Trever Portenga

Biography

Trever Portenga is a physician assistant (PA) at Calvin University Health Services.  He received his Master of Science in Medicine from Western Michigan University and is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).  Trever worked in family medicine for 13 and a half years in Southwest Michigan with the Spectrum Health Lakeland Hospital system (now Corewell Lakeland Hospital) before coming to Calvin University.  Prior to his PA career, he worked in public health as an epidemiologist as well as a high school science teacher.  Trever joined the team at Health Services in 2021.  

Trever’s philosophy in medicine is centered on an individual’s physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.  His professional interests include preventative health initiatives, acute and chronic disease management, men’s health, mental health, and in office procedures.  

Trever is married and has 4 children, and he enjoys Michigan’s great outdoors and several sports.