Our Faculty

Department of Medical Education Faculty

Scott Marsal, M.D.

Garnjobst Chair
General Medicine

Personal statement: The emphasis on excellence, teaching, innovation, and the unique collegiality between our house staff and faculty drew me to Providence Portland and energizes me today. There is a dedication to bringing the very best to every individual we serve which is core to who we are as a team and a community in the Department of Medical Education. This commitment, along with academic rigor and our value of excellence, make it a wonderful place to practice and teach.

Medical school: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Chief Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Graduate Studies: Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management/Feinberg School of Medicine

Area of academic focus:

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Inpatient Medicine
• Resident Teaching Skills
• Physician Leadership

Faculty Appointments:

• Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health & Sciences University Department of Medicine

National/Regional responsibilities:

• Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Committee Member, 2007-2012
• Reviewer/Judge. Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting Research & Innovations Poster Competition 2009-2010
• American College of Physicians Annual Oregon Chapter Scientific Session Program Planning Committee, 2009-2015
• OHSU/Society of Hospital Medicine Northwest Regional Hospital Medicine Conference Planning Committee Member, 2010-2015

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Marsal SW, Moreno R, Drummond W, Jin J. “COVID-19 Update.” Medical Grand Rounds, Providence Oregon Medical Grand Rounds, Portland Oregon; September 15, 2020.
• Marsal SW. “Tomorrow’s Physicians, Teams, and Leaders- Driving for Healthcare Quality.” Physician Leadership 3.0, Bryan Institute for Physician Leadership- Western University of Health Sciences; Albany, Oregon; February 7, 2020.
• Marsal SW, McLeod L. “Rounding on Ourselves- Peer to Peer Support at St. Vincent.” Medical Grand Rounds, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, Oregon; February 5, 2019.
• Marsal SW. “Perioperative Medicine 2018.” Medical Grand Rounds, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon; January 16, 2018.
• Marsal SW. “Update in Perioperative Medicine.” Medical Grand Rounds, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, Oregon; January 2018.
• Marsal SW. “Perioperative Medicine Update.” American College of Physicians, Oregon Chapter Scientific Session; Eugene, Oregon; November 3, 2017.
• Marsal SW, Hoffman WG. “Improving Medical Staff Engagement in a Large Medical Center.” Press Ganey- Healthcare Performance Improvement Safety Summit. Charlotte, North Carolina; October 3, 2017.

Regional/National Responsibilities:

• Regional Medical Director, Patient Safety, Providence Health & Services Oregon.
• Chair, Regional Sentinel Event Committee, Providence Health & Services
• Member, Providence Health & Services Oregon Quality Council.
• Reviewer, Journal of Patient Safety

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Inpatient teaching service attending
• Teaching rounds attending

Personal interests:
Family, mountain biking, downhill skiing, running, and photography.

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Brinton Clark, M.D

Program Director
General Medicine Faculty

Personal statement: I joined the faculty at Providence in 2005, and love being part of this dynamic community of faculty and physicians-in-training. I enjoy the close relationships and mentoring that are possible in a smaller training environment. I am proud of the amazing program we have built at PPMC, and feel we combine the best of an academic medical center with the friendliness of a community-based program.

Medical school: University of California, San Francisco (AOA)
Residency: University of California, San Francisco (PRIME program)

Areas of academic focus

• Ambulatory Medicine and Primary Care
• Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders
• Working with Underserved Populations
• Quality Improvement
• Population-Based Health/Healthcare systems
• Obesity Management
• Dermatology for Primary Care Providers

Recent Regional/National Responsibilities:

• Co-Chair, Oregon American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting Committee, 2022-Present
• $100,000 grant through Providence Clinic Transformation Council, “Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders in Primary Care Settings”, 2016-18.
• American College of Physicians, invited reviewer for clinical vignettes, 2013-present
• Society of General Internal Medicine, invited reviewer for research abstracts 2014-present

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Paiva C and Clark B, A Pilot Study to Determine Efficacy of Bluetooth-Enabled Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in the Management of Hyptertension. Oral Plenary Session Presentation, National Society for General Internal Medicine, May 2023
• Petrenko O, Clark B. A Rare Case of Metastatic Insulinoma in a Patient with Huntington’s Disease.Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2020, May 8; 4(Suppl 1): SAT-115.
• Brinton Clark, MD, MPH, Mari Kai, MD, Ryan Dix PsyD, Jonathan White PharmD, Yelena Rozenfeld, MPH, Sheldon Levy, PhD, MPH, Kathleen Engstrom, PMP. Association of a Multimodal Educational Intervention for Primary Care Physicians With Prescriptions of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorders. JAMA Network Open. 2019; 2(10). https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2753398
• Opioid Management Using Medication-Assisted Treatment Waivers at Providence Portland Medical Center. Featured article on Carezooming blog, July 2018.
• Improving Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Primary Care. Poster presentation. Clark BC, Kai M, Dix, R, White J, Society of General Internal Medicine, National Meeting April 2018.
• Improving Access to Treatment of Opioids Use Disorders in Primary Care. Medical Grand Rounds, Providence Portland Medical Center, November 2016.
• Community Resource Desks: Connecting Patients to Resources in the Medical Home. Poster presentation, Regional Society of General Internal Medicine, Seattle, WA. February 2016.
• Innovations in Medical Education Oral Presentation: Complex Case Conference: Multi-Disciplinary Rounds in an Outpatient Clinic. National SGIM Meeting, April 23, 2015. Toronto, Canada. One of top abstracts selected for oral presentation.
• Oral Presentation at the National SGIM conference in Toronto, Canada May 2015. “Complex Case Conference: Multi-disciplinary Rounds in the Outpatient Setting” with Dr. Brinton Clark (selected as one of the Top 5 medical education innovation abstracts at the meeting). Brinton Clark, M.D. and Mari Kai, M.D.

• Weighing your options: What is the evidence for safety and efficacy of newer weight loss medications? Rx Question of the Quarter, PMG Oregon Clinical Pharmacy Department, August 2015.
• Bariatric Surgery: PCP Primer. Medical Grand Rounds, Providence Portland Medical Center, December 10th, 2014. Medical Grand Rounds, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, June 9th, 2015.
• Kai M, Clark B, Rosenberg M. Introduction to Outpatient Medicine: An Innovative Approach. J Grad Med Education June 2014; 365-67. PMID 24949158.

