Brad Wenstrup is a physician, decorated combat veteran, and former United States Congressman whose career has been defined by a commitment to patient care and public service.
Dr. Wenstrup earned his medical degree at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and, after completing his surgical residency in Chicago, spent 27 years treating patients in private practice as a podiatric physician and surgeon in Cincinnati.
A Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, Dr. Wenstrup served from 1998 to 2022. From 2005 to 2006, he deployed to Iraq as Chief of Surgery with the 344th Combat Support Hospital, earning a Bronze Star and Combat Action Badge for his service. He was subsequently awarded the Soldier’s Medal for Heroism in 2018 and the Legion of Merit Medal in 2022. He currently serves on the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
During his twelve years representing Ohio’s Second Congressional District (2013 to 2025), Dr. Wenstrup served on the House Ways and Means Committee, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs Committees. He served as Co-Chair of the GOP Doctors’ Caucus and chaired the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, leading a comprehensive after-action review of the nation’s COVID response. He also championed the VA MISSION Act and served at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center while in office.
Brad and his wife, Monica, reside in Cincinnati with their children, Brad Jr. and Sophia.
Too many Americans struggle to afford the medicines and treatments their doctors prescribe. At the same time, foreign governments benefit from American innovation without paying their fair share, which shifts costs onto U.S. patients, workers, and taxpayers. The situation is further muddled by the complexity of the healthcare system and the many actors within it. We believe America can lead the world in medical innovation and deliver affordable care to every patient. These goals aren’t in conflict—they’re connected. There is a better way to do healthcare while ensuring America remains the best place in the world to be a patient.
Americans for Health Excellence is dedicated to expanding patient access and affordability and improving the patient and doctor relationship while protecting America’s leadership in healthcare innovation. We bring together diverse voices from across the healthcare system and informed perspectives that don’t shy away from innovative ideas to advance reforms that lower out-of-pocket costs for patients, remove bureaucratic barriers between patients and their care, and hold actors in the system accountable—and that includes drug companies, insurers, PBMs, and hospitals.
