Jonathan R. Soffer, DNP, ANP

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
  • Medical Director of OHSU Internal Medicine Clinic at Marquam Hill

Biography

Jonathan (Jon) Soffer comes from a family of healthcare providers with both parents, a sister, and a spouse involved in the practice of medicine. Jon has worked at OHSU for some time, however has spent much of that time caring for patients in The Dalles, OR, and teaching within the OHSU School of Nursing in Portland. While in The Dalles, Jon championed and developed the SOMOS program, delivering on-site primary care to the Columbia Gorge Region’s thousands of migrant farmworkers. More recently, Jon has served as the clinical supervisor for OHSU’s mass vaccination efforts at PDX Airport, where he gained local notoriety for his PDX Pack Immunity Instagram account, which cataloged the companion animals of patients visiting the site. Jon is excited to continue his Internal Medicine practice at OHSU’s Marquam Hill Internal Medicine Clinic.

Jon has a strong interest in providing primary care to adult patients with complex medical conditions. In particular, he has a passion for coordinating care needs between specialist providers and other care team members. Jon has experience treating patients across the lifespan with varied health issues. In addition to providing general primary care, Jon also provides addiction medicine services as part of his practice. Outside of his routine primary care practice, Jon can also be found supporting the OHSU Preoperative Medicine Clinic at CHH2. Jon is the medical director of OHSU’s Marquam Hill Internal Medicine Clinic.

Jon resides in Hood River with his family. He is an avid photographer and loves to travel having previously lived in Denmark and many regions across the United States. He is an enthusiastic slow-pitch softball player, having “retired” from collegiate track and field in 2008.

Education and training

    • B.A., 2008, Beloit College
    • B.S.N., 2010, Emory University
    • A.N.P., 2011, Emory University
    • D.N.P., 2016, Oregon Health and Science University
  • Certifications

    • American Nurses Credentialing Center, Adult Nurse Practitioner, 2011

Memberships and associations:

  • American Nurses Association
  • Oregon Nurses Association
  • Nurse Practitioners of Oregon
  • Oregon Rural Health Association
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Areas of interest

  • Thoracic malignancies
  • Orthopedics
  • Skin dermatoscopy
  • Hepatitis C

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Selected publications

  • Soffer J, Mckimmy M. Nurse Practitioner Students' Perceptions and Expectations of Clinical Experiences, and Factors that Lead to a Future Career in Rural Health. In: Program and abstracts of the 39th Annual Meeting of Nurse Practitioners of Oregon (Hood River). Nurse Practitioners of Oregon, 2016
  • Oldham J, Soffer J, Keniston A, Price C. Efficacy of Hand Rubbing with a Combination Alcohol and Chlorhexidine Solution Versus an Alcohol Only Solution. In: Program and abstracts of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (Chicago). Alexandria, VA: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 2006.
  • Griffith L, Soffer J, Vigil C, Martinez D, Bedell M, Shea T, Urbina C, Mehler P, Price C. Acute Care: A Great Hands on Experience. Overall Improvement in Hand Hygiene Compliance. In: Program and abstracts of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (Chicago). Alexandria, VA: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 2006.
  • Griffith L, Soffer J, Vigil C, Martinez D, Bedell M, Shea T, Urbina C, Mehler P, Price C. Hand Hygiene Before Patient Contact: Now Everyone is Doing It. In: Program and abstracts of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (Chicago). Alexandria, VA: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 2006.

Publications

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