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Oversight of all curricula for the residency
• Ambulatory Clinic Preceptor
• Inpatient Ward Attending
• Resident Report Faculty Leader
• Noon conference topics including kidney disease, diabetes, liver disease, skin and soft tissue infections, urgent care and geriatrics, women's health, behavior change, endocrine disease, vascular disease
• Medical student preceptor

Community Involvement:

• Advisor and fundraiser for Offin Children's Centre orphanage in Ghana, West Africa

Personal interests:
Spending time with family including my three children (age ranges from 13 to 18 years old). I enjoy hiking, reading, exercise, gardening, traveling and meeting people from different cultures.

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Courtland Childers, M.D.

Associate Program Director
General Medicine Faculty

Personal statement: I joined the general medicine faculty in 2011 and serve as an associate program director, inpatient director, and chair of the clinical competency committee. The most rewarding aspect of my job is mentoring residents to help them achieve their career goals. The small size of our residency allows for a wonderful training environment with close relationships and collaborative learning.

Medical school: Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center
Chief residency: Providence Portland Medical Center

Areas of academic focus:

• Hospital medicine education
• Point of care ultrasound
• Evidence based medicine and use of frameworks to support clinical decision making

Leadership responsibilities:

• Residency inpatient education director and lead collaboration with hospitalist clinician educators
• Clinical competency committee, Chair
• Professional Quality Review Committee, Member, Providence Portland Medical Center

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• High Risk Encounters: Headache or teaching opportunity? Regional Hospitalist Clinician Educator Faculty development. October 2022
• Jain M, Childers C. Review: In newer CVD primary prevention trials, aspirin vs no aspirin does not reduce MI and increases major bleeding. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Nov 19;171(10):JC55. doi: 10.7326/ACPJ201911190-055. PMID: 31739338.
• Updates in Hospital Medicine 2017 Society of General Internal Medicine - Northwest Meeting, Portland, OR
• Aspirin in 2016: New Roles and Current Controversies. Providence Portland Medical Center, Medical Grand Rounds
• Engaging Residents with Collaborative Learning and Technology. Stanford Medicine X | Ed conference, Palo Alto, CA, 2015

Teaching responsibilities:

• Mentoring resident scholarly activity
• Inpatient ward attending
• Outpatient preceptor
• Resident Report Facilitator
• Resident Noon Conference

Personal interests:
I enjoy exploring the Pacific Northwest at all times of the year including hiking, backpacking, and downhill skiing. My wife and I have 3 sons who love to play soccer and join our outdoor adventures.

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Amy Dechet, M.D.

Associate Program Director
General Medicine Faculty
Infectious Diseases

Personal statement: I have been privileged to be a part of the medical education staff since 2008. While having specialty training in infectious diseases, I still very much enjoy general internal medicine and find it challenging and stimulating to incorporate both into my practice. Above all else, I am passionate about teaching and exploring innovative ways in which this might be done effectively. The energy and compassion of the residents and staff here make for an exciting and rewarding work environment.

Medical school: University of Washington
Residency: University of California, San Francisco
Chief residency: San Francisco General Hospital (University of California, San Francisco)
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco, Infectious Diseases
Additional graduate training: Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Areas of academic focus:

• Judicious antibiotic use
• Addiction medicine
• HIV training
• Evaluating teaching methods
• Curriculum development

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Jain M, Dechet A. In mild acute diverticulitis, outpatient therapy without antibiotics was noninferior to antibiotics. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Feb;175(2):JC15. doi: 10.7326/J21-0022. Epub 2022 Feb 1. PMID: 35099998.
• Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, Practical Advances in Internal Medicine Symposium, Portland, OR 2016.
• Tips to Decrease antibiotic Overuse, Practical Advances in Internal Medicine Symposium, Portland, OR 2015.
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Practical Advances in Internal Medicine Symposium, Portland, OR 2015.
• Reinvigorating Resident Conference: Out with PowerPoint and Traditional Lectures! Engaging Residents with Small Group Learning & Technology” Society for General Internal Medicine – Regional Meeting February 2015.
• Dechet AM, Herman KM, Parker C, et al. Outbreaks Caused by Sprouts, United States 1998-2010: Lessons Learned and Solutions Needed. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2014 Aug;11(8):635-44.
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Workshop, Annual Symposium, 2011 Infectious Diseases in the Urgent Care Setting, OHSU Urgent Care Conference, 2011.

Personal interests:
My family—especially my three lively children, 2 dogs, and chickens; hiking, camping, and spending time on Mt. Hood.

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Andrea Roast, M.D.

Associate Program Director
General Medicine Faculty

Personal statement: To me, the practice of medicine is a multi-dimensional puzzle. Collaborating with others, both as an educator and as a learner, and using all the clues to work through this puzzle drives my enthusiasm. There’s nothing more exciting than being surrounded by the experience and knowledge of clinically academic colleagues and driven residents, both of which I experience here at Providence. One of my personal interests includes the integration of medicine and computers for resident education, improved patient care and productivity benefits.

Graduate school: Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Ohio State University
Medical school: Michigan State University
Residency: Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Chief residency: Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

Areas of academic focus:

• Inpatient medicine
• Resident evaluation and feedback
• Physician Wellness
• Diversity and Anti-Racism Dialogue
• Integration of computers and medicine

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Stable Ischemic Heart Disease - noon conference
• Managing Team Conflicts & Challenging Situations - noon conference
• Diversity Dialogues: Implicit Bias and Microaggression - workshop

Teaching responsibilities:

• Teaching Attending on the Wards – approximately one month/year
• Clinical preceptor (1/2 - 1 day per week)
• Medical Student education
• Curriculum Involvement: EKGs, Teach to Teach

Personal interests:
Spending time with my family, traveling, skiing, hiking & cycling.

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Stephen M. Campbell, M.D.

Rheumatology

Personal statement: I moved to Providence in a part-time capacity in 2007 after a 25 year career as a clinician-teacher at OHSU. The Providence Internal Medicine residency program has always had a stellar reputation in education, and I have greatly enjoyed becoming part of that tradition.

Medical school: University of California, San Diego
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Fellowship: Oregon Health & Science University

Areas of academic focus:

• Clinical rheumatology
• Techniques of medical education

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Paudyal S, Campbell SM. Intra-articular corticosteroids in osteoarthritis. Geriatrics Aging 2009; 12:247-52.
• Wernick R, Campbell SM. Update in rheumatology. Ann Intern Med 2000;132:125-133.

