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Providence Portland: Medical Education Faculty

TRAINING MINDS - TRANSFORMING LIVES

Mark Rosenberg, M.D.
Program Director, General Medicine

John Heffner, M.D. 
Director, Medical Education

Robert Lusk, M.D.
Associate Program Director,
Infectious Diseases

Stephen Campbell, M.D.
Rheumatology

Brinton Clark, M.D.
General Medicine

Richard Cohen, M.D.
Behavioral Medicine

Amy Dechet, M.D.
infectious Diseases

Ronald Dworkin, M.D.
infectious Diseases

David Gilbert, M.D.
Director, Infectious Diseases

Paul Gorman, M.D.
General Medicine

Michelle Guitteau, M.D.
General Medicine

Ruben Halperin, M.D.
General Medicine

Irene Hendrickson, M.D.
General Medicine

 

Marian Hodges, M.D.
End-of-Life Care/Ethics

Meera Jain, M.D.
General Medicine

Mari Kai, M.D.
Medical Director, PACE Clinic,
General Medicine

James Leggett, M.D.
Infectious Diseases

Scott Marsal, M.D.
General Medicine

William Merkel, Ph.D.
Behavioral Medicine

Andrea Roast, M.D.
General Medicine

Sarah Slaughter, M.D.
Infectious Diseases

Elizabeth Stephens, M.D.
Infectious Diseases

Richard Wernick, M.D.
Rheumatology

 

Subspecialty Faculty (sorted by subspecialty)

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DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION HOSPITAL-BASED FACULTY

Mark Rosenberg, M.D.
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

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:

Residency education

Cardiovascular risk modification

National/Regional Responsibilities:

International Workgroup on Patient Safety (Jerusalem 2008)

International Collaborative for Healthcare in Africa (ASANTE)

Geriatrics Education Task Force, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine

Long-Range Planning Committee, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine

International Missions for Sisters of Providence, Corporate Board Member

Physician Education Council – Sisters of Providence

Review Board: Cost Effective Use of Cardiovascular Drugs – State of Oregon

Significant Publications:

Guitteau M. Rosenberg M.  Effects of Comprehensive Lifestyle Modification, ACP Journal Club 2006

Commentary on:  Elmer PJ et al, Annals of Internal Medicine 2006,  144:485-95

Rosenberg M, Jain M. Nothing is better than thiazides..for blacks or non-blacks. ACP Journal Club 2005. Commentary on: Outcomes in black and non-black hypertensives. Wright JT et al. JAMA 2005:1595-608.

Jain M, Rosenberg M. Review: Aspirin reduces CAD events in persons with no history of cardiovascular disease, but it increases gastrointestinal bleeding. ACP J Club 2002 Jul-Aug; 137:6. Commentary on: Hayden M, Pignone M, Phillips C, Muldrow C. Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events: a summary of the evidence for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med 2002;136(2):161-172.

Jain M and Rosenberg M. Commentary on “An Indo-Mediterranean diet was more effective than a control diet in primary and secondary coronary artery disease prevention.” ACP Journal Club. 2003 May/June; 138:63. Comment on: Singh RB, Dubnow G, Niaz MA, et al. Effect of an Indo-Mediterranean diet on progression of coronary artery disease in high risk patients (Indo-Mediterranean Diet Heart Study): a randomized single-blind trial. Lancet. 2002;360:1455-61.

Jain M and Rosenberg M. Commentary on “Review: Aspirin reduces CAD events in persons with no history of cardiovascular disease, but it increases gastrointestinal bleeding.” ACP Journal Club. 2002 July-Aug;137:6.

Patmas MA, Rosenberg M, Gragnola T. A rotation in population-based health for internal medicine residents. Acad Med 2001;76:557.

Hillier T, Patterson J, Rosenberg MR Physicians as patients. Choices about their own resuscitation. Arch Intern Med 1995;155:1289-93.

Rosenberg M, McNulty D Beyond night float? The impact of call structure on internal medicine residents. J Gen Intern Med 1995;19:95-8.

Representative Presentations:

Integrating Core Competencies into Faculty Development - National APDIM, 2008

Teaching About the Healthcare System - National SGIM, 2008

Peripheral Artery Diseases - Advances in Internal Medicine, 2007

Advances in Hypertension Management - Practical Advances in Internal Medicine, 2006

Assessing Cardiac Risk - Practical Advances in Internal Medicine, 2006

Coronary Artery Disease and Hypertension - PPMC, Practical Advances in Internal Medicine, 2005

Prehypertension and Prediabetes - PPMC Medical Grand Rounds, 2004.

Diabetes Management - PPMC, Practical Advances in Internal Medicine, 2004.

Hypertension Update – State ACP 2004

Beyond JNC VII – Grand Rounds, Providence Portland Medical Center, 2003

Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors – Advances in Internal Medicine, 2003

Faculty Development:

Getting the Most From Teaching Rounds

Giving Effective Feedback

Ambulatory Precepting

Teaching Residents in the Inpatient Setting

Teaching Responsibilities:

Morning Report 3.0 months/year

Ward teaching rounds 2.0 months/year

Day-to-day inpatient teaching 6 months/year

Outpatient precepting 2 sessions/week

Community Involvement:

Project Access Now (Board Chair) - Linking Volunteer Physicians to Uninsured Patients

Synagogue Volunteerism

Wallace Medical Concern - volunteer

Personal Interests: Outdoor activities (camping, kayaking, tennis,) yoga, and oceanography.

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John Heffner, M.D.
William M. Garnjobst Chair of Medical Education
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Personal Statement:  After many years working in university internal medicine and pulmonary-critical care training programs, I must say that it is a reinvigorating experience and exceptional honor to have joined in May 2006 the PPMC faculty as Chair of Medical Education. I previously knew of Providence's national reputation for excellence in patient care and medical education through my work on the American Board of Internal Medicine. But now that I am here working with our dedicated faculty and motivated residents, I can say with first hand knowledge that we have an extraordinary training program. It is best characterized by a passion for teaching and learning and a devotion to patient care and community service. We welcome all medical students with intellectual curiosity and a commitment to compassionate care and professionalism to consider joining our learning environment.

Medical School: University of California at Los Angeles
Residency: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Chief Residency: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Fellowship: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Areas of Academic Focus:

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Pleural Disease

Chest infections

Evidence-Based Medicine

End-of-Life Care

Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

National/Regional Responsibilities:

Past President of the American Thoracic Society

Past Member, Executive Committee of the American Board of Internal Medicine

Past Chair of the Pulmonary Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine

Editorial Boards: Chest, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, American Journal of Medicine, Journal of Respiratory Disease, Journal of Thoracic Imaging, Respirology

Associate Editor:  Respirology

Editor-in-Chief:  Pulmonary Review

Most significant Publications and Honors:

Alfred Soffer Award from the journal Chest for editorial excellence, 1997 and 2008

Lifetime Educator Award. St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center

Donald F. Egan Scientific Lecture American Association of Respiratory Care

Manuel Albertal Memorial Lecture American College of Chest Physicians

President's Award American College of Chest Physicians

Author or editor of 20 books including the founding editions of the Pearls Series

Author of 268 journal articles and 79 book chapters

Second recipient of the William M. Garnjobst endowed Chair of Graduate Medical Education

Teaching Responsibilities:

Leads morning report

Conducts general internal medicine teaching rounds

ICU Teaching Rounds

Didactic lectures and mentorships

Chest conference

Personal Interests:

Portland provides outstanding opportunities for me to interact with others with a shared passion for acoustic guitar playing, mountain biking, hiking, and international travel. I also enjoy the diverse Portland neighborhood cafes and our gorgeous outdoor setting that helps me attract my two sons and their families for visits from California.

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Robert C. Lusk, M.D., FACP
Associate Program Director
Infectious Diseases

Personal Statement: I enjoy being part of an academically focused community-based residency, because it allows for such close relationships between residents and faculty. Nothing compares to the joy of watching young physicians grow into accomplished clinicians. During your time with us, we’ll help you develop your clinical skills, your commitment to our profession and help you negotiate the difficult balance between career and family.

Medical School: The University of Texas Medical Branch
Residency: The University of Texas Medical Branch Affiliated Hospitals
Fellowship: Infectious Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University

Areas of Academic Focus:

House Staff Education

Inpatient Medicine

Clinical Pathway Development and Implementation

HIV Provider Training

National/Regional Responsibilities:

Northwest Medical Teams International, China HIV/AIDS Training Team Delegate

Medical Director, Our House of Portland (HIV/AIDS residential care facility)

Secretary-Treasurer, Infectious Disease Society of Oregon

Publications:

The Healing Touch, On Being a Doctor, Annals of Internal Medicine, Volume 127, No. 6, 486, 1997.

Beta-carotene in HIV infection: an extended evaluation, AIDS, 1996, 10:967-973.

Apoenzyme of Pseudomonas cepacia Salicylate Hydroxylase: Preparation, Florescence Properties, and Nature of Flavin Binding, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Volume 259, No. 2, 1136 – 1142, 1984.

Presentations:

Extending the Core Competencies to Faculty Evaluation. Workshop, APDIM 2008 Spring Meeting, New Orleans.

Developing an Electronic Sign0Out as part of a Resident QI Project, Invited Workshop, APDIM 2009 Fall Meeting, Philadelphia

1999, Keynote speaker, "HIV and Mental Health". Oregon Health Division Conference on HIV and Mental Health

2004 ,"Syphilis". Medical Grand Rounds, Providence Portland Medical Center; Infectious Diseases Society of Oregon, Fall Meeting; Grand Rounds, Albany General Hospital, Albany, Oregon.

2007, "HIV Co-Management between HIV Specialist and Primary Care", Annual Review Course, Practical Advances in Internal Medicine, Providence Portland Medical Center.

2008, "Medical Strategies to Prevent HIV Transmission: Occupational, Sexual and Mother-to-Child". Medical Grand Rounds, Providence Portland Medical Center.

Teaching Responsibilities:

Clinic Preceptor, 2 half-days weekly

Inpatient Teaching Attending, 2 months annually

Ward Attending, 4 months annually

Morning Report, 2 one month annually

Night Float Rounds

Medical Student Teaching, 1 month annually

ID Consult Service, every month

Personal Interests:
My partner and I are active in local organizations, including Our House of Portland and our church. I enjoy gardening, cooking, reading.  We have just finished a major remodel of our old house and are already planning what we want to do next! Chris and I share our home with our very spoiled “pound dog,” Esther.

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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:  UC San Diego
Residency: OHSU
Fellowship: OHSU

Areas of Academic Focus:

Clinical rheumatology

Techniques of medical education

National/Regional Responsibilities:

Chair, Targeted Immune Modulators subcommittee, Oregon Health Resources Commissions

Most Significant Publications:

Wernick R, Campbell SM.  Update in rheumatology.  Ann Intern Med 2000;132:125-133.

Campbell SM, Wernick R.  Update in rheumatology.  Ann Intern Med 1999;130:135-142.

Rosenbaum R, Campbell SM, Rosenbaum J. The Clinical Neurology of Rheumatic Disease.  Butterworth Heinemann (1996).

Recent Presentations:

Update in Osteoarthritis.  Providence Internal Medicine Review, 2007.

Approach to Gout – Revised.  OHSU Sommer Memorial Lectures, 2007 (Inaugural OHSU Distinguished CME Lecturer Award).

Update in Rheumatology.  OHSU Internal Medicine Review, 2007.

New ideas in RA:  Providence Internal Medicine Review, 2007

Update in RA: Providence Grand Rounds, 2006

Yearbook of Rheumatology.  Annual meeting of NW Rheumatism Society, 2006.

Teaching Responsibilities:

Teaching attending on general medicine ward services (2-3 mos/year).

Medical student teaching attending (2 mos/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:  Family of wife and 3 daughters; hobbies of landscaping, woodworking, hiking.

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Brinton Clark, M.D.
General Medicine Faculty

Personal Statement: I joined the faculty at Providence in September, 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.  The academic focus of the residency continues to challenge me in my personal learning and growth.

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

Areas of Academic Focus:

Population-Based Health/Healthcare systems

Multicultural Health/Cultural Competency

Working with Underserved Populations

Ambulatory Medicine

Teaching Responsibilities:

Precepting two half-days in the PACE clinic

Two months of inpatient attending for the teaching service

Co-director of the Population-Based Health course

Publications:

Teaching Teaching Systems-Based Practice to Residents.  Workshop for Society of General Internal Medicine Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, April 9, 2008. 

Clark BC, Grossman E, White MC, Goldenson J, Tulsky J. The state of diabetes care in the San Francisco County jail. Am J Public Health  2006; 96: 1571-1574

Clark BC. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, pulmonary capillaritis and renal failure: a case of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. Poster presentation. Society for General Internal Medicine annual meeting, May 2004. SGIM California regional meeting, March 2004.

Levinson W, Kaufman K, Clark B, Tolle S. Mentors and role models for women in academic medicine. West J Med 1991;154:423-26

Personal Interests:  Spending time with family including my pre-school age son and toddler daughter.   Other interests include gardening, hiking, yoga, and reading novels. 

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Richard Cohen, M.D.
Behavior Medicine

Personal Statement: My work here is about teaching and supporting residents and helping patients.I feel lucky to work with such talented and compassionate people doing work that I love.

Medical School: Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Residency: Northwestern University Medical School/Evanston Hospital

Areas of Academic Focus:

Psychosocial aspects of general medicine

Integration of psychodynamic, cognitive/behavioral, and systemic models of psychotherapy

Doctor/patient relationship

Therapeutic communication

Office counseling

Psychotropic medication

Recent Presentations:

Antipsychotic Medication: A Primary Care Approach. Oregon Society of Physician Assistants Annual Meeting, Legacy Meridian Park Hospital Primary Care Educational Conference, and Providence Portland Medical Center Medical Grand Rounds; April, 2007; September, 2006; and March, 2006 respectively

Use of Newer Antipsychotics. Scientific Program, Oregon Chapter of the American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, November 2004

Medical Treatment of Depression. Core course presentation, Practical Advances in Internal MedicineSpring Symposium, April 2003

Critical Incident Conferences. Workshop. Society for General Internal Medicine Northwest Regional Meeting, March 2003.

Teaching Responsibilities:

Precept Complicated Illness/Behavioral Health Clinic

Precept in PACE

Precept Psychiatric Review Clinic

Teach self-reflection module in Palliative Care Elective Rotation

Organize and present Behavioral Medicine Noon Conference Series

Facilitate Critical Incident Noon Conferences

Facilitate Resident Support Group

Inpatient team teaching

Advise and support residents

Personal Interests: Family, travel, tennis, hiking, cycling, acting, social justice and peace activities.

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Amy Dechet, M.D.
General Medicine Faculty
Infectious Diseases

Personal Statement: I am honored to have been asked to join the staff here at Providence this year. While having received fellowship training in infectious diseases, I still very much enjoy general internal medicine and am excited to incorporate both into my practice. Above all else, though, I am passionate about teaching and exploring innovative ways in which this might be done effectively, particularly from a local and global public health perspective. I look forward to working with this energetic and compassionate group of residents and staff.

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

Other Post Graduate Training: Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Areas of Academic Focus:

Judicious Antibiotic use

Public health

HIV training

Evaluating Teaching Methods

Recent Publications:

HIV/AIDS Routine Testing Curriculum Guide. July 2008. AIDS Education and Training Center. Co-author.

Jain S, Chen L, Dechet A, et al. An outbreak of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli associated with sushi restaurants in Nevada. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jul 1;47(1):1-7.

Dechet A, Yu PA, Koram N, Painter J. Non-foodborne Vibrio infections: an important cause of morbidity and mortality – United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Apr 1;46(7):970-6.

