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Delaram Safarpour, M.D., M.S.C.E., FAAN

Accepting new patients

  • Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Neurology

Clinical focus

  • Parkinson's and Movement Disorders

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. Safarpour earned her medical degree in Tehran, Iran in 2007; she then completed a year of post-doctoral fellowship in movement disorders at Yale University, followed by residency in neurology at Temple University Hospital. Being interested in the clinical and epidemiological aspects of Movement Disorders, she then earned a master’s degree in neuroepidemiology and completed a fellowship in Movement Disorders at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Dr. Safarpour is the medical director of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program at OHSU. Her research focus is the effect of Deep brain stimulation in the treatment of movement disorders as well as gastrointestinal dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease. She oversees several clinical trials and has authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on gastrointestinal dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease as well as deep brain stimulation in the treatment of movement disorders. 

In her spare time, Dr. Safarapour enjoys reading novels and biking with her young sons and her husband.

Languages spoken: English, Farsi

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 2007, Azad Tehran Medical University
    • M.S.C.E., 2015, University of Pennsylvania

  • Residency

    • Neurology, Temple University Hospital, 2014

  • Fellowship

    • Movement disorders, University of Pennsylvania, 2017

Memberships and associations:

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2015
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (108 Ratings, 46 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. Dr Safapour is not only an excellent and well informed clinician, she is compassionate and truly wants to make sure I understand her findings and treatment plan.

  2. I just love my appointments with Dr. Safapor. She always listens and offers supportive medical care.

  3. Reevaluating my condition after FUS

  4. Dr is always kind and takes time to make sure my needs are met

  5. She is wonderful!

  6. She listens

  7. Dr. Safarpour was incredible. Kind, thoughtful, explained everything.

  8. The doctors assistant and the doctor were exceptional!

  9. Dr. Safarpour is always attentive to details of symptoms with superior clinical acumen, exhibiting professionalism with warmth.

  10. Dr Safapor is always professional while remaining personable. She truly listens and takes time to help in any way possible.

  11. Dr Savrapour is always grest

  12. Dr. Safapour is an excellent clinician. She is warm and friendly and approachable.

  13. Very difficult to get appointment. Doctor is super professional

  14. OExcellent. Could not have been better

  15. Always smiling and willing to help my better Health

  16. Friendly listens to me suggest options as to what would benefit me best then suggest others we might try.explains things let's me choose what pathway of what & when

  17. I feel fortunate to have Dr. Safarpour working with me. She is sensitive and empathetic, and always listens to my concerns and does what she can to address them.

  18. Both Safarpour and the doctor in training who was with her listened carefully to me, were thorough with their assessments and were warm and caring.

  19. Dr Safarpour is kind and professional. I requested pain prevention spray. She immediately provided it prior to deep muscle injections.

  20. Staff is always amazing

  21. Knowledgeable and competent, with extremely empathetic care. Doesn't jump to conclusions. Willing to discuss uncertain or vague diagnosis issues and has a high degree of expertise and experience behind her clinical analysis. Great at explaining things and listening.

  22. Great job as always, listens to my concerns and makes adjustments as needed!

  23. I have worked with Doctor Safarpour for several years and find her very pleasant, caring and knowledgeable. I am totally satisfied.

  24. The entire experience was great. I knew what to expect the entire time

  25. Absolutely wonderful

  26. The entire experience I felt very heard and given ideas of what we could try and what could be the results

  27. she was wonderful. She understood my difficulties. I can't say enough good things about her.

  28. Very friendly, caring and easy to communicate with

  29. Dr. Safarpour is amazing! She's smart, caring, thorough and encouraging.

  30. Dr. Safarpour is a top quality physician in every way. She is the most skilled at injections for movement disorders I have ever encountered. Her ability to connect with her patients is unrivaled.