Accepting new patients

Katherine Zochowski, PA-C (she/her)

Accepting new patients

  • Physician Assistant
  • Instructor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine
  • Instructor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Laryngology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Otolaryngology (ENT)

Clinical focus

  • Laryngology
  • Voice and Speech 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

Kate Zochowski, PA-C joined the Northwest Clinic for Voice and Swallowing in December 2015. She completed her Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon in 2011 and her Masters of Physician Assistant Studies at Oregon Health & Science University in 2015. She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the Oregon Society of Physician Assistants, and Society of Physician Assistants in ORL-HNS. 

Kate was born and raised in Oregon, spending most of her years near Eugene before migrating north to Portland for graduate school. In her spare time she enjoys running, exploring the many restaurants and events Portland has to offer and spending time with family and friends.  She is very excited about joining the Otolaryngology department at OHSU.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2011, University of Oregon
    • PA-C, 2015, Oregon Health & Science University
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.7 out of 5 (165 Ratings, 72 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. She was friendly and professional. She explained things in great detail and gave me the opportunity to ask any questions and share my concerns.

  2. Better than excellent.

  3. Pleasant environment, people seem knowledgeable and professional

  4. Professional, respectful, took time and explained things well. Excellent!

  5. Fast and efficient

  6. There were 2 clinicians both were extremely helpful and I was impressed by their coordination to help me each with their own specialties.

  7. She asked a lot of questions answered all of my questions. I figured out what was going on with me when other doctors have dismissed my symptoms for years. Apparently not being able to vomit or burp is a big deal

  8. A very trusted member of my care team.

  9. Dr. Zochowski is one of the best doctor's I've had thus far. Very intelligent, reasonable, friendly, and most importantly, very knowledgeable. She has been very helpful.

  10. She is a good communicator and listens well to what I have to say.

  11. Both were excellent once I got to see them. They were positive, informative, personable, aware of my history, enjoyable to talk with.

  12. Kate explained everything all the way through the appointment.

  13. Cordial, professional service. Provider listens to my concerns and answered my questions.

  14. Friendly, courteous, good at explaining situation & test results and suggestions for followup.

  15. Both the speech therapist and the PA were outstanding. The PA gave me very helpful information and the referral I needed.

  16. She listened to my concerns, was knowledgeable and informative about my issues, and was very personable.

  17. Excellent all-around.

  18. Dr. Zochowski was thorough, friendly, expressed the issues very clearly, and diagnosed really well.

  19. She spent a lot of time with me giving her opinions and recommendations.bThete was a lot of info and sometimes it was a little difficult for me to process everything.

  20. Very good patient to provider experience

  21. Thorough and helpful. Listened and offered advice.

  22. Ok

  23. Thoroughly reviewed My Chart before we met.

  24. She was great. Very informative and thorough and her investigation of my symptoms

  25. Friendly, efficient, professional service. All my questions were answered and Kate was open and forthright in providing here assessment.

  26. In very good hands!!

  27. She is kind, patient, seems genuinely interested in well-being, is aware of past records before she started the visit. She seems very knowledgeable of her area of expertise, aware of the literature. I trust her Statements and opinions. Her manner is professional, yet calm and reassuring.

  28. They were very knowledgeable very efficient

  29. Answered all my questions plus some.

  30. Impressive service and had gone over my multiple tests from other places before my appt. Level of concern and care excellent