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Celebrating 20 years of Doernbecher Freestyle

In our 20 year retrospective video, meet the people who came up with the idea of Doernbecher Freestyle and made it fly.

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Living without limits

Loss transformed into lifesaving action

Q & A with Kate Azizi, OHSU Foundation president

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Health Equity | Patient Care

Bridging gaps in cervical cancer care

Medical sociologist Cirila Estela Vasquez Guzman, Ph.D., promotes health equity through her research.
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Students & Alumni

After experiencing burnout, nursing alumna discovers career …

Julia Lodge, RN, B.S.N. ’03, launched a nursing wellness coaching practice to help nurses learn to stave off burnout.
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Patient Care

Doernbecher’s impact throughout the decades

We had the chance to catch up with a few former Doernbecher patients and their families, reflecting on how their experiences at the hospital changed their health and futures for …
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Patient Care

Doernbecher, Elks Children's Eye Clinic save child’s visio…

When Annabeth Crawford's eye was seriously injured by a rooster, Doernbecher and the Elks Children's Eye Clinic was there to help.
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Community | Giving

Champions of creative giving

Celebrating the creative giving champions who help to build a future of health and well-being at OHSU.
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Patient Care

Living without limits

Burt Rosen is on a mission to make whole person care more easily accessible for anyone living with cancer.
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Giving

Loss transformed into lifesaving action

Medical professionals at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital are working to end the youth mental health crisis, with the backing of passionate donors.
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Community

Q & A with Kate Azizi, OHSU Foundation president

Get to know the foundation's new president, Kate Azizi, and learn why she's passionate about philanthropy in academic health and science.
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Students & Alumni

The journey to jump-start community dentistry

OHSU School of Dentistry alumnus Ellie Amico, D.M.D. ’24, left a legacy of giving back to the community.
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Perspectives

Changemakers

The Changemakers: Andrew Chon, M.D. and Raphael Sun, M.D.

OHSU fetal surgeons Andrew Chon, M.D., and Raphael Sun, M.D., are part of the OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital's Fetal Care Program, one of only a handful of centers in the cou…
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Changemakers

The Changemakers: Kathleen Carlson, Ph.D.

Kathleen Carlson, director of the OHSU Gun Violence Prevention Research Center and professor of public health in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, works to better understand fi…
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Changemakers

The Changemakers: Jonah Sacha, Ph.D.

Jonah Sacha, Ph.D., a professor at OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center, is working to pave a clear path toward a cure for HIV.
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Changemakers

The Changemakers: Shandee Dixon, Ph.D.

Shandee Dixon, Ph.D., strives to guarantee equal access to the benefits of innovation and works with students to help them realize their potential.
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Changemakers

The Changemakers: Ahmed Raslan, M.D., FAANS

Neurosurgeon Ahmed Raslan, M.D., FAANS, impacts patients both in the operating room and through scientific innovation.
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Changemakers

The Changemakers: Divya Sood, M.D.

Divya Sood, M.D., is redefining how abdominal metastatic cancers are treated and offering new hope to metastatic cancer patients.
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Changemakers

The Changemakers: Benjamin Hoffman, M.D., CPST-I, FAAP

Benjamin Hoffman, M.D., has spent a career working to dismantle the structural barriers that inhibit children from reaching their full, healthy potential.
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Changemakers

The Changemakers: Alison Edelman, M.D., M.P.H.

Alison Edelman, M.D., M.P.H., is working toward forging a brighter future for reproductive health and is helping train the next generation of reproductive health providers.
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Changemakers | Health Equity

The Changemakers: Armando Jimenez, M.P.H., CPH

Transparent, honest and accurate communication is key to increasing health care access and establishing trust for Armando Jimenez, M.P.H. ’20, CPH, the director of language servi…
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Changemakers | Students & Alumni

The Changemakers: Danielle Pinn

Danielle Pinn, a student member of the OHSU Street Nursing Team in Ashland, strives for a health care future that treats every patient with the dignity they deserve.
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Multimedia

Patient Care

Freestyle 20: Sophia Jenkins

Sophia Jenkins is a patient-designer in Doernbecher Freestyle 20. Her designs were released in October 2024.
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Patient Care

Freestyle 20: Ja'Kai Taylor

Ja'Kai Taylor is a patient-designer in Doernbecher Freestyle 20. His designs were released in October 2024.
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Patient Care

Freestyle 20: Jillian Beagley

Jillian Beagley is a patient-designer in Doernbecher Freestyle 20. Her designs were released in October 2024.
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Patient Care

Freestyle 20: Connor Kassing Fernández

Connor Kassing Fernández is a patient-designer in Doernbecher Freestyle 20. His designs were released in October 2024.
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Patient Care

Freestyle 20: Tima Sviridenko

Tima Sviridenko is a patient-designer in Doernbecher Freestyle 20. His designs were released in October 2024.
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Patient Care

Freestyle 20: Quin Nims

Quin Nims is a patient-designer in Doernbecher Freestyle 20. Her designs were released in October 2024.
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Community

Curious, clever and a bit tricksy! Meet Rosie

Rosie is a curious and clever 9-year-old who has faced numerous medical challenges, including eight surgeries, which she navigated with the support of her care teams at OHSU Doernb…
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Patient Care

A conversation about the youth mental health crisis

Ajit Jetmalani, M.D., Craigan Usher, M.D., and Dana Braner discuss OHSU’s response to the evolving youth mental health crisis.
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Discovery

Where the science leads — Stephen Back uses donor funding …

Stephen Back, M.D., Ph.D., credits donor funding for giving him and his team the freedom to make significant findings.
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Health for all

Bridging gaps in cervical cancer care

Medical sociologist Cirila Estela Vasquez Guzman, Ph.D., promotes health equity through her research.

Lifelong passion leads to nursing advocacy

School of Nursing student Teshia Wilburn looks forward to being an advocate for her patients.

The journey to jump-start community dentistry

OHSU School of Dentistry alumnus Ellie Amico, D.M.D. ’24, left a legacy of giving back to the community.

The care of giving

Knight Cancer Institute transplant patients will have better access to life-saving treatments, thanks to an endowed fund from a former patient.

OHSU in the news

Were you sent home from school for head lice? Here’s why that’s no longer recommended

Dawn Nolt, M.D., M.P.H. | NPR

Report lays bare stark disparities in health care outcomes for Native Americans in Washington

David Radley | Investigate West

Flu jab: Single-shot vaccine ‘within five years’ could stop future pandemic

Jonah Sacha, Ph.D. | The Times

Can CRISPR gene editing tackle eye disease?

Mark Pennesi, M.D., Ph.D. | Silicon Republic

Oregon researchers find telehealth could eliminate barriers for addiction services

Ximena Levander, M.D. | KOIN-TV

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