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Crystal N. Turner, PA-C

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  • Physician Assistant, Surgical Oncology – Benign and High-Risk Breast Clinic
  • Instructor of Medicine, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Cancer

Clinical focus

  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Surgical Oncology
  • Medical Oncology and Hematology

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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About me

Crystal Turner, physician assistant (P.A.-C.), treats patients with a variety of breast disorders. She previously worked with breast cancer survivors and has focused her clinical practice and passion on the prevention and early detection of breast cancer. As a breast health specialist, she specializes in treating a number of benign breast conditions, such as breast lump, infection and nipple discharge. Her clinical interests also include management of patients with elevated risk for breast cancer. She partners with her patients to perform a breast cancer risk assessment and devise a monitoring plan. She collaborates with the breast imaging team, breast surgeons and genetic counselors to provide comprehensive breast health care. She enjoys the long-term relationships she develops with her patients and strives to empower patients in their breast health.

In her spare time, Crystal enjoys spending time with her husband working on home projects and gardening. In the summer months she spends her time in the outdoors — camping at the Oregon coast and boating on the Columbia River. Her newest hobby is learning to play tennis.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2006, Washington State University
    • M.P.A.S., 2016, Oregon Health & Science University

  • Certifications

    • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, 2016

Memberships and associations:

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • American Society of Breast Surgeons
  • Oregon Society of Medical Oncology
  • American Academy of Physician Assistants
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 5 out of 5 (112 Ratings, 43 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. Crystal is great! She knows her stuff and takes the time to address any questions and concerns I have.

  2. Crystal has always been very personable and professional. Always remembers personal details and friendly with hers.

  3. Crystal took an extraordinary amount of time to explain all of my questions. She then went out of her way to follow up with more data and information I needed via my chart messaging.

  4. Wonderful. Explains everything so clearly, understands my concerns, is fully present.

  5. For breast health I'd recommend people come to this provider specifically

  6. She's kind & very thorough

  7. She is amazing.

  8. Crystal Turner is one of my favorite! She is very smart, compassionate and knows her stuff! She is genuinely concerned about me and my health. Thank you

  9. Thorough and smart. She clearly does her homework before the appointment. Questions are tailored to my record and on-going concerns.

  10. She was very professional and gave me information regarding the issue that brought me there, Very easy to understand.

  11. Crystal Turner is amazing. I feel completely at ease trusting her with my health since I learned I have the BRCA gene. She not only is knowledgeable and proactive, she is also exceedingly kind. She cares about my entire well being, not just my breast health. She feels almost as much a friend as she does my doctor. I am grateful on all levels.

  12. Very attentive and thorough. Also very empathetic with my emotional state during the appointment

  13. Crystal Turner is wonderful! She is so kind and caring, but also extremely capable and knowledgeable. I appreciate her so much. It gives me a great deal of comfort to know that I can see her!

  14. Crystal was perfect!

  15. Crystal is awesome.

  16. Crystal is always very comprehensive and timely as well as personal and compassionate.

  17. My clinician is always so thorough and takes her time. Everyone is very lively and pleasant

  18. Crystal is very professional and knowledgeable, as well as kind and caring. She shows interest in me as a person, asks relevant questions, is compassionate, and is a great listener.

  19. Crystal Turner has been a wonderful clinician in all the years I've been seeing her (which is three or four years now). She is kind, understanding, takes care to get details about what I'm experiencing, and explains the options for follow-up care very clearly.

  20. Very Compassionate and so helpful

  21. She is a top notch, professional with extensive education and the ability to thoroughly explain any related issues to the patient. She's very personable and professional.

  22. The OHSU is the model for how healthcare should be. Their scheduler Brenda is amazing. My PA Crystal Turner is a treasure. Thanks for all you do!

  23. Very good.

  24. Very personable, empathetic, calm, and patient. She took care to help me understand not only what she was doing, but why; and she provided information that will help me better care for myself moving forward.

  25. Crystal Turner & Emily Griffin are fabulous. I recommend them often to family and friends. They really care about me as a person and are advocates for my health.

  26. Crystal is the most consistently compassionate and relatable provider I have the pleasure of seeing. I always look forward to my appointments with her and feeling her care and devotion in my health and happiness.

  27. She was great. The person learning with her. She needs to find away to warm up her hands. They were so cold it hurt.

  28. Crystal is a good communicator and is very knowledgeable of the subject matter

  29. Pleasant and thorough.

  30. I love her. She is one of my favorite doctors I have ever met. She is understanding, kind and brilliant. I am lucky to have her as my doctor.