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Jonathan Q. Purnell, M.D.

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

Specialty

  • Preventive Medicine
  • Endocrinology and diabetes

Clinical focus

  • Preventive Cardiology
  • Hypertension
  • Metabolic Syndrome

Locations and contact

I see patients at
OHSU Beaverton
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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. Purnell’s clinical interests include endocrinology, metabolism, obesity, diabetes and hyperlipidema. He received his medical degree from OHSU in 1986, and completed his residency training at the University of Vermont in Burlington. He completed his endocrinology fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle. Dr. Purnell is board certified in internal medicine and in endocrinology.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 1986, Oregon Health & Science University

  • Residency

    • University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

  • Fellowship

    • Endocrinology-University of Washington, Seattle

Memberships and associations:

  • Internal medicine, 1989
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.7 out of 5 (132 Ratings, 59 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. Very friendly and easy to talk to

  2. Great

  3. Absolutely amazing

  4. Dr. Purnell was kind, thoughtful, knowledgeable, and took the time to listen to me. He answered my many questions and worked together with me to develop a plan I was comfortable with.

  5. Dr. Purnell is outstanding! And, he is kind and personable! There is a strong need, however, for improved support for the patient because of his lack of time to provide follow up

  6. They listen very well to what I was saying or asking, explain things so I understand everything in layman's terms, they are empathetic to what im dealing with and offer suggestions if necessary or asked what I could do, the whole appt goes like clockwork!! I've never had an appt run as smoothly as my OHSU appts!

  7. Long time I have known. Excellent physician and care

  8. Dr. Purnell is greatmy favorite doctor.

  9. Very personal and informative

  10. Personable and informative

  11. Dr. Purnell was great! He took time to explain and used language that was easy to understand. It is a privilege to work with him.

  12. Very kind and informative. Also shows a genuine interest in your health issues.

  13. Excellent. He treated the visit as a conversation and information session. Validated concerns and collaborated with me on a care plan.

  14. Used and posted my bloodwork and other stats immediately. Explained things well It's exciting to finally address my health issues that others ignored.

  15. Thorough, kind, helpful. I have referred multiple people to him already.

  16. Took time to educate, hear my concerns, and recommend a common sense strategy and why it was the best option for me

  17. Dr. Purnell took a lot of time with me and was very thorough in explanations, biology, genetics.

  18. I always have had a great experience with the staff at OHSU including DR. Purnell, and his staff they are very professional and DR. Purnell is very knowlegable and always takes the time to answer all my questions and concerns. I Highly would recommend him to my friends if I have to.

  19. Knowledgeable and respectful

  20. Dr. Purnell approaches medicine in a very thoughtful, intelligent manner. He sees that the individual person has variables that might not match a population study. With this mindset, I don't see him just following a "protocol" as part of a "system." Instead, he looks at my specific case. Because of this, he is the only one who could convince me of the wisdom of taking a statin. I am very grateful to him for his time and careful attention, as well as his explanation of it all to me.

  21. I was so impressed with his level of knowledge and care, and feel grateful that I was referred to him as it's going to be a great fit for my health needs and care. He answered all of my questions and didn't make me feel rushed.

  22. Honestly one of the best clinicians I've ever seen. Very down to earth, clear communication pausing periodically to ask if I had any questions, warm and friendly without seeming overly chatty or informal. I left feeling confident I was in good hands and everything that needed to be addressed had been.

  23. Always positive. Explains clearly. Listens carefully.

  24. Thoughtful attentive care!

  25. I already refer Dr. Purnell to colleagues, friends, family and clients. He's so smart in his lane but also knows so many other things. I started a new prescription and he knew that is "could" make my blood pressure go down. ALWAYS prepared for our visit and talks/describes things so I UNDERSTAND.

  26. Very knowledgeable.Though he has such a high caseload. It's difficult to get an appointment with him.

  27. Dr Purnell is exceptional. Brilliant, incredible wealth of information and expertise. I feel so fortunate to have this level of care ~ and a doctor who truly knows my medical condition (rare) and how to navigate.

  28. I love having Dr. Purnell as my endocrinologist. But his availability is terrible so I wouldn't want to recommend another person go see him

  29. Dr Purnell is the provider who is always up-to-date and knows the tweaks to make in my cs

  30. Dr Purnell spent a lot of time teaching me about what is going on with my heart, and even reviewed my CR calcium scans with me.