Accepting new patients

Carley Putnam, PA-C (she/her)

Accepting new patients

  • Physician Assistant
  • Instructor of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Tall building with the ariel tram to its left
Center for Health & Healing, Building 1

About me

Carley Putnam is a certified physician assistant within the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. She is proficient in postoperative management of a variety of reconstructive surgeries OHSU offers. Carley enjoys collaborating with her multi-disciplinary team to improve patient access to care.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2013, New Mexico State University
    • M.M.S., 2017, Midwestern University
  • Certifications

    • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Memberships and associations:

  • American Academy of Physician Assistants
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Insurance

Before scheduling an appointment

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (104 Ratings, 45 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. Excellent

  2. Super kind and listened to my concerns!

  3. Every interaction I have had with Carly has been absolutely wonderful. She is kind, knowledgeable, and takes the time to make you feel comfortable and safe. Thank you all for being great!

  4. Carley is always caring and professional! She takes the time to hear out my concerns and address each one thoughtfully.

  5. Outstanding!

  6. I a positive experience with the Clinician. I had my questions and concerns answered.

  7. She was kind, patient, and made sure I understood everything very well

  8. Carley has always made me feel safe and informed. She tells me ahead of time when something might happen that might surprise or concern me, she makes it easy to understand what's happening and why, and she always seems so calm and so focused on me. I would recommend her in a heartbeat.

  9. I thoroughly enjoyed her warm personality, and her care and attention to the issues at hand.

  10. I have zero complaints! Everyone was incredible to work with and make the whole experience feel so comforting!!

  11. She was helpful and kind. The information was fairly fast paced so it was a bit hard to keep up.

  12. Very friendly, thorough, talks their time, never feel rushed, concerned about pain during appointment procedures and always states I as the patient am in the driver seat, and if need break due to pain, will stop. Not afraid to get opinion from another provider in clinic. Which goes a long way for me.

  13. NP was in a hurry.

  14. Excellent doctor

  15. Carly was great

  16. There was calm in her hands, and clarity in her presence. I trusted her more than I expected to.

  17. Very professional, caring and supportive.

  18. Carly is knowledgeable and engaging. She is aware of past and present medical concerns. Ensures she checks on my overall readiness and is attentive to my progress

  19. Very supportive once we got past their incorrect assumption about my moms motive for speaking out for me

  20. I'm thrilled with my ongoing care and feel the team is invested in positive results as well as me as a person.

  21. She is very sweet, attentive, and understanding. Also easy to talk to.

  22. Carley is friendly, explains stuff clearly and is open to and encourages questions.

  23. Carley was very professional and polite! A lot of my and worries were reassured and explained clearly, and my dressings were removed quite gently.

  24. They answered all of my questions, gave good advice about how to handle some aspects of my recovery that have been annoying, and took time to check for any concerning signs based on what I said. They also gave me a heads up about some scar-care options that might not work for me, which I appreciated as much as the ones that were recommended. They were easy to talk to and I didn't feel nervous or anxious to discuss my experiences, making it easier for both of us to do what we were there for.

  25. They were very friendly, familiar with my surgeon's instructions, and easy to talk to about my recovery experience. Though they haven't had the same surgery, they were very familiar with the experiences of others who have and drew from that for empathy and advice around some of the more annoying aspects of recovering from the surgery.

  26. It's a pleasure

  27. I had a great experience with a very caring and responsive medical team.

  28. The clinician was very friendly and attentive during my entire interaction with them.

  29. She was very competent, genial, helpful, informative, and responsive to my questions. I never felt rushed or uneasy about my care with her. She took a moment to get to know a little about me in a non-medical way, making me feel much more like a person with her rather than just another patient on her schedule. I felt valued and genuinely cared for, which was a refreshing change from some other experiences I've had at different medical clinics over my lifetime.

  30. Extremely kind, understanding, and caring. I have a variety of issues (physical and mental), and they were all addressed with care and consideration.