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Natoya Carruthers, PA-C (she/her)

Accepting new patients

Specialty

  • Dermatology

Clinical focus

  • General Dermatology
  • Complex Medical Dermatology

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

Natoya Carruthers, PA-C is a physician assistant who sees patients with a wide range of general dermatologic concerns. She has strong clinical interests in hidradenitis suppurativa and a whole-person approach to patient care.

Prior to OHSU, she practiced at a rural family medicine clinic for nearly five years before transitioning back to focus on dermatology. She is currently completing the Diplomate Fellowship through the Society of Dermatology Physician Associates to further enhance her dermatologic foundation.

Outside of work, Natoya enjoys spending time with her son and traