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Aura Petcu, AG-ACNP-BC

Accepting new patients

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Digestive Health

Clinical focus

  • Esophageal Surgery
  • Obesity (Family Medicine)

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Modern building on a clear day with the tram in the background.
Center for Health & Healing, Building 2
503-494-8311
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Multnomah Pavilion
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About me

Aura is a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP-BC), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and assistant professor within the Division of Bariatric Surgery. She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with her Masters in Nursing in 2014. Previously,  Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) at UCLA and Kaiser Permanente for 7 years. 

She joined the OHSU team in 2014 as our Bariatric Surgery and Foregut Nurse Practitioner. She worked in the hospital and clinic for 7 years and now is full time in our Bariatric Clinic.

She is passionate about our Bariatrics and Foregut surgery because she feels our services promote overall health, quality of life, self-care, compassion and increased knowledge of the chronic disease of obesity. She is active in national, regional and local obesity/bariatric surgery committees, enjoys advocating for obesity education and reduction of weight bias, and is always learning to keep her skills up to date. 

In her spare time, she is a proud mom, happy partner to her significant other of 10 years,  enjoys traveling, hiking, concerts, museums, cooking and reading. You can find her strolling the city with her Mini Aussie and family or trying a new restaurant.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S.N., 2008, University of San Francisco
    • M.S.N., 2014, University of California Los Angeles

  • Certifications

    • AG-ACNP
    • CCRN
    • ACLS
    • BLS

Memberships and associations:

  • ASMBS
  • AANP
  • OMA
  • OAC
  • TOS
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (100 Ratings, 47 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. She is always great, Informative, and knowledgeable.

  2. Aura is super nice

  3. Always good to see her. She is supportive, actively listens and answers with ease and knowledge.

  4. I always have had wonderful care from Aura and the Bariatric Unit. Everyone is very professional and helpful.

  5. They were courteous and answered all my questions thoroughly.

  6. Very comfortable and convenient Very easy to talk to-she is great

  7. Aura is the best

  8. She was/is wonderful. She listened to me and answered all my questions clearly. Aura is professional yet personable and she engages with you in a way that is very reassuring. I am so happy to have her as part of my OHSU team.

  9. Very friendly, professional, knowledgeable

  10. Great, enjoy my video visit with Dr. Petcu. Glad to have her as a Bariatric specialist.

  11. She was laid back just like talking to a friend

  12. I had a very good experience. The Dr was awesome. She CARED AND EXPLAINED AND ASKED ???? FOR ME TO GET ANSWERS that I wanted

  13. She was fine. Not looking at my incisions was weird though.

  14. Very good experience. She is very friendly and helpful.

  15. I find that she always answers my questions promptly.

  16. Thoughtful, kind, inspiring, insightful, easy to communicate with. Very knowledgeable

  17. Aura is fantastic. All my questions are answered in a timely manner and in great detail.

  18. Not feedback after visit

  19. Aura is a person for us people. Equal. Comes from a friend to friend point of view. She's the easiest to talk to. About anything.

  20. She was very nice and listened to my concerns and was very understanding. Easy to talk to

  21. Dr Petcu goes the extra mile for patients, wanting the best outcome for them. Always responds to medical questions quickly.

  22. She is easy to talk too. Very informative

  23. Aura is great-so knowledgeable, kind, professional, and listens to me and my needs very well.

  24. Excellent, I am very comfortable talking with her and trust her with my issues.

  25. I've been seeing her for a long time and she is always Great!

  26. This clinician is very knowledgeable, great listener and cares about her patients. She goes above and beyond to helpHer patients

  27. Aura was great

  28. Listens without judgement. Very thorough in explaining things.

  29. Professional and friendly.

  30. Very knowledgeable and easy to talk with.