Tough little fighter
Chloe Lam went from fighting for her life at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital to raising money to save the lives of others.
Impact Area: Children's Health
Kids and their families come to OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital from across the region to receive the best pediatric care when they need it most.
In conversation: A Doernbecher kid & doctor
Jake Dering, a Doernbecher patient, and Dana Braner, M.D., the physician-in-chief at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, sit down to ask each other questions about life, happiness and getting through the tough days.
Sophia & the lucky concussion
It all started last spring when Sophia Malinoski forgot to wear her mittens to soccer practice. It was cold, so she kept her hands in her pockets when she attempted to balance atop her soccer ball. And that’s why, when she lost her balance, she fell hard on her head — no hands to break […]
Frank Doernbecher & the gift that started it all
Frank Silas Doernbecher was a prominent businessman, furniture maker and pioneer in mass production. He moved to Portland, Oregon from Kewaskum, Wisconsin to establish the Doernbecher Manufacturing Company in 1900, which, at its peak, had a production line five miles long and was the third largest furniture manufacturer in the world. Invested in Portland’s progress, […]
A tribute to Y.B. Talwalkar
Dr. Y.B. Talwalkar’s family describes him as a man who always knew what he wanted. Growing up in India, Dr. Talwalkar knew he wanted to be a doctor from an early age. His father died of a heart attack when he was 10, and he never lost his focus on medicine after that. The first […]
Grace Phelps, RN: Nurse, advocate, leader
It was July 1905 in Indiana, and the doctor had lost all hope of a recovery for his patient, Silvanus Kingsley, who was suffering from typhoid fever. But his nurse, Grace Phelps, refused to give up — claiming she had not lost a typhoid patient yet and did not want to begin now. “The case […]
Q&A with Dr. Yoon-Jae Cho
OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital has recruited Yoon-Jae Cho, M.D., thanks to a new endowed professorship from Wayne and Sandy Ericksen. Dr. Cho is the chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurology, Ericksen Family Endowed Professor for Research, and scientific director of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program. He is also a graduate of OHSU School of […]
The story behind the guest house’s $12 million gift
In April 2016, OHSU announced that Gary and Christine Rood, of Vancouver, Wash., had gifted $12 million for the OHSU guest house project. Funded entirely by private philanthropy, the new five-story guest house will provide a supportive and comfortable home base for out-of-town patients receiving specialized care at OHSU. The facility will be named the […]
The new iMRI is a game changer
Nathan Selden, M.D., introduces the new iMRI at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and tells how it will make a difference for kids.
Powerful iMRI technology at Doernbecher
At Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, neurosurgery is about to get more precise than it ever has been before. By March 2016, the hospital will have a new iMRI suite that will allow neurosurgeons to take detailed pictures of the brain while they are performing surgery. This is a step beyond current practice, where an MRI is […]
