J. Brennan Cassidy

Dr. Brennan Cassidy is a board-certified family practitioner whose practice is located at Newport Dermatology and Laser Associates, Newport Beach, California.

Brennan is highly regarded for his many years of work as one of Orange County’s leading board-certified family medicine and emergency medicine practitioners for which was named Orange County Medical Association Physician of the Year in 2004 for his contributions to the profession.

Brennan also enjoyed a distinguished tour as an active-duty flight surgeon in the United States (US) Navy for which he earned an honorable discharge. His military service was recognized with a personal achievement citation for outstanding service to the United States awarded by the Commanding General of the US Air Force – Pacific.

Brennan earned a Bachelor of Science with a Major in Biology (Pre-Medical) and Minor in Chemistry and Philosophy from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky where he was Medical School Student Body President, Student American Medical Association Chapter President and Midwest Regional Secretary. Brennan completed his rotating internship at the University of California, Irvine, Orange County Medical Center.

Brennan has held leadership roles on the medical staff at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, California (Hoag Hospital), where he is currently on the affiliate medical staff in the Department of Community Medicine. Additionally, Brennan has served as the chair or vice-chair of the following Hoag Hospital departments, groups and committees: Family Medicine, Physicians Emergency Care Medical Group, Paramedic Advisory Committee, Emergency Room Committee, Department of Emergency Medicine.

In addition to being the former Medical Director of the Hoag Hospital Emergency Department, Brennan was the founding chair of the Newport Primary Care Medical Group and a founding member of the board of directors of the Coastal Physicians Purchasing Group.

Brennan is an expert on workers’ compensation utilization review and peer review having done over one thousand reviews and audits for CompPartners, Inc. of Irvine, California and over seven thousand reviews for HealthDirect/OEHN, Inc. of Dallas, Texas.

A past president of the Orange County Medical Association (1999-2000), Brennan also served as president of the California Medical Association (2009-2010) and chaired its board of trustees (2005-2008).