• Joint aspiration and injection, OHSU Primary Care Review 2010-2014
• Update on vasculitis, Providence Internal Medicine Review 2012

Teaching responsibilities:

• Rheumatology week noon teaching sessions (4/year)
• Teaching attending on rheumatology resident rotation: supervision in rheumatology clinic and medical orthopedics clinic; didactic sessions.
• MedOrtho clinic weekly in PACE clinic: designed to give housestaff experience in office musculoskeletal medicine and local injection techniques.

Personal interests:
Spending time with family; wife and 3 daughters; hobbies of landscaping, woodworking, hiking.

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Anjali Das, M.D.

General Medicine Faculty

Personal statement: I joined Providence in 2022 and feel really privileged to be a part of PPMC's close-knit and dynamic internal medicine residency program. I love working with our residents in inpatient and outpatient settings and supporting them to meet their clinical and professional goals.

Medical school: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fellowship: Academic Clinician Educator Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Areas of academic focus:

• Innovations in medical education
• Women's health
• Resident Scholarly Activity - Case Reports

Personal interests:
Traveling to warm and sunny locations, cooking new foods (and eating out at so many delicious PDX food spots), gardening, spending time with family

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Gita Gelfer, D.O.

Personal statement: As a graduate of the Providence Portland Medical Center residency program, I am honored to work with residents. My experience at PPMC provided me with a strong foundation to be a compassionate, thoughtful, and efficient clinician. My goal as the lead Hospitalist Clinical Educator is to create a cohesive and fulfilling educational experience for the residents and hospitalists working with them.

Medical school: Touro University Nevada
Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center

Areas of academic focus:

• Inpatient education
• Hospital Medicine
• Antibiotic Stewardship

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Gilbert, David, White, Emma, Ferdosian, Shirin, Gelfer, Gita, Wang, Lian, Leggett, James. (2019). 2191. The Sputum FilmArray Pneumonia Panel (SFAPP) Outperforms a Diagnostic Bundle in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 6. S746-S746. 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1871.
• Gilbert, D., Gelfer, G., Wang, L., Myers, J., Bajema, K., Johnston, M. and Leggett, J. (2016). The potential of molecular diagnostics and serum procalcitonin levels to change the antibiotic management of community-acquired pneumonia. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 86(1), pp.102-107. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.06.008. Epub 2016 Jun 15
• Gelfer, G., Perry, L. and Deodhar, A. (2015). Golimumab for the treatment of axial spondyloarthritis. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, 12(1), pp.9-18. doi: 10.1586/1744666X.2016.110694.1
• Gelfer, G., Leggett, J., Myers, J., Wang, L. and Gilbert, D. (2015). The clinical impact of the detection of potential etiologic pathogens of community-acquired pneumonia. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 83(4), pp.400-406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.08.001.

Personal interests:
During my free time I prefer to be outdoors with my family, including my two daughters, husband, and dog. I love to bike, ski, hike, swim, and camp. I enjoy gardening in my urban Portland garden. When possible, I also try to see live music.

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Irina Gelman, PsyD, ABPP

Psychology

Personal Statement: What drew me to this program is the emphasis on integration within a Patient Centered Medical Home. Working closely with residents to support patients’ behavioral and mental health needs contributes to meaningful training and positive patient outcomes.

Doctoral education: Nova Southeastern University
Post-Doctoral Psychology Fellowship: Kaiser Permanente Northwest
Board Certification: Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology

Areas of Academic Focus:

• Behavioral Medicine
• Integrative medicine
• Social determinants of health
• Lifestyle changes
• Anxiety disorders

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Behavioral medicine
• Mental health
• Patient-centered communication
• Motivational interviewing
• Resident wellness

Publications:

• Keene, A., & Gelman, I. (2021, March). Behind closed doors: Therapeutic alliance and the ethics of political self-disclosure. Oregon Psychological Association.
• Gelman, I. & Bolan, M. (May, 2018). To text or not to text: Psychotherapy in the 21st century. The Oregon Psychologist: Bulletin of the Oregon Psychological Association, 37(2), 9-10.
• Gelman, I., Brady, L, & Marrero, K. (May, 2018). Role of social justice in clinical psychology: Community outreach training. Professional Psychology Training and Practice Bulletin, pp.8.
• Moonshine, C., Gelman, I., & Sorenson, R. (2017, July 13). Disruptive Change and Health Service Psychology Transform a Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Clinic. Practice Innovations.

Presentations:

• Sparks, M., Gelman, I., Richardson, H., & Dettermann, C. (2021, October 22). LGBTQ Panel Discussion. Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence Diversity & Inclusion Summit 2021 Online Conference.

• Bonifay, A., Gelman, I., Brown, A., & Lindsay, M. (2021, October 8 – 10). All in due time: Personal retrospectives on treatment response. [Workshop session]. IOCDF Online OCD Conference.

• Gelman, I (2021, April). Clinical Considerations for Hoarding Disorder. Presentation provided to community members and clinicians throughout OR on behalf of Multnomah County Hoarding Task Force.

• Gelman, I. (2019). Phobias and Panic Disorders. Training provided to psychology student clinicians and doctoral interns at Portland Mental Health and Wellness in Portland, OR.

• Gelman, I. (2019). Treatment of Hoarding Disorder. Training provided to psychology student clinicians and doctoral interns at Portland Mental Health and Wellness in Portland, OR.

• Gelman, I. (2018, June). Teamwork and Conflict Management. Presented at Student Alliance for Integrative Medicine’s Integrative Medicine Business Development Conference in Portland, OR.

• Gelman, I. (2018, May). Setting up for success: What you need to know for working with people with “too much stuff.” Training provided for Yamhill County Health and Human Services in McMinnville, OR.

• Gelman, I., Brady, L., & Marrero, K. (2018, March). Role of social justice in clinical psychology: Community outreach training. Poster presented at the annual conference of Association of Psychology Training Clinics, Maui, HI.

Personal interests:
I enjoy spending time with family and friends, cooking, hiking, live music, local wine, and independent film.

