LEADERSHIP · CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Kristin Batla, DMSc, PA-C
Kristin leads clinical care at On Duty Health: the standards, protocols and medical oversight behind every assessment we deliver to fire, law enforcement and EMS agencies.
ABOUT KRISTIN
Occupational Health, Built Around the First Responder
Kristin has served as Chief Medical Officer of On Duty Health since 2020. She oversees the practice's annual assessments, new-hire and return-to-duty exams, and fitness-for-duty evaluations, and serves as the medical liaison to the agencies we partner with. Along with our physicians, she leads the entire clinical team who care for members in the field.
Before On Duty Health, she was Associate Professor and Clinical Director in Physician Assistant Sciences at Loma Linda University. At Arrowhead Regional Medical Center she practiced women's health, directed the PA post-graduate fellowship, and directed clinical research across emergency medicine, pediatrics, infectious disease and OB/GYN.
Her doctoral research focused on improving lung cancer screening in firefighters and their communities.
EDUCATION
2023- Doctor of Medical Science
University of Lynchburg
2017- M.S., Clinical Research Administration
Walden University
2016- Physician Assistant Post-Graduate Fellowship
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
2014- Physician Assistant Program
Moreno Valley College
2008- B.S., Neuroscience
University of California, Riverside
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
NCCPA Board Certified Physician Assistant
Licensed Physician Assistant
FMCSA Certified Medical Examiner
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
OFF DUTY
Family, Faith and Adventure
Kristin is married to Greg Batla, CEO at On Duty Health. Together, they have four vibrant, loving children. Kristin has competed in multiple ultramarathons (including a 100 miler) as well as the Iron Man 140.6. She teaches children programming at her local church, and has served on medical mission trips to Tanzania, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Cuba. She spends as much time as she can outdoors with her family, on adventures that include snowsports, kiteboarding, SCUBA diving, camping, and much more.
As a stage IV cancer survivor, Kristin brings an important, empathetic perspective to her work with first responders.
