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OHSU Foundation Announces New President

November 05, 2008
Price will assume the presidency of OHSU’s nonprofit fundraising affiliate at the end of December. Price has also been named OHSU’s senior vice president for advancement. Price, 53, has worked in public higher education for more than two decades. He ...

Public Hearing to Discuss Having Armed Officers on OHSU Campus

October 16, 2008
Following the tragic school shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois universities, Oregon Health & Science University has been evaluating its readiness to respond to such an incident. As part of this process, OHSU President Joe Robertson, ...

OHSU School of Dentistry Faculty, Staff Receive Awards, Appointments

October 14, 2008
Phyllis Beemsterboer, M.S., Ed.D., associate dean for academic affairs, was recently installed as president-elect of the American Society for Dental Ethics. The American Society for Dental Ethics (ASDE) is a nonprofit organization to support ethics as ...

OHSU Expands Orthopaedic Oncology With Appointment of New Specialist

September 25, 2008
Oregon Health & Science University has significantly expanded its orthopaedic oncology program with the recent appointment of Zachary Adler, M.D. Adler is teaming with James Hayden, M.D., OHSU orthopaedic oncologist, to treat soft tissue sarcoma, bone ...

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Joins Doernbecher

September 23, 2008
Pediatric orthopaedic surgeons are in high demand, especially at Level 1 trauma centers like Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, where these specialists are available around the clock to quickly treat broken bones and ...

Oregon Trauma System Celebrates 20 Years of Saving Lives

September 16, 2008
It was a simple enough idea: Hospitals that treat the most trauma patients will have better outcomes. And those hospitals should have specialists, life saving equipment, and other specialty services immediately available to treat critically injured ...

OHSU, OTLA jointly propose changes in Oregon Tort Claims Act

September 11, 2008
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) have agreed on a joint proposal for new tort liability limits to be made to the Oregon Tort Claims Act Interim Task Force, the Governor, and the Oregon ...
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