Celebrating a century of children’s health
For 100 years, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital has transformed children’s health and well-being.
Category: Patient Care
The importance of community eye care
Listen to Andreas Lauer, M.D., speak on pediatric eye care, the Casey Eye Institute’s Community Outreach Program, and the philanthropic support that makes them both possible.
Online tour: Vista Pavilion
See stunning photographs of the newly opened Vista Pavilion on OHSU’s Marquam Hill.
Solving the problem of pediatric blindness
J. Peter Campbell, M.D., M.P.H., and his colleagues are addressing a critical gap in pediatric retinal care.
Gleevec: 25 Years
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Gleevec, the revolutionary drug that turned a once-lethal cancer into a manageable condition.
Gleevec: Reflections from former patients
As we reflect on the 25th anniversary of the FDA approval of Gleevec, former patients tell of how the cancer drug changed their lives.
Innovations in nursing education
Susan Bakewell-Sachs, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, is passionate about the advanced education and specialized expertise that define modern practice at the OHSU School of Nursing.
Creating a world-class care experience for cancer patients
Brian Druker, M.D., explores the impact of Phil and Penny Knight’s historical $2 billion gift to the Knight Cancer Institute and envisions what a truly world-class patient experience can be.
In conversation: A friendship built from diabetes care
Farahnaz Joarder, M.D., has been seeing Lynn Kauffman to help her manage her type 1 diabetes care for nearly two decades. The two have a strong working relationship that has developed into a friendship over the years.
Family grateful to OHSU for treating child’s rare cataracts
By Josh Friesen Sam and Hannah Amis weren’t anticipating anything unexpected when they brought their son Judd to his one-year pediatric checkup. It was just a routine appointment. Then, the pediatrician saw something unusual in Judd’s right eye. A referral to a specialist gave way to a diagnosis: cataracts. While cataracts in general isn’t rare, pediatric cataracts is, affecting about 3 […]
