At Remedy Direct Primary Care, you are OUR patient and we are YOUR doctor.
How can you form a trusting relationship with your provider if you keep getting bounced around at your office?
At Remedy Direct Primary Care, that’s not a problem.
Laura Wade, MD – Family Physician / Owner
Dr. Laura is a co-founder of Remedy Direct Primary Care and is excited to provide personal care for her patients.
Dr. Laura was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ, and still has a special love for the desert. She attended undergrad and medical school at the University of Arizona (Go Wildcats!) before moving to Denver for residency. She trained at St. Joseph Family Medicine Residency, taking care of patients of all ages from prenatal care to geriatrics. She and her husband, Ryan, then moved back to Arizona to be closer to family. Dr. Laura worked for North Country HealthCare in Williams before co-founding Remedy Direct Primary Care with Dr. Mike.
She enjoys building strong relationships with her patients at Remedy DPC. Dr. Laura has a special interest in women’s health and pediatrics, but loves being able to take care of all ages and genders. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband Ryan, 2 children, reading fiction, hiking, and skiing.
Michael Druschel, MD – Family Physician / Owner
Dr. Mike is a co-founder of Remedy Direct Primary Care. He is thrilled to be able to provide care for members.
Dr. Mike grew up in western Pennsylvania, attended medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and then went on to residency at the Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana. He was trained in broad-spectrum rural family medicine in Kalispell, Montana.
After residency, he worked at Family Health Care of Ellensburg in central Washington. This was a private practice with critical access hospital affiliation and Dr. Mike practiced prenatal, newborn, adult, geriatric, inpatient, and outpatient medicine. He moved to Flagstaff, AZ, in 2019 to be closer to his parents. After working in Seligman and Williams, AZ, Dr. Mike started Remedy Direct Primary Care in January 2022, to focus on providing a higher quality of care to all his patients.
He loves practicing the fullest breadth of family medicine, utilizing point-of-care ultrasound, injections, procedures, and patient-centered care for all ages/genders/walks of life. When not practicing medicine, he can be found hiking, skiing, or biking and chasing after his two daughters.
Steven Ochi, DO – Family Physician / Owner
Dr. Steven “Steve” Ochi is board-certified in Family Medicine and OMT (Osteopathic Manipulation Therapy). He graduated from Western University in Pomona, CA, and later completed his internship and residency at Pacific Hospital in Long Beach.
He served for 6 years at a community clinic in southern California before moving his family to Flagstaff in 2018.
Dr. Ochi’s philosophy is to partner with the patient and work together to achieve desired health outcomes, which include the use of OMT. OMT is a modality used to treat musculoskeletal conditions such as neck and back pain, headaches and other medical conditions.
He enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 children in the beautiful surroundings of Flagstaff, and loves to play guitar and piano to relax.
Mya Trent – Office Coordinator
Mya has been with Remedy since it opened in 2022, first joining as a shadow, then a student intern, and now as an employee. She was raised in Flagstaff and recently graduated from NAU in December of 2023 with dual degrees in biomedical science and English literature. While she is currently working on getting into medical school to further her passion for medicine, she continues to serve Remedy in any way she can!
When not at Remedy, you can find Mya studying, or you may see her taking care of children and animals in her work as a nanny and pet sitter around town. Don’t be afraid to say hello if you do!
Arden Trent – Administrative Assistant
Arden is a Studio Art Major with an emphasis on printmaking, and she joined Remedy in the Summer of 2024. Arden was raised in Flagstaff, Arizona, and she is one of the two members of the Trent family who work in the office. Arden helps provide the as-needed backup support in the office when things get busy, and you can find her answering phones and greeting everyone at the front desk with a smile.
In her free time, Arden enjoys making art, relaxing with her animals, and enjoying everything that Flagstaff has to offer!