Leadership Team

Teresa Bertsch, M.D.

Teresa Bertsch, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer and Chief Wellbeing Officer

Dr. Teresa Bertsch is a board-certified psychiatrist and the Chief Medical Officer / Chief Wellness Officer for The NARBHA Institute, and the CEO for its behavioral health accountable care organization, "The Alliance." She oversees medical strategy and quality for The NARBHA Institute's affiliates and transformational activities. Her psychiatric career includes more than 30 years of Chief Medical Officer positions at Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority, and later at Health Choice Arizona and TNI's affiliate, The Guidance Center. She serves as a Board Member for North Country HealthCare where she is the faculty wellbeing leader for their Family and Community Medicine Residency. She received the ASU Arizona State Behavioral Health Leadership in Services Award for designing and delivering innovative behavioral health care systems and for her lifelong dedication to public service.