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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 (256 Ratings, 76 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. Everyone was friendly and extremely helpful!

  2. I saw 2 for pre-op. The first, a woman, was first rate. The second, a man, seemed a bit scattered but overall did the job.

  3. He was very kind

  4. Nathan was insightful, professional, intelligent & thoughtful.

  5. Nate is very thoughtful in his questioning of my symptoms.

  6. Listening skills were only okay. Did a good job of explaining the particulars of my situation so I can make better decisions for caring for my joint moving forward.

  7. Thank you

  8. Excellent Doctor . Listens to you and has excellent communication skills .Top notch

  9. Everyone was polite and professional.

  10. Nathan was easy to talk to, answered all my questions and was very pleasant..

  11. Was good to explain X-rays and surgery that was done

  12. Thorough, kind, knowledgeable

  13. He is very knowledgeable and pleasant.

  14. Very patient in listening.. Explains well..

  15. Very informative and timely

  16. Dr. Fennawald is very pleasant, clear spoken and competent.

  17. Terrific attitude, efficient, knowledgeable, caring

  18. Very friendly, professional, and thorough.

  19. Knowledgeable, professional, personable, helpful, caring

  20. Good

  21. Very good

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

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

  24. PA Nathan was excellent, patent and through.

  25. 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

  26. Nothing but a great experience

  27. Informative

  28. Very courteous, friendly and professional.

  29. Since my admission, the attention was excellent

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