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David N. Gilbert, M.D., MACP, FIDSA

Infectious Diseases
Previously, Director of Medical Education (35+ years)

Personal statement: I have had the extreme pleasure of watching the Internal Medicine Residency mature from one full-time faculty member (myself) in 1971 to the current status of over 25 full-time faculty, literally hundreds of volunteer teaching faculty, and a superb academic teaching clinic in a vibrant atmosphere of mutual respect and intellectual curiosity. I have always been driven by what is referred to as the "multiplier effect." It has not been enough to provide quality patient care to patients. I need to teach, and simultaneously learn, with residents and students, so that the knowledge and experience accrued can be "multiplied" and disseminated to an ever-greater number of physicians. For the highly motivated individual, I truly believe that our program represents an intellectual and academic feast.

Medical school: Oregon Health & Science University
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Fellowship: University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School at Dallas

Areas of academic focus:

• All facets of infectious diseases with emphasis on antimicrobials and molecular diagnostics
• Current project – Role of rapid molecular diagnostics in antimicrobial stewardship of sepsis and community-acquired pneumonia.

National/Regional responsibilities:

• Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
• Co-Chair, IDSA/FDA Sponsored Workshop on Clinical Trials of Antimicrobials for Community Acquired Pneumonia
• Co-Director, National Infectious Disease Board Review Course
• Member, IDSA Task Force on Sepsis and Septic Shock
• Senior Editor of the Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy
• Founder and Advisory Board Member: Emerging Infection Network of CDC and IDSA
• President of Infectious Diseases Society of American, 2005-2006
• Executive Director of Infectious Diseases Society of Oregon

Awards:

• 2012: Recipient of Watanakunakorn Clinician of the Year Award of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
• 2022: Laureate Award from Oregon Chapter of America College of Physicians
• Howard Lewis Teaching Award from Oregon ACP

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Gilbert DN, Leggett JE, Wang L, et al. Enhanced Detection of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Pathogens With the BioFire® Pneumonia FilmArray® Panel. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021;99(3):115246. doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115246
• Gilbert DN. Neglected Variables in the Interpretation of Serum Procalcitonin Levels in Patients With Septic Shock. J Infect Dis. 2020;222(Suppl 2):S96-S102. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaa204
• Gilbert DN. Role of Procalcitonin in the Management of Infected ICU Patients. Infect Dis Clin North America 2017
• Gilbert DN Gelfer G, Wang L, Myers J, Bajema K, Johnston M, Leggett JK. The potential of molecular diagnostics and serum procalcitonin levels to change the antibiotic management of community-acquired pneumonia. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.06.008
• Spellberg B, Bartlett J, Wunderink R, Gilbert DN: Novel approaches are needed to develop tomorrow’s antibacterial therapies. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2015;191(2):135-140
• Gilbert DN. Where do we go from here? J Infect Dis 2015; 212:1687-9
• Spellberg B, Gilbert DN. The future of antibiotics and resistance: a tribute to a career of leadership by John Bartlett. Clin Infect Dis 2014; 59(S2):S71-5.
• Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy revised annually
• Over 150 original peer-reviewed publications in the area of infectious diseases.

Teaching responsibilities:

• ICU Multidisciplinary Rounds - 4 days per week
• Citywide ID conferences
• Co-Director, Annual Infectious Diseases National Board Review course
• Program Chair: Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of Oregon

Personal interests:
Family. I have been blessed with a loving wife, five children and, at the moment, 13 beautiful grandchildren. Hobbies include golf in the summer and skiing in the winter. Some say that medicine is my ongoing hobby.

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Sarah Hopkins, M.D.

Endocrinology

Biography:
A high school medical condition proved life-changing for Sarah Hopkins, M.D., and inspired her to enter the field of medicine. "I was fortunate to be surrounded by health care professionals who empowered me in the medical decisions and recovery that I faced," she said. "I was drawn to endocrinology because it combines my love of working with people of all ages and backgrounds with my interest in the intricate network of human hormones throughout the body."

Medical school: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital Icahn School of Medicine
Fellowship: Oregon Health & Science University

Areas of academic focus:

• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Hyperthyroidism
• Thyroid cancer
• Osteoporosis
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Disorders of the Adrenal Gland
• Disorders of the Pituitary Gland

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Providence St. Vincent’s Medical Grand Rounds Invited to present on management of osteoporosis. March 2020.
• Endocrine, Thyroid and Pituitary Conference St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR. Invited to present on management of thyroid nodules to physicians in attendance at continuing medical education conference. April 2018, April 2019, Sept 2020.
• Oregon Chapter American College of Physicians Meeting, Salem, OR. Invited to present management of osteoporosis to physicians in attendance at the conference November 2018.
• Sarah Hopkins, Maria Fleseriu. “Medical Treatment of Cushing’s Disease.” Invited chapter in progress: ​Cushing’s Syndrome: A Not So Rare Disorder. ​(Springer 2016). Editors Louise Pace and Edward Laws
• Galati SJ, Cheesman KC, Springer-Miller R, Hopkins SM et al. “Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in An Urban Hypertensive Population.” Accepted for publication by Endocrine Practice. ​Manuscript #EP161332.OR
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 25th Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress, Orlando. FL, Department of Neurological Surgery and Medicine, OHSU Northwest Pituitary Center, Portland, OR Poster accepted and presented on “Medical Therapy With Pasireotide in Recurrent Cushing’s Disease -- Single-Center Experience of Patients Treated for at Least 1 Year.” May 2016
• The Endocrine Society’s Annual Meeting and Expo, ​Boston, MA, Department of Neurological Surgery and Medicine, OHSU Northwest Pituitary Center, ​Portland, OR Poster accepted and presented on “Role of Confirmatory Testing with Combined Dexamethasone Suppression -- CRH Stimulation Testing in Patients Histopathologic Confirmed Cushing’s disease.” April 2016
• Galati SJ, Hopkins SM, Cheesman KC et al. “Primary Aldosteronism: Emerging Trends.” Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2013 Sep;24(9):421-30.
• Department of Medicine Research Day at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, Poster accepted and presented on “Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in an Urban Hypertensive Population.” May 2014

Personal interests:
Singing in a band, enjoying the beautiful Northwest, and spending time with her husband and two children at an ever-growing number of sporting events.

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Meera Jain, M.D.

General Medicine Faculty

Personal statement: I love working with the residents at Providence! Our size and structure allow the faculty to really get to know our residents at both a professional and personal level and to follow their progress longitudinally. I find this truly rewarding.

