• Director
• Associate Director
• Scientific Director
• Project Director
• Current and Past Investigators
• Staff

The Oregon EPC is a collaboration between Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (KPCHR) and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (PVAMC).

Director
Mark Helfand, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU
Staff Physician, Medical Service, PVAMC

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Associate Director
Evelyn P. Whitlock, MD, MPH
Senior Investigator and Director for Research-Health Care Integration, KPCHR
Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, OHSU

Scientific Director
Roger Chou, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU

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Project Director
Nicole Floyd, MPH
Research Associate, OHSU

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Current and Past Investigators
Mikel Aickin, PhD
Senior Investigator, KPCHR

Joan Ash, PhD
Associate Professor of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology and Library, OHSU

Michelle Berlin, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU

Theresa Bianco, PharmD
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, OHSU
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine, OHSU

David Buckley, MD
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, OHSU

Nancy Carney, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU

Randall M. Chesnut, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, OHSU

Hugo du Coudray, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU
Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Portland State University

Karen Beekman Eden, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU

Adrianne C. Feldstein, MD, MS
Physician, Occupational Health Services, Northwest Permanente
Adjunct Researcher, KPCHR

Nancy Glass, PhD, MSN, MPH
Assistant Professor of Nursing, OHSU

Rachel Gold, PhD, MPH
Post-doctoral Fellow in Health Services Research, KPCHR/OHSU

Paul N. Gorman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU

Carla Green, PhD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, OHSU

Janelle Guirguis-Blake, MD
Investigator, OHSU

Jeanne-Marie Guise, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology

Elizabeth Haney, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, OHSU

Emily Harris, MPH, PhD
Senior Investigator, KPCHR

William R, Hersh, MD
Professor and Chair of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU

Teresa Hillier, MD, MPH
Senior Investigator, KPCHR

Mark C. Hornbrook, PhD
Senior Investigator and Chief Scientist, KPCHR

Linda L. Humphrey, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, OHSU
Staff Physician, Medical Service, PVAMC

Holly Jimison, PhD
Associate Professor of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU

Devan Kansagara, MD
Investigator, OHSU

Valerie King, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Family Medicine, OHSU

Todd Korthuis, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, OHSU

Dale F. Kraemer, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU

Erin LeBlanc, MD, MPH
Department of Medicine: Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Nutrition

Jennifer Lin, MD
Investigator, KPCHR

Frances Lynch, PhD
Investigator, KPCHR

Marian S. McDonagh, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU

Richard T. Meenan, PhD, MPH
Investigator, KPCHR
Associate Director, Scientific Programs Department, KPCHR

Yvonne Michael, ScD
Assistant Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, OHSU

Jill E. Miller, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, OHSU

Cynthia D. Morris, PhD, MPH
Professor and Vice Chair of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU
Professor of Medicine and Public Health & Preventive Medicine, OHSU
Assistant Dean, School of Medicine, OHSU

Anne Nedrow, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, OHSU

Heidi D. Nelson, MD, MPH
Professor of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology and Medicine, OHSU
Medical Director, Regional Women and Children's Program and Research Center, Providence Health System
Director of Women's Health Fellowship, PVAMC

Christina Nicolaidis, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, OHSU

Susan Norris, MD, MPH, MSc
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU

Rita Panoscha, MD
Assistant Professor, Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, OHSU

Michael Polen, PhD
Senior Investigator, KPCHR

David Pollack, MD
Professor for Public Policy, Departments of Psychiatry, Public Health & Preventive Medicine, and Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU

Leslie N. Ray, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor of Community Health Care Systems Nursing, OHSU

Gary Rischitelli, MD, JD, MPH
Assistant Scientist, CROET, OHSU
Associate Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, OHSU
Adjunct Professor, School of Community Health, Portland State University

Cheryl K. Ritenbaugh, PhD, MPH
Senior Investigator, KPCHR

Barry Russman, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, OHSU

Somnath Saha, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU
Staff Physician, Medical Service, PVAMC

Sherrie Schuldheis, PhD, RN
Director of Nursing Research, PVAMC

Scott Shipman, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, OHSU

Ariel Smits, MD, MPH
Research Fellow, Family Medicine, OHSU

Diane D. Stadler, PhD, RD
Research Assistant Professor/Bionutritionist, Division of Endocrinology, Clinical Nutrition, and Metabolism, OHSU

Neil A. Swanson, MD
Professor and Chair of Dermatology, OHSU

Kim Vesco, MD
Investigator, KPCHR

Selvi Williams, MD
Preventive Medicine Resident, KPCHR/OHSU

Melanie Zimmer-Gembeck, PhD
Senior Lecturer, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

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Current Staff

Tracy Beil, MS
Research Associate, KPCHR

Christina Bougatsos
Senior Research Assistant/Project Manager, OHSU

Nancy Brown, MLS
Research Librarian, OHSU

Taryn Cardenas
Research Assistant, KPCHR

Susan Carson, MPH
Senior Research Associate, OHSU

Ben Chan, MS
Statistician/Research Assistant

Michelle Eder, PhD
Research Associate, KPCHR

Tammy Eisenbeis
Executive Specialist to Mark Helfand, OHSU

Michele Freeman, MPH
Research Associate, OHSU

Rochelle Fu, PhD
Biostatistician
Assistant Professor of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, OHSU

Andrew Hamilton, MLS, MS
Senior Reference Librarian, OHSU

Gwendolyn Hampsten
Administrative Assistant, OHSU

Kathryn Pyle Krages, AMLS, MA
Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU

Sarah Lopez
Senior Research Assistant, OHSU

Kevin Lutz, MFA
Editor, KPCHR

Peggy Nygren, MA
Research Associate/Project Manager, OHSU

Elizabeth O'Connor, PhD
Research Associate, KPCHR

Patricia Osterweil
Research Assistant/Project Manager, OHSU

Michelle Pappas
Research Assistant, OHSU

Kim Peterson, MS
Research Associate/Project Manager, OHSU

Daphne Plaut, MLS, MS
Librarian, Kaiser

Ed Reid, MS
Research Associate/Editor, OHSU

Susan Severance, MPH
Research Associate, OHSU

Jayne Schablaske
Research Assistant, OHSU

Sujata Thakurta, MA
Research Assistant, OHSU

Miranda Walker
Research Assistant/Project Manager, OHSU

Jim Wallace
Project Manager, OHSU

Sarah Zuber
Research Assistant, KPCHR

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