HIV/AIDS Basic Training Curriculum Guide June 2007. AIDS Education and Training Center. Contributing author.

Dechet AM, Scallan E, Gensheimer K, et al. Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium Definitive Type 104 infection linked to commercial ground beef, northeastern United States, 2003-2004. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Mar 15;42(6):747-52.

Karen E. Hauer, A Teherani, A Dechet, E Aagaard. Medical students' perceptions of mentoring: a focus-group analysis. Med Teach. 2005 Dec;27(8):732-4.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak associated with egg salad. MMWR 2004; 53 (48): 1132-4.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Outbreak of Salmonella serotype enteritidis infections associated with raw almonds – United States and Canada, 2003-2004. MMWR 2004; 53 (22): 484-7.

Teaching Responsibilities:

Personal Interests: my family, including my 1.5 year-old daughter, husband, and dog, as well as extended family. Skijoring, hiking, Pilates, and when I have time, ballroom dancing.

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Ronald J. Dworkin, M.D.
Infectious Diseases

Personal Statement: I have been a part of the core-teaching faculty at Providence Portland since 1990, and consider myself fortunate to be a part of this teaching adventure. What makes this place special is the people, from the leadership to the residents. There is great energy here to create a positive learning environment, to renew it on a consistent basis, and to help residents become exceptional physicians. If I can contribute to that, I’m very satisfied. My goal is to make our residents the best trained in infectious diseases that they can be, to give them a strong foundation for the intelligent and compassionate care of their patients.

Medical School: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Residency: Presbyterian Hospital, New York; University of California, San Francisco

Fellowship: Infectious diseases, Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco

Areas of Academic Focus:

Clinical virology

Molecular diagnostics in ID

HIV

National/Regional Responsibilities:

Past President, Infectious Disease Society of Oregon

Medical Director, Infectious Disease & Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Providence

Portland Medical Center

Publications/Presentations:

Kearsley J, Dworkin R, Kai M. Is sulfa the new "great mimic"? A case of hypersensitivity myocarditis. National SGIM meeting, February 2009.

Marsal S, Dworkin R. Case presentation. A man with a stubborn pneumonia. National SGIM meeting, April, 2008.

Campbell M, Welle J, Gleaves C, Dworkin R, and Gilbert D. Adenovirus 14 detection and surveillance in an Oregon health system from 2005-2007. 24th Clinical Virology Symposium, Clearweater, FL, 2008.

Kohlhepp S, Gleaves C, Dworkin R, Gilbert DN. Diagnosis of C. difficile toxin-mediated diarrhea by detection of gene for toxin B. (Submitted for publication)

Douville EC, Asaph JW, Dowrkin RJ et al. Sternal preservation: a better way to treat most sternal wound complications after cardiac surgery. Ann Thoracic Surg 2004;78:1659-64.

Dworkin RJ. Aminoglycosides for the treatment of gram-negative infections: therapeutic use, resistance, and future outlook. Drug Resistance Updates 1999;2:173-179.

Gilbert D, Dworkin R, Raber S, Leggett J. Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial drug therapy. N Engl J Med 1997;337:829-838.

Dworkin RJ, Drew WL. Therapy of herpes virus infections in AIDS. Curr Op Infect Dis 1990;3:108-112.

Dworkin RJ, Lee BL, Sande MA, Chambers HF. Treatment of right-sided Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in intravenous drug users with ciprofloxacin and rifampin. Lancet 1989;ii:1071-1073.

Teaching Responsibilities:

Daily ward rounds in infectious diseases

3 outpatient clinic sessions per week, working with residents and medical students on the ID elective

Director, 3rd year medical student clerkship activities at Providence Portland

Personal Interests: Outdoor activities with my family, travel, golf, fly fishing, biking, reading.

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David N. Gilbert, M.D.

Chief of 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 15 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.
Current project – Role of Chlamydia pneumonial in atherosclerosis.

National/Regional Responsibilities:

Regional Director of Infectious Diseases Program, Providence Health & Services

Past-President, Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Past Member, Infectious Diseases Section, American Board of Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University

Vice Chair, Antimicrobial Availability Task Force of IDSA

Co-Chair, IDSA/FDA Sponsored Workshop on Clinical Trials of Antimicrobials for CAP.

