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Julianna Desmarais, M.D.

Not currently accepting patients

  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Rheumatology

Clinical focus

  • Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Physicians Pavilion brick building with greenery surrounding it.
Physicians Pavilion
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About me

Dr. Desmarais enjoys being a general rheumatologist. She has a special interest in teaching and is participating in a faculty development program for educators. She has completed the USSONAR program in musculoskeletal ultrasound, and enjoys incorporating ultrasound use into patient care.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 2011, Ohio State University College of Medicine

  • Residency

    • Internal Medicine Residency: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Chief Resident: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

  • Fellowship

    • Rheumatology Fellowship: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (169 Ratings, 92 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. I feel very lucky to have Dr. Desmarais As my rheumatologist. She's a very knowledgeable diagnostician, she communicates well with my primary care doctor, she knows all about my complicated health history, she is a compassionate listener and one of the best positions I've ever had

  2. Dr Julianna Desmarais is one of the finest doctors I've ever met. Beyond her obvious intelligence, she reveals the kind of compassion that I wish all physicians could show. Not enough people realize that kindness, understanding, patience and letting the patient feel "heard", becomes an integral part of healing many kinds of wounds. Including feelings. Dr Julianna is Golden.

  3. So greatful for Dr Demarais

  4. She is always very thorough and easy to talk to.

  5. Very thorough and kind

  6. Outstanding way to talk to Julianna without driving 250 miles oneway

  7. She is excellent and engaging.

  8. Dr spent a lot of time with me. Asked me to share in my own words what's going on and what my concerns were. She was prepared and had reviewed my chart. I felt well cared for.

  9. Dr. Desmarais is very kind and very knowledgeable and easy to understand.

  10. If I were opening a hospital, Julianna is exactly the kind of doctor I would want to staff my hospital. She possesses that quality of being professional and at the same time very personable.

  11. My Dr is very good. She is my best specialist .I feel safe in her care, which is important since my previous Dr's have not been good.

  12. Dr. D. Is genuine, knowledgeable, practical in her care and concern.

  13. She always takes time to listen to my concerns.

  14. Excellent

  15. I appreciate how thorough my appointments are and that my doctor recognizes my concerns and provides information to ensure that I understand the best options for my health.

  16. Very caring and patient. I feel well taken care of.

  17. Dr D always listens and explains and is very thorough

  18. Genuine concern for patient and what's best for their health needs

  19. Dr. Julianna Desmarais is highly recommended in light of my visit with her. Her thorough review of my health history was exceptional and brought to light the current issues and the options for treatments, if any.

  20. Excellent doc- she and my OHSU docs are a breath of fresh air after years of something quite different in southern coast of OR.

  21. Dr. Desmarais is kind and knowledgeable; very thorough. Listens well.

  22. Knowledgeable and professional

  23. She was very kind, knowledgeable and helpful. She included me in decisions about my treatment plan.

  24. Well given care

  25. OHSU Rheumatology is very welcoming, compassionate, understanding, extremely patient, over and beyond kind, unconditional dedication and commitment to their patients, excellence in communication, hearing the patient completely and working with each patient as an individual working as a team to bring ease and healing.

  26. My doctor is amazing. I've always felt cared for and seen about any of my concerns I have. She really is an amazing doctor.

  27. She always listens and explains.

  28. Explained everything well. Listened and asked questions about me and my condition. Interested in helping me figure out a plan. Reviewed my records prior to my appointment.

  29. I love Dr Desmarais, but it's a bit frustrating how long you have to wait for an appointment. She'll tell me to make a follow up appointment in 3 months, but I can never get scheduled before six months. Other than that, she's wonderful.

  30. Doctor was very thorough, knowledgeable, could tell she took time to review history.