There were only four doctors in the small Idaho town where Jennifer Williamson lived in 2003. So when her infant son, Logan, stopped eating, she took him to their family physician. Logan was losing weight and his doctor noted he had failure to thrive. The question was: why? A trip to the hospital in Boise […]
We sit down with the founding dean of the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, David Bangsberg, MD, MPH, and ask him about his vision for the school, his students, the most pressing public health issues in Oregon, and the impact of philanthropy.
When Macey was five, her parents got the call no family expects. Brain cancer — a tumor the size of two golf balls. But they knew Macey had an amazing team behind her. As Dr. Nathan Selden, one of the country’s best pediatric brain surgeons, told them: “This is what we do. We’ve got this.” […]
Nothing stops Kya Blake. When she was seven, an ordinary trip to the beach almost killed her. A sneaker wave buried her under a log. Kya’s skull was fractured, her heart stopped and her lungs filled with sand. First responders described her as lifeless. But nothing stops OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital either. When Kya arrived […]
Kids and families in the Northwest have one of the best pediatric hospitals — right in their backyard. For 90 years, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital has proudly offered the most comprehensive range of pediatric health care services in the region. That exceptional level of care is one reason why U.S. News & World Report has […]
“Our covenant with patients is to use philanthropic funds carefully, to make sure they are directed to making a difference.” Gordon Mills, M.D., Ph,D., director of precision oncology at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institutes, describes the impact that philanthropy has on cancer science.
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