Most Significant Publications & Honors:

Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy revised annually: Co-editor

Sanford Guide to HIV/AIDS Therapy revised annually: Co-editor

Over 120 original peer-reviewed publications in the area of infectious diseases.

Spellberg, B.; Gyidos, R; Gilbert, D et al.  The Epidemic of Antibiotic-Resistent Infections:  A Call to Action for theMedical Community from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.  Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008; 46:155-164

Doggett, JS; Kohlhepp, S; Gresbrink, R; Metz, P; Gleaves, C; Gilbert, D.  Lyme Disease in Oregon.  Journal of Clinical Microbiology 46(6): 2115-8, June 2008

Gilbert, D; Urinary Tract Infections in Patients With Chronic Renal Insufficiency.  CJASN 1(2):327-31, March 2006

Author of the chapter on Aminoglycosides in Mandell's Textbook of Infectious Diseases.

Master of American College of Physicians - 2002.

First recipient of the William Garnjjobst endowed Chair of Graduate Medical Education.

Recipient Distinguished Alumnus Award of The Oregon Health & Science University, 2006. 

Teaching Responsibilities:

Leads resident Morning Report on a rotational basis

Conducts general internal medicine teaching rounds at least twice each year

Attending for Fellows, Residents and Medical Students on the Infectious Diseases Service

ICU Multidisciplinary Rounds 5 times a week

Leads M&M Noon Conferences

Personal Interests: Family. I have been blessed with a loving wife, five children and, at the moment, 11 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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Paul Gorman, M.D.
Medical Informatics, Evidence-Based Medicine

Personal Statement: I joined the General Medicine faculty at Providence Portland in 1992. The close working relationships that we have with residents, the high standards of care that we maintain for patients, and the atmosphere of friendship and scholarship are what attracted me to Providence and keep me there today. Currently I spend the bulk of my time doing research, a third of my time teaching in the classroom, and a third of my time in clinical teaching where the time I spend seeing patients with residents in clinic and in the hospital remains the high point of my work.

Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago.
Residency: Internal Medicine, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Real-World Education: Astoria Clinic, Astoria,Oregon; Kaiser Permanente, Portland
Fellowship: General Internal Medicine/MedicalInformatics, Portland VA Medical Center

Areas of Academic Focus:

How clinicians use information to help patients (Patient Safety and Medical Error

National/Regional Responsibilities:

Chair, Education Working Group & Member, Education Committee, American Medical Informatics Association.

Conference Co-Chair, ITHC 2004, Second International conference on Sociotechnical Approaches to IT in Health Care, “To Err is System”, September 13-14, 2004.

Program Chair, International Medical Informatics Association Working Group on Education 2003 Meeting “Teach Globally, Learn Locally, April 23-25, 2003.

Recent Presentations:

Tangible Tools for Collaborative Work: Cognitive Artifacts in ICU, Visiting Lecture, Patient Safety Conference Series, University of Maryland at Baltimore, November 12, 2003.

Finding Answers to Clinical Questions to Improve Patient Care, Principles of Clinical Medicine, OHSU School of Medicine, October 12, 2004.

To Err is System. A Systems Approach to Patient Safety, Principles of Clinical Medicine, OHSU School of Medicine, March 15, 2005.

Representative Publications:

Hazlehurst B, McMullen C, Gorman PN & Sittig D. How the ICU follows orders: Care delivery as a complex activity system. American Medical Informatics Association 2003 Fall Symposium.

Gorman PN, Lavelle M & Ash JS. Order Creation and Communication in Healthcare. Methods of Information in Medicine 2003, 42(4), 376-384.

Vuckovic N, Lavelle M & Gorman PN. Eavesdropping as Normative Behavior in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Journal fro Healthcare Quality Online, Sep/Oct 2004, W5-1-W5-6.

