Accepting new patients

David German, M.D., M.P.H.

Accepting new patients

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Cardiology

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Tall building with the ariel tram to its left
Center for Health & Healing, Building 1
503-494-8311
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About me

Dr. German is a cardiologist who sees people with a wide variety of heart conditions, including pericarditis, coronary artery disease, coronary microvascular disease, heart valve disease, and heart rhythm problems. He also treats athletes and other highly active people who have heart disease, and has expertise in non-invasive heart imaging, including echocardiography, CT scans, and nuclear scans.

Dr. German received his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree in public health, and MD from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He then came to Oregon to complete his training in internal medicine and cardiology."

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2008, Tulane University
    • B.A., 2008, Tulane University
    • M.D., 2013, Tulane University School of Medicine
    • M.P.H., 2013, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

  • Residency

    • Internal Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 2016

  • Fellowship

    • Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 2019

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016
    • American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease, 2019
    • Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, 2019
    • National Board of Echocardiography, 2020
    • Certification Board of Cardiac Computed Tomography, 2020

Memberships and associations:

  • American College of Physicians
  • American College of Cardiology
  • American Society of Echocardiography
  • Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (150 Ratings, 58 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 Press Ganey patient surveys.

  1. On time, professional and kind.

  2. Polite, pleasant, quick (but without being rude or skipping anything), competent and friendly.

  3. Dr German is a warm and personable physician who listens intently to my concerns and involved me in deciding my plan of care.

  4. Dr German was terrific! Professional, great bedside manner, very knowledgeable and the kind of cardiologist I was hoping for.

  5. Excellent doctor and staff. Very difficult to schedule an appointment, nobody answers the phones, I waited on hold for very long periods of time, multiple times.

  6. Extremely professional and very knowledgeable. Really liked the demeanor.

  7. DR German is polite and professional. He works to find a treatment plan that mitigates my heart health concerns.

  8. Good

  9. Dr. German: extraordinary discussion of issues, much appreciated, and the clinic notes were very helpful for the full discussion and notes for the future. Very proactive on renal issues.

  10. Dr is very knowledgeable in his field. He filled me in on latest cardiac knowledge on heart healthy diet, weight loss, over the counter fish oil COQ10 no longer used.

  11. First meeting with a new cardiologist; all went well

  12. Always willing to go above and beyond to make me better and I appreciate that

  13. This was my first time with this foctor. He listened to my concerns on my health.

  14. Very knowledgeable, courteous, listen well, and answered all questions.

  15. It was excellent

  16. Thoughtful listener.

  17. I really like and appreciate Dr. German. He explains things really well and is patient with my questions.

  18. Intelligent

  19. Dr. German was very kind and thoughtful. He listened to my concerns and gave me some good suggestions.

  20. This was a First Time visit to Dr German and the Cardiology Unit of OHSU.I really Appreciated Dr German's ability to listen and discuss things with me.Although I am still Not a fan of Artificial Intelligence listening devices.

  21. Very professional.

  22. Professional well prepared

  23. Listened well. Gave good information to help me learn how to best care for myself.

  24. Dr. German is an excellent physician, and is very knowledgeable; and is very thoughtful and helpful.

  25. My doctor was super thorough. He spent the time to talk to me about my concerns. Even followed up with a message on my chart. High recommended!!!!

  26. Dr German had thoroughly reviewed my health history and had helpful ideas for managing my condition

  27. Dr. German is very professional and knowledgable. He answered all of my quesitons and listened to my concerns and took them seriously. I did not feel rushed. The only improvement could be at the close of the appointment. It seemed rather abrupt when he just got up and left. Usually there are some niceties and some sort of goodbye. Otherwise, I feel confident in Dr. German as my cardiologist.

  28. Straight forward, answered all questions

  29. Dr German was extremely knowledgable and kind. I've chosen him as my cardiologist after the first meeting and I'm so happy to have him

  30. Listens