Medical school: University of Florida (Alpha Omega Alpha)
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University

Areas of academic focus:

• Critical appraisal of the literature
• Tobacco prevention and cessation
• Chronic disease management
• Preventive health
• Statins/hyperlipidemia

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Jain M, Dechet A. In mild acute diverticulitis, outpatient therapy without antibiotics was noninferior to antibiotics. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Feb;175(2):JC15. doi: 10.7326/J21-0022. Epub 2022 Feb 1. PMID: 35099998.
• Jain M, Childers C. Review: In newer CVD primary prevention trials, aspirin vs no aspirin does not reduce MI and increases major bleeding. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Nov 19;171(10):JC55. doi: 10.7326/ACPJ201911190-055. PMID: 31739338.
• Have given numerous residency didactics on a variety of topics including preventive health, hyperlipidemia, tobacco cessation, hypertension, CHF, evidence-based medicine and grand rounds on hyperlipidemia and tobacco cessation.

Teaching responsibilities:

• Director, Ambulatory Curriculum
• Attending on the inpatient wards, leading resident report, leading teaching rounds, precepting residents in continuity clinic.

Personal interests:
Gardening, traveling, hiking/wildflower identification, berry picky, and enjoying the food and wine scene. I am about to be an empty nester (my daughter is going off to college)!

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Tricia James, M.D.

General Medicine Faculty

Personal statement: I have been at PPMC for over 15 years as a resident, chief resident, hospitalist and Medical Education faculty member and have always decided to stay because of the culture and community here. I am passionate about teaching and love this program's dedication to bringing excellence but also bringing joy to our work. I love being part of a smaller program which allows us to really get to know each other. My professional passion is wellness, and I am dedicated to equipping individuals with the skills they need to thrive but also changing the systems and organizations that are leading to burnout.

Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center
Chief Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center

Areas of academic focus:

• Resident and physician wellness
• Resident retreats

Recent National/Regional Responsibilities:

• Medical Director of Wellness at Providence Portland Medical Center
• Member of the ACGME National Well-Being Work Group
• Member of Collaborative on Healing and Renewal in Medicine (CHARM) for GME in collaboration with the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM)

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• James TT, Hudon R, Merrick T, Olson L, HaJanes D, Scanlan JM. Creating a Comprehensive Pandemic Response to Decrease Hospitalist Burnout During COVID-19: Intervention vs Control Results in 2 Comparable Hospitals (HOSP-CPR). J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Apr;38(5):1256-1263.
• T. James. "Develop an impactful structure to address wellness for a Hospitalist group." Lecture Presentation. International Conference for Physician Health, Orlando, FL, October 2022.
• T. James. C. Ott. "A 12-Week Medical Staff Coaching Initiative as an Effective, Immediate, Well-being Intervention in the Absence of Existing Well-being Infrastructure". Lecture Presentation. International Conference for Physician Health, Orlando, FL, October 2022.
• T. James. "Coaching Hospitalists to Support Individual Resilience while Empowering System Change." Poster Presentation. American Conference for Physician Health, Scottdale, AZ, October 2021.
• T. James. R. Hudon. "COVID groups to improve communication, efficiency and support for hospitalists on the front lines during the pandemic." Poster Presentation. American Conference for Physician Health, Scottsdale, AZ, October 2021.
• T. James. O. Petrenko. E. Ryan. "Determinants of Hospitalist Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Poster Presentation. Society of Hospital Medicine. Online. May 2021.
• T. James. R. Dix. "An Innovative and Longitudinal Resilience Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents." Poster Presentation. American Conference for Physician Health, Charlotte, NC, September 2019.
• Thomas L, Harry E, Quirk R, Gooding H, Ripp J, James T, Kosub KY, Pinto-Powell RC, Orrange S, Panagioti M, Duckles AB, Brown C, Feingold J, Co JP, Wallach S, Tan WW, McManamon AC, Palamara K, Block L, Quinn M, Lukela M, Tomescu O, compilers. Evidence-Based Interventions for Medical Student, Trainee and Practicing Physician Wellbeing: A CHARM Annotate Bibliography. Tomescu O, editor. Alexandria (VA): Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine; 2017. 75 p. 111 citations.
• Resiliency - The missing Milestone (Lecture presentations, Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors Annual Conference), 2017.
• Well-being Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Creating and Fostering a Well-being Program for your Trainees (Workshop presentation, Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors Annual Conference), 2017.

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Outpatient preceptor
• Resident support groups
• Resident retreats

Personal interests:
I love traveling and exploring the world. I also enjoy all things outdoors. I particularly love camping and hiking. I also enjoy reading fiction and nonfiction and often have 3 or more different books at once. My time is also filled with my 3 young kids who are super adventurous with a seemingly endless supply of energy.

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Mari Kai, M.D.

Clinic Medical Director
General Medicine Faculty

Personal statement: I love that our residency gives such a well-rounded education for our trainees. It’s great to see our graduates succeed in different aspects of internal medicine and in various locations. As a program director, I will strive to continue the innovations and achieving the great balance of academic rigor in a supportive environment.

Medical school: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Fellowship: General Medicine, Portland VA Medical Center

Area of academic focus:

• Ambulatory education
• Substance use and pain management
• Women’s health
• Geriatrics

National/Regional responsibilities:

• Patient-Centered Medical Home Workgroup, Society of General Internal Medicine (2006)
• Co-chair Society of General Internal Medicine Women’s Caucus 2005-2006.
• SGIM NW Region – 2007 President/Meeting Chair, regional officer 2006-2008
• Journal of General Internal Medicine Reviewer (2006-current)

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Oral Presentation at the National SGIM conference in Toronto, Canada May 2015. “Complex Case Conference: Multi-disciplinary Rounds in the Outpatient Setting” with Dr. Brinton Clark (selected as one of the Top 5 medical education innovation abstracts at the meeting)
• Providence Spring Symposium May 2015, “ Updates in Cervical Cancer Screening”
• Providence Spring Symposium May 2015, “ Chronic Pain Management Workshop”
• Kai M, Clark B, Rosenberg M. Introduction to outpatient Medicine: An Innovative Approach. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, June 2014
• A Multisite, Multistakeholder Validation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Competencies. Academic Medicine, Vol. 88, No. 7, July 2013
• “Prevalence of Diagnosed Sleep Apnea among Type 2 Diabetics in Primary Care, “ John E. Heffner, MD, Yelena Rozenfeld, MPH, Mari Kai, MD, Elizabeth Stephens, MD, Lee K. Brown, MD, Chest, November 17, 2011.