Hazlehurst B, McMullen C & Gorman PN. Getting the Right Tools fro the Job: Preparatory System Configuration and Active Replanning in Cardiac Surgery. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A, Systems and Humans, 2004:34(6), 708-717.

Embi PJ, Yacket TR, Logan JR, Bowen JL, Cooney TG & Gorman PN. Impacts of Computerized Physician Documentation in a Teaching Hospital: Perceptions of Faculty and Residency Physicians. J Am Med Inform Assoc, 2004:11(4), 300-309.

Ash JS, Gorman PN, Seshadri V & Hersh WR. Computerized Physician Order Entry in US hospitals: Results of a 2002 Survey. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2004, M1427v1421.

Current Research:

Using IT to Improve Medication Safety for Rural Elders (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, P Gorman, Principal Investigator)

ITR: Enhancing Access to the Bibliome for Genomics (National Science Foundation, W Hersh, Principal Investigator)

Enhancing Guidelines with Collaborative Care Agents (National Library of Medicine, D Dorr, Principal Investigator)

Personal Interests:
I have a great family. I spend most of my time with them.When I get a chance, I like fly-fishing

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Michelle Guitteau, M.D.
General Medicine

Personal Statement: What I enjoy most about being a faculty member at Providence Portland Medical Center is getting to know the residents personally and professionally, and helping them figure out their path to becoming satisfied, confident internists.

Medical School: University of Arizona, College of Medicine
Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center
Chief Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center

Areas of Academic Focus:

Preventive Medicine

Women's Health

Dermatologic disease

Quality of Care Evaluation

Educational Responsibilities:

Director of Outpatient Education

Co-director of Women’s Health Advanced Focus track

Recent Publication/Presentations:

“Adverse Effects of Herbal Medicines” , Legacy Meridian Park Grand Rounds, Tualatin, OR, February 2008

“New Data on Diets”, Legacy Meridian Park Grand Rounds, Tualatin, OR August 2007 and Legacy Salmon Creek Grand Rounds, Vancouver, Wa, September 2007.

“Update on Diets, Providence Portland Medical Center Spring Symposium, April 2007.

“Agenda Setting – So Easy, So Hard and Yet, So Helpful”, Regional SGIM Workshop co-presenter, Portland, Oregon, March 2007.

ACP Journal Club Commentary on “Lifestyle recommendations & the DASH diet reduced hypertension in patients with above-optimal blood pressure.”  ACP Journal Club, 2006;145:42

“Update in Women’s Health”, Providence Portland Medical Grand Rounds, September 2006.

“How to Give Feedback”, Hospitalist Volunteer Faculty Development Session small group facilitator, October 2005.

Electronic Medical Record Chart Audits Combined with Feedback Sessions to Improve Resident Chronic Disease Care, Society for General Internal Medicine, Regional Meeting, Post presentation, March, 2005.

USPSTF Workshop.Society for General Internal Medicine, Regional Meeting, March 2004

Putting the New USPSTF Recommendations into Practice I and II. Providence Porltand Medical Grand Rounds, March 2003, and Spring Symposium, April 2003.”

Adverse Effects of Herbal Medicines.Providence Medical Center, Spring Symposium, April 2002.

Hormone Replacement Therapy - It's Been a Very Bad Year. Providence Portland Medical Center, Spring Symposium, April 2001.

Developing a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Clinic, Trials & Tribulations. Society of General Internal Medicine Regional Meeting, February 2001.

Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. Good Samaritan Hospital, Medical Grand Rounds, July 2000; Providence Portland Medical Center, Medical Grand Rounds, March 1999.

An Evidence-Based Approach to the Treatment of PMS. Providence Portland Medical Center, Spring Symposium, April 2000.

Personal Interests: Family: Married with a very active 8-year-old son and “chatty” 6-year-old daughter.  Hobbies: wine-making, reading, gardening, knitting and biking.

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Ruben Halperin, M.D., MPH
General Medicine Faculty

Personal Statement: I’ve spent much of my career as a physician teaching medical students and residents. I love the joys and challenges of teaching; I find that it stimulates me to keep learning and growing as a doctor.

Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Residency: UCLA Center for Health Sciences
Fellowship: Harvard General Medicine Fellowship

Areas of Academic Focus:

Cardiovascular epidemiology

Cardiovascular risk assessment and reduction

Chronic disease management

Recent Publications:

Halperin RO, Gaziano JM, Sesso HD.  Smoking and the Risk of Incident Hypertension in Middle-aged and Older Men.  Am J Htn 21; 148-52 2008 February

Halperin RO, Sesso HD, Jing M, Stampfer M, Buring JE, Gaziano JM.  Plasma Lipids And the Risk of Incident Hypertension.  Hypertension 47(1): 45-50 2006 January

Halperin RO. Establishing Goals of Care.  Hospital Medicine Secrets. Ch 88. 586-589 November 2006

Recent Presentations:

Managing Depression in the Primary Care Setting. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Providence Portland Medical Center, July, 2009.

Teaching Systems-Based Practice to Residents: Workshop. Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, April, 2008.

Barriers to Colon Cancer Screening in an Internal Medicine Residency Clinic.  Poster, Society for General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 2007

Prostate Cancer:  Screening and Prevention
Providence Internal Medicine Annual Symposium, Portland, OR  April 2006

Update in General Medicine:  Topics in Prevention.  Providence Portland Medical Center Internal Medicine Grand Rounds.  August 2006

Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Hypertension. SGIM National Meeting, New Orleans, LA May 2005

Dyslipidemia and the Risk of Incident Hypertension. SGIM National Meeting, Chicago, IL May 2004

Teaching Responsibilities:

Co-director, Population-Based Health

Chronic Pain Advisory Team

Personal Interests: I enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, rollerblading and skiing, and indoor ones like playing the violin/fiddle and performing amateur stand-up comedy.

  

Irene Hendrickson, M.D.
General Medicine

Medical School: Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha Nebraska
Residency: Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland OR
Fellowship: General internal medicine, Oregon Health & Science University

Personal Statement:  I completed my Internal Medicine Residency at Providence St. Vincent’s, followed by a General Internal Medicine Fellowship at Oregon Health & Sciences University.  During my fellowship, my academic focus was on Medical Education, and I worked on projects around the ACGME competencies and resident self-assessment – areas of interest which I’ve continued to develop.

Joining Providence Portland after my General Medicine Fellowship, I was excited to return to the Providence Health System, where I feel inspired that a mission of service and a commitment to patient care is emphasized at all levels.  I enjoy the education and clinical experience at our intimate community hospital, and I feel that I have a great opportunity here to continue to learn and grow professionally.  I love teaching, and being able to work at PPMC offers the chance for rewarding relationships with our residents.

Areas of Academic Focus:

Evaluation and Assessment in resident education

Medical Education areas including Continuing Professional Development, teaching and learning theory, resident development, residency curriculum, ambulatory education, and quality of medical training environments

Organizational Learning

Clinical quality improvement.

Recent Presentations:

Malignancy Risks of CT scans:  Practical Advances in Internal Medicine, Portland, OR, 2008

Update in Outpatient Medicine:  PPMC Medical Grand Rounds, 2006

Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Outpatient Clinical Practice by Implementing Standing Orders. Associates Poster Presentation, American College of Physicians Regional Meeting, Eugene, OR November 2003

Overcoming Barriers To Adult Immunizations: Strategies that work. Panel Discussion, Presenter and panelist, Oregon Immunization Conference, Portland, OR, October 2003

Faculty Development:

Elaborated Knowledge and Diagnostic Reasoning

Teaching Responsibilities:

Teaching Rounds  1 month/year

Medical Student teaching 2 months/year

Day-to-day inpatient attending 3-4 months/year

Outpatient precepting 3 sessions/week

Teaching clinical appraisal, evidence based medicine rotation

Personal Interests:  My husband and my four kids, ages 8, 6, 4, and 3 are my great joy.   We like hiking, biking, camping, and swimming.  With them, I’m learning crafts, model-building, painting and other projects.  I also enjoy movies, books, theology, and going out to restaurants. 

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