at Value Options and its parent company FHC Health Systems for eleven years. He then joined Schaller Anderson Inc. as Executive Vice President, business development, and President and CEO of its behavioral health subsidiary. In addition to his consulting services, Dr. Fowls has helped develop FasPsych, a telepsychiatry company, and is a board member and advisor for community based behavioral health organizations. Particular areas of interest are the health reform, integration of medical and behavioral health, payment reform, and management of high needs populations.