Personal interests:
Cycling, triathlons, hiking, skiing, futsal, watching soccer, gourmet foods, reading, travel, spending time with Family (husband- Morgan, son- Makoto (13), and daughter- Minami(12))

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Mary Beth Kuebrich, AGPCNP-BC

Geriatrics Medicine Faculty

Personal statement: Before becoming a nurse practitioner, I worked as a registered nurse for nearly ten years. “I worked mostly with older adults and love caring for this population” . “I feel honored to know each of my patients and share in their rich life experiences.”

In my practice as a geriatric nurse practitioner, I emphasize wellness through disease prevention, chronic disease management, and healthy living. My most important role is to empower patients and their families to reach their health goals in a complex health care environment. “Listening to and understanding my patients’ goals is key,” and believe that “Together we can develop plans that focus on healthy aging and quality of life.”

Member of the Senior Health Program for Providence’s Oregon Region, which aims to improve care for older adults across the organization.

Education: BSN nursing University of Portland; Master’s degree in science at the University of Michigan, specializing in Adult-Geriatric Primary Care

Area of Academic Focus:
Primary care for adults over 65

Personal Interests:
Born and raised in Albany, Oregon, Mary Beth enjoys the Pacific Northwest outdoors. When not at work, she enjoys hiking, cooking, gardening, and spending time with her family.

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Qian "chee-an" Leng, M.D., M.P.H. (she/her)

General Medicine Faculty

Personal statement: I feel very fortunate to have joined the Providence Portland Residency family in 2023 after completing a research fellowship at the Portland VA. I appreciate our emphasis on getting to know each resident as a human being first, and doctor, second. It's a close-knit program with extensive educational and mentorship opportunities and many chances for residents to innovate and lead based on their passions. I'm excited to help support residents in their research and DEI goals.

Medical school: Harvard University
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Fellowship: Health Services Research, Portland VA

Area of academic focus:

• Microaggressions and discrimination in the healthcare setting
• Health disparities
• Healthcare professionals' wellness
• Mindfulness and yoga
• Cannabis research
• Perinatal women's health

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Leng QL, Lo JO, Rakshe S, Hildebrand AD, Doyle OJ, Seghete KM, Graham A. The association between preconception cannabis use and depression and anxiety during pregnancy. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023 Jul-Aug;83:148-155. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.05.006. Epub 2023 May 5. PMID: 37196406.

Personal interests:
I'm a long-time fan of movement of all types, and I teach yoga and Pilates in Portland. I love doing anything outdoors from hiking to paddle boarding. I'm married to a wonderful trans-feminine nonbinary human, and we have a 5-year-old daughter together. I'm an immigrant and stay connected to my roots by continuing to learn Mandarin and Spanish. My goal is to provide care that is inclusive and sensitive to people of all backgrounds, particularly those who have traditionally been marginalized by our society.

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Anthony Nguyen, M.D.

Behavioral Medicine

Personal statement: As a psychiatrist, I treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders with the use of both medications and psychotherapy. I conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, prescribe medications, and evaluate treatment results.
My primary focus is improving the day-to-day function of my patients, which impacts their relationships and interactions with others, their ability to live more fully in the present moment, and foster opportunities for self-growth and development. I utilize a wholistic, biopsychosocial approach to mental health treatment, with treatment plans personalized to each of my patients. I help patients learn to monitor their mental health symptoms effectively, and develop lifelong habits and routines that will continue to transform their lives even after concluding our work together.

Medical school: Oregon Health & Science University, Doctor of Medicine (2018)
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University, General Psychiatry
Chief Resident: Oregon Health & Science University Resident Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2022)

Areas of academic focus:

• Mindfulness within Mental Health
• Fitness within Mental Health
• Transitional Age Youth
• Asian American Mental Health

Teaching responsibilities:

• Psychiatric consultation for primary care patients with behavioral health concerns alongside Internal Medicine residents on Wednesday afternoons.
• Teaching goals include: Diagnostic clarification, medication management, supportive psychotherapy, motivational interviewing, liaison with medical team.

Personal interests:
Snowboarding, electronic dance music, fitness.

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Mary Anne Nidiry, M.D.

General Medicine Faculty
Medical Student Director

Personal statement: I joined Providence Portland Medical center in 2019. It is wonderful to be in such a collegial and collaborative atmosphere. The small size of the program allows me to get to know the residents well. I enjoy the small community atmosphere combined with a true dedication to academics.

Medical school: George Washington University
Residency: University of Michigan Medical Center

Areas of academic focus:
Medical education, racial disparities in health, patient experience.

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Residency didactics on a variety of topics including diabetes, 2017 HTN guidelines, solid tumors, skin lesions in primary care, BRCA testing guidelines. Also have done a grand rounds on vitamin D deficiency.

Teaching responsibilities:

• Medical Student Director
• Inpatient ward attending
• Outpatient Preceptor
• Noon conferences

Personal interests:
Racial disparities in health, patient education, women's health.

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Augustine Okeke, M.D., M.P.H

General Medicine Faculty

Personal statement: The passion to build versatile and compassionate residents at PPMC coupled with its collegial environment and focus on the poor and vulnerable has kept me engaged with the program long after graduation. I feel privileged to come back and be part of the process to keep that tradition alive!

Medical school: : College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Internship: Yale New Haven Hospital
Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center

Areas of academic focus:

• Hospital medicine
• Rural medicine
• HCHAPS/Patient satisfaction
• Health disparities in medicine

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Building a culture to improve patient experience – Apogee Program Directors Summit, Sarasota FL February 2020
• Much ado about pus in the lungs – Citywide 2015
• Skin lesions, spontaneous pneumothoraces and renal cell tumors – Oregon ACP 2015

Personal interests:
I am totally a foodie and love to cook while learning about new cultures through their food. My favorite thing is to spend quality time with my two beautiful daughters and wife; usually visiting food carts!!

