Accepting new patients

Julia Shannon, M.S.N., R.N., W.H.N.P.-B.C.

Accepting new patients

  • Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • OB/GYN

Clinical focus

  • Family Planning
  • Menopause
  • Women's Health

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Large glass and brick building
Peter O. Kohler Pavilion
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About me

Julia is a board certified women’s health care nurse practitioner who trained at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Before pursuing her MSN, Julia was a registered nurse working in labor and delivery, as well as mother/baby care.

Julia is honored to provide compassionate, evidence based health care during all stages of life. Her clinical interests include general gynecology, including contraception and post-pregnancy care, with a special interest in menopause. Julia is credentialed through the North American Menopause Society as a Certified Menopause Practitioner and provides care in our Menopause and Sexual Medicine program.

Through shared decision making and health promotion, Julia encourages patients to have an active voice in their health care needs and goals. She provides care at both OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center and the OHSU Center for Women’s Health.

Julia is a Midwest native, but is thrilled to call the Pacific Northwest home. She enjoys hiking, gardening, and crafting in her free time. She also loves being outdoors with her husband and their two sons.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.S.N., 2010, University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Certifications

    • Women's Healthcare Nurse Practitioner (WHNP-BC)
    • North American Menopause Society Certified Menopause Practitioner (NCMP)

Memberships and associations:

  • Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
  • The American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • The North American Menopause Society
  • American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (130 Ratings, 45 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. Julia is friendly and treats me with concern and respect. Sometimes she seems to have more time for the appointment than other times, though I did get my questions answered.

  2. Spent a great deal of time with me, clear communications, answered my questions and concerns. Great notes and referrals to studies I'm interested in!

  3. I liked the punctuality. The kindness. The attention they gave me when listening to my concerns about my health.

  4. Julia is a gem. Super knowledgeable and super compassionate, with a gift for combining the sharing of her expertise with helping the patient make her own decisions.

  5. I love Dr. Shannon; she's a great listener, I trust her advice, and she's respectful of my time.

  6. She's great

  7. Very attentive, validating, helpful

  8. Julia Shannon is thorough and very knowledgeable about the things I ask her about. She is an excellent communicator and she addresses my concerns extremely well.

  9. The nurse practitioner who did my IUD replacement was awesome. She was very skilled at performing the procedure with minimal discomfort and was kind and compassionate. I was thankful to have her care for me when my provider is on leave.

  10. She was very nice That is very important for the patient to be comfortable.

  11. Patient

  12. Dr. Shannon has been invaluable to me. She listens to my concerns and she responds with understanding and compassion. She always has the latest science to share with me and helps me make difficult decisions about my health. I appreciate her and her expertise so much!

  13. Julia was WONDERFUL. The nurse Andrea was thoughtful and caring. They were understanding and helped me feel more comfortable.

  14. High quality care

  15. I am so very grateful to be treated by my doctor. She listens to me, offers options for treatments and allows me the time to asks questions about each option, if I have them. I trust her expertise and know she is genuinely there to help me. I feel lucky to have her taking care of me. She also as kind and a wonderful person so double win.

  16. Fantastic

  17. Dr. Shannon was very kind, caring and knowledgeable. She was very patient and took time to answer all of my questions and was very thorough with my medical history. She is an excellent physician!!

  18. Love OHSU

  19. Same as previously, this provider is my favorite out of all my providers. Takes the time to listen, care, know me, understand my concerns, and inform me of what my options are as well as what procedures she is going to perform.

  20. This clinician actually listens to my questions and responds appropriately - it doesn't feel like she is just checking the box. I am confident in her expertise, all the more because she is able to answer general questions outside her specialty but is able to recognize when she needs to refer me to another doctor. I like how she seems to genuinely be concerned about not just my health but my happiness.

  21. Excellent clinician, very knowledgeable, showed care

  22. I love Julia Shannon. She is professional, compassionate and brilliant.

  23. Julia is very knowledgeable and cares about her patients.

  24. Julia Shannon is 1000% terrific. She took the time to listen to all my concerns, gave thoughtful answers, made me feel calm and taken care of, and just seemed very kind and knowledgable. So thankful I found her!

  25. Julia is the best and I have referred people to her numerous times. She is kind, gentle, listens to her patients, she's probably one of the best practitioners I have ever had the pleasure to encounter.

  26. Julia Shannon is so knowledgeable and attentive and truly dialogues.

  27. My experience was wonderful and it gave me hope for my hormonal needs as I age.

  28. She was very attentive, listened to me. Answered my questions and gave me good recommendations

  29. Always listen and discusses multiple treatment pathways and let's me pick the path

  30. She takes the time to go over every detail and shows concern for my care.