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 (152 Ratings, 65 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. Dr German is very concerned with my well being and makes changes to my Rx as needed. I feel very confident that he is doing everything he can to make my life better

  2. My experience with Dr. German is currently limited. He was highly recommended to me, but I have only met with him twice. He seems very knowledgeable and thorough, but I feel our patient-doctor relationship is still developing.

  3. Excellent visit. Dr. German is thoughtful and helpful.

  4. He was amazing and did nothing but tell the facts as he saw them

  5. Dr German is the best. Great communication, takes time, current with research, proactive in ordering tests. He is a great doctor

  6. First time I've ever seen my cardiologist and never listen to my heart at all.

  7. Excellent

  8. On time, professional and kind.

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

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

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

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

  13. 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.

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

  15. Good

  16. 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.

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

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

  19. 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.

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

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

  22. Thoughtful listener.

  23. It was excellent

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

  25. Intelligent

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

  27. 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.

  28. Very professional.

  29. Professional well prepared

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