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Ben Pedroja, MD

General Medicine Faculty
Hospitalist Clinician Educator

Personal statement:
As a former resident and chief resident of the program, I was honored to join this amazing group of dedicated educators in 2019. Resident education, along with service and innovation, has always been at the core of our mission at Providence, and I’m proud to be a part of that tradition. Combining the rigors of a tertiary referral center with the supportive atmosphere of a community teaching hospital, this program is a highly engaging and rewarding place to pursue a career in medicine.

Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center
Chief Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center

Areas of academic focus:

• Resident training in point-of-care ultrasound
• Early warning and rapid response systems
• Inpatient addiction treatment
• Quality improvement and patient safety

Teaching responsibilities

• Inpatient ward attending
• Director, residency point-of-care ultrasound curriculum
• Director, residency simulation curriculum
• Co-director, inpatient procedures rotation
• Co-director, residency QI curriculum
• Faculty mentor, quality improvement projects focused on inpatient addiction treatment, harm reduction in opioid use disorder, hospital delirium, hospital throughput and length of stay.

Regional/National Responsibilities:

• PPMC unit collaborative physician lead, 2022-present
• Providence regional unit collaborative steering committee, 2022-present
• PPMC code blue committee, 2021-present
• PPMC code stroke committee, 2023-present
• Ultrasound trainer, Point-Of-Care and General Medicine Ultrasound Course (OHSU/AIUM), 2019-present
• PPMC pain leadership committee member, 2018-2020
• Providence reducing readmissions steering committee member, 2017-2018

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Brief training in ultrasound equips novice clinicians to accurately and reliably measure jugular venous pressure in obese patients. Pettit et al. Austr J Ultr Med 2023; 26(2):85-90
• Implementing an introductory quality improvement curriculum at a residency program. OHSU Symposium on Educational Excellence, May 2023
• Updates in hospital medicine 2022. PPMC Medical Grand Rounds, January 2023
• Go home with naloxone: A resident-led quality initiate to increase Naloxone prescribing for hospitalized patients at risk for opioid overdose. Poster presentation, American College of Physicians Oregon Chapter, November 2022
• Safe and effective opioid prescribing in the hospital: can we have it both ways? PPMC Medical Grand Rounds, November 2021
• Treating addiction in palliative care: role for buprenorphine. Providence St Vincent’s Medical Center, faculty development, July 24^th, 2019
• Buprenorphine in the hospital: expanding access to life-saving treatments for opioid use disorder. PPMC Medical Grand Rounds, February 2019
• Awakened by a sedative. Oral presentation/clinical vignette, meeting of the American College of Physicians Oregon Chapter, November 2017
• Implementing a delirium prevention program: Barriers and successes. Poster presentation, American College of Physicians Oregon Chapter, November 2017. This was 1^stplace winner in the QI category and was also presented at the national meeting in San Antonio in 2017.

Personal Interests
Avid cyclist and devoted father of two girls. I also enjoy jazz music, politics, and tending to my collection of philodendron and other tropical plants.

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Laura Perry, M.D.

Regional Chair of Geriatric Medical Education

Personal statement: I joined the faculty of Providence Portland in 2023. Prior to that, I had been practicing as a geriatrician in primary care and nursing home medicine. I love teaching residents how to care for older adults in a way that is safe, effective, and puts the patient's priorities at the center of the plan.

Medical School: Emory University
Residency: George Washington University
Chief residency: Washington DC VA Medical Center
Fellowship: Harvard Multicampus Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Board certification: internal medicine and geriatric medicine

Areas of academic focus:

• Comprehensive, patient-centered care of older adults
• Primary care for people with dementia
• Management of patients with multiple complex conditions
• Clinical reasoning in situations with a high degree of uncertainty
• Communication skills with patients and families

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Perry LP, Widera EW. Cultivating prognostic understanding: Managing the discordance between cardiopulmonary resuscitation expectations and reality. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Jul;69(7):1805-1806.
• Perry LP, Covinsky KE. I Would Not Be Surprised. What Next? Am J Nephrol. 2020 Jul 24.
• Perry LP. “To All Doctors: What You Can Do to Help as a Bunch of Older People Are About to Get Sick and Die.” J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 May; 68(5):9
• Perry L. “Toenail Examination Reveals Unmet Care Needs.” JAMA Intern Med. 2018;178(9):1283.
• Triantafylidis LK, Hawley CE, Perry LP, Paik JM. "The Role of Deprescribing in Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease." Drugs Aging. 2018;35(11):973-84.
• Perry Fernandez L, Romanovsky L, Javedan H. “Geriatric Consultation and Expertise for the Hospitalized Patient.” Hosp Med Clin 5 (2016): 507-17.
• Perry Fernandez L, Catalanotti J, Croffoot J. “Unwarranted Cancer Screening: A Teachable Moment.” JAMA Intern Med 176 (2016): 590-1.

Teaching responsibilities:

• Responsible for geriatric medicine curriculum for residents at four Providence programs, including Providence Portland Medical Center
• Outpatient clinic preceptor
• Building clinical experiences for residents to develop geriatrics expertise, including at nursing homes, home visits, and specialty clinics

Personal interests:
Gardening (especially growing herbs for tea), exploring Oregon's beautiful outdoor spaces, spending time with my husband and spoiling our two cats, Moose and Squirrel.

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Jesse Powell, M.D.

General Medicine Faculty

Personal statement: I came to Providence Portland because I was impressed by the program’s commitment to caring for the poor and vulnerable. I have stayed with Providence since 2012 because it remains a supportive environment for learning high quality, cost-conscious medicine.

Medical school: University of Utah School of Medicine
Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center
Chief Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center

Areas of academic focus:

• Outpatient medicine
• Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Graphic medicine and medical illustration

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Be Calm, Annals of Internal Medicine Graphic Medicine, 2020
• An Abbreviated History of My Medical Training, Annals of Internal Medicine Graphic Medicine, 2019
• Occupational Medicine for the Primary Care Physician, Medical Grand Rounds, Portland, OR; 2016
• Cartoons for Medical Education, Academic Achievement Day Poster, Portland, OR; 2016
• Public Health Hazards of Volcanoes and Geothermal Areas, Resident Senior Talk, Portland, OR; 2015

Personal interests:
I love drawing, running, reading, bicycling, beekeeping and birding.

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Mark Rosenberg, M.D.

General Medicine Faculty PPMC, Director of Compassion Care, Providence St. Joseph Health

Personal statement: Working collaboratively with residents and faculty to create a challenging and supportive training environment has been a tremendously gratifying way to spend my professional career. Seeing the impact our graduates make is a powerful confirmation of our training program.

Medical school: University of Pittsburgh
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University

Areas of academic focus:

• Compassion in Healthcare
• Cardiovascular risk modification
• Professional and Inter-professional Development

Recent National/Regional Responsibilities:

• Co-Chair National Conference: Compassion in Action Boston (2017)
• Director of Compassionate Care Providence St. Joseph Health (2016)
• AAIM Taskforce on Physician Wellness (2016)
• Director of Compassionate Care PH & S System (2015)
• Clinical Advisor for Providence Health International (2014)
• Emerging Models in Palliative Care Task Force Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2013)
• PHS Strategic Council in Palliative Care (2011-2015)
• PHS International Site Development-Leadership Team (2011-2016)
• Project Access Now (Board Chair) – Linking volunteer physicians to patients (2009-11)
• National e-Learning Task Force APDIM (2010)
• Program Planning Regional ACP (2010)
• International Collaborative for Healthcare in Africa (ASANTE) (1997-2016)
• International Workgroup on Patient Safety (Jerusalem 2008)
• Geriatrics Education Task Force, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine
• Long-Range Planning Committee, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine
• Review Board: Cost Effective Use of Cardiovascular Drugs – State of Oregon

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Rosenberg M, Hawkins R., Chun L. et al Randomized Trial of a Compassion Curriculum to Improve the Quadruple Aim Submitted to JAMA Sept. 2018
• Creating Compassionate Leaders AMA/CMA/BMA National Meeting Toronto October 2018
• Compassion in Teams Vinzient National Webinar February 2018.
• Compassionate Leadership AMA National Meeting October 2017
• Randomized Trial to Reduce Burnout in Outpatient Setting AMA National Meeting October 2017
• Building a Compassionate Healthcare System National Meeting CIA 2017
• Compassion Integration: Schwartz Center National Webinar May 2017
• Strengthening Outpatient Practice IHI Dec 2016
• Compassion and Physician Wellness October 2016
• Compassionate Leadership AMA/CMA/BMA Meeting Sept 2016.
• Kai M, Clark B, Rosenberg M. Introduction to Outpatient Medicine: An Innovative Approach. J Grad Med Education June 2014; 365-67. PMID 24949158.

Personal interests:
Community Organizing, outdoor activities (camping, kayaking, tennis,) yoga, and oceanography.

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Elizabeth Stephens, M.D.

Endocrinology
Fellowship Director

Personal statement: I joined Providence Portland Medical Education because of the department's commitment to education. In this division, I have had the good fortune of being able to teach the residents the intricacies of endocrine pathways in many different venues - noon conference, clinic, and in the hospital. Recently, I took on the role as Fellowship Director for our residents and am looking forward to collaborating as a mentor and guide in the next steps of their career.

Medical school: Vanderbilt University
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Fellowship: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Areas of academic focus:

• Resident education in diabetes management, alternative strategies for insulin use and technology
• Understanding of diabetes distress and how it effects outcomes in those with diabetes

National/Regional responsibilities:

• Medical Director, Diabetes Education, Providence Medical Group

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Providence/Swedish Conference, Geriatric Patient Management, Practical Suggestions for Diabetes in the Elderly, 2023
• Providence Grand Rounds, Myths and Hopes in Managing Type 1 Diabetes, 2022
• Providence Hawaii Conference, Riding the Waves of Primary Care, Updates in type 2 diabetes, 2021
• Oregon Public Broadcasting, Think Out Loud, Type 1 Diabetes, 2017.
• Rocky Mountain Metabolic Syndrome Symposium, Update in Type 2 diabetes management, 2017.
• Tricia James, MD; Ryan Dix, PsyD; Elizabeth Stephens, MD; Richard Cohen, MD. Feeling the Burn: a Resliency Intervention. Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers meeting, 2017.
• Elizabeth Stephens, MD, Jonathan White, PharmD. Is access improved with Team-Based Care in a diabetes clinic? Society for General Internal Medicine meeting, Portland 2017.
• Stephens EA, Insulin Therapy Type 1 Diabetes. Med Clinics of North Amer. 2015:99:145-165
• Stephens EA, Klopfenstein B. Management of Type 1 Diabetes, online chapter in AACE Self Assessment Program (ASAP), 2013
• Heffner JE, Rozenfeld Y, Kai M, Stephens EA, Brown LK. Prevalence of diagnosed sleep apnea among patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care. Chest. 2012 Jun;141(6):1414-1421. doi: 10.1378/chest.11-1945. Epub 2011 Nov 17. PMID: 22095313.
• Stephens EA, Heffner J. Evaluating older patients with diabetes for insulin pump therapy. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2010 Jun;12 Suppl 1:S91-7. doi: 10.1089/dia.2010.0024. PMID: 20515314.
• OHSU Annual Primary Care Review, Diabetes Update, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015.

Personal interests:
I am a committed bike commuter—even during the rainy season! I also have two boys who keep me busy and active. In my free time, I love to sing with my husband (used to sing with a band during fellowship in Colorado) and read fiction. Also, check out my podcast, Embracing Diabetes!

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Paula Wichienkuer, M.D.

General Medicine Faculty

Personal statement: Providence's commitment to resident education and excellent patient care make this as stimulating and supportive environment in which to practice medicine.

Medical school: Oregon Health & Science University
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Additional training: Masters of Public Health (epidemiology and biostatistics), Oregon Health & Science University

Areas of academic focus:

• Outpatient quality improvement
• Effective use of the electronic medical record
• Health literacy

Regional responsibilities:

• Membership Chair, Northwest Chapter, Society of General Internal Medicine

Selected Presentations/Publications:

• Medical Reversals of the Past Decade: Learning from our mistakes. PPMC Medical Grand Rounds December 2013
• Prospects for a universal medical record: health information exchange. Oregon Health & Science University internal medicine residency noon conference. March 2010.
• Meeting hypertension treatment guidelines: an analysis of the Oregon Health & Science University internal medicine practice. Oral presentation to OHSU IM practice. March 2010.

Teaching responsibilities:

• Outpatient Preceptor
• Inpatient Ward attending
• Wellness Co-Director

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