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Nathan Fennewald, P.A.-C.

Accepting new patients

  • Instructor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Orthopaedics and rehabilitation

Clinical focus

  • Bone Disorders
  • Hip and Knee Replacement
  • Total Joint Reconstruction (Hip and Knee)

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

I am a physician assistant specializing in orthopedic surgery. I focus on helping patients with hip and knee conditions find relief and improved mobility through expert joint replacement care. 

I'm committed to providing you with skilled, compassionate care through: 

I believe that clear communication is essential to good outcomes. During your visit, I'll take the time to review your X-rays with you, explain your diagnosis in terms you can understand, and discuss all available treatment options. I want you to feel confident and informed about every step of your care plan.

My goal is to be accessible, professional and consistently informative, giving you the support you need to achieve better mobility and quality of life.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2009, University of Missouri
    • M.P.A.S., 2015, Missouri State University

  • Certifications

    • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Memberships and associations:

  • American Academy of Physician Assistants
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Insurance

Before scheduling an appointment

  1. Check your network. If you have health insurance,  call your company to find out if the OHSU Health location or provider you plan to visit is part of your network.
  2. Ask what you will pay. Your insurance company can tell you what your costs are likely to be.

If you schedule an appointment and your health insurance does not include OHSU Health, you may have to pay more than if you go to a provider in your insurance network. 

Visit our billing and insurance page for more information.

Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.7 out of 5 (263 Ratings, 84 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. Knowledgeable, professional, personable, helpful, caring

  2. Good

  3. Very good

  4. Listened to me. Allowed time to think of questions.

  5. Once I got to see him, Nate was exceptional in understanding my problem and explaining treatment options.

  6. PA Nathan was excellent, patent and through.

  7. Nathan is very easy to talk to. He listens to my concerns and answers them in a very clear way that I can understand. He shows compassion he's very concerned and very knowledgeable and very helpful to me in so many ways. I trust him implicitly

  8. Nothing but a great experience

  9. Informative

  10. Very courteous, friendly and professional.

  11. Since my admission, the attention was excellent

  12. I appreciated the time taken with my questions about my surgery.

  13. He was thorough.

  14. Very impressed with OHSU was a very good experiance talented doctors and clinical staff. My THR was great soon I will enjoy hiking and my new found independence. Pain level was do able!

  15. Nate is a kind and intelligent medical professional. It's a pleasure to work with him.

  16. Ok

  17. Easy, professional, expert in the field, thorough

  18. Nathan Fennewald is excellent . He answered all my questions that I had and went into detail .He is top notch . Thank you

  19. Very knowledgeable and kind

  20. Positive and likeable interaction

  21. He listens and cares

  22. I've known Nathan for quite a while, off and on, as needed with surgery assistance.

  23. Very good

  24. This was a 2 week post op appointment, given at 3 weeks due to holiday schedule. I had not met Nathan before so he was unfamiliar with my case. It was really just a check-in. He could only make assumptions about some of my questions. He listened to my questions and I did not feel rushed.

  25. Excellent organization and communication

  26. Was seen very quickly. Polite and helpful.

  27. Very well at injections

  28. Nathan did a good job

  29. Very skilled, acted quickly. His prep and pain deadening technique kept pain and discomfort to a minimum. It was amazing.

  30. Nathan has been great to work with. He always answers all my questions.