Physicians Advisory Board

Dr. Brian Ferris attended the University of Virginia School of Medicine. To become a vascular surgeon, he attended Oregon Health Sciences University for his Residency in General Surgery. Dr. Ferris then began a fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of Arizona. In 2003, he joined Lake Washington Vascular (with privileges) at Overlake Hospital, Evergreen Hospital, Kaiser Permanence Washington, and Providence Swedish Medical Center in the Seattle metropolitan area.
Dr. Ferris has a busy, comprehensive practice centered around his welcoming, personalized approach to caring for patients with vascular diseases, including arterial, venous, and wound diseases. His comprehensive vascular surgical practice includes participating as a Medical Director for the Lake Washington Vascular Laboratory, specializing in non-invasive blood testing of arteries and veins.

Dr. Ferris’s surgical background uniquely positions us to offer clinical insights. With an immediate grasp of how your product will fare in a healthcare setting, we can efficiently provide critical clinical perspective and necessary data for adoption, reducing the need for costly and lengthy external market research firms and saving you valuable time and resources.

“As a surgeon, both practicing Vascular and General surgery, I’ve long recognized the paramount importance of family and social influences that contribute to a great outcome for a patient and our aging parents, family members, and neighbors. The irreplaceable support that can be provided helps ease the pathway to healing, aging, and inevitable changes we all face.

The opportunity for Concierge Care Advisors to coordinate, convey, and collaborate these needs is unique. It’s the medicine we all need.”

Dr. Alex De Moraes is a UC Davis graduate and retired US Air Force Reserve flight surgeon. Dr. De Moraes practiced in Napa from 2006 to 2010 in roles at the Queen of the Valley, Clinic Ole, The Meadows, and in private practice. Professional opportunity took him to Bellevue, WA where he served as Associate Medical Director at the Overlake Medical Center. In 2016, after reconnecting with Dr. Kako at a medical conference, Dr. De Moraes expressed interest in joining a team of like-minded private practice doctors, nurses, and staff in Napa.

In addition to being a skilled physician, Dr. De Moraes brings a breadth of administrative and clinical knowledge, including his unique 10+ years as a flight surgeon in the US Air Force Reserves. He is committed to individual patient care and treatment, dictated by each patient’s needs. He specializes in family practice.

In his spare time, Dr. De Moraes enjoys hiking and spending time with his wife and dog.

“I am a Family Medicine Physician who cares for patients through the entire spectrum of life. While working as a nursing home medical director I have advocated for improved quality of life and care in independent, assisted and nursing home facilities but found that an independent voice influenced little change. It’s with the help of organizations like Concierge care that we can make a difference in the lives of everyone as we age. We need to invest time and money in our most important asset – our senior community.

I really believe in what the elderly can bring to our lives. I love sitting with them and just talking about who they really are and listening to their life experiences. You get to see the real person. I always say that we see through the same eyes no matter what age we are. It’s just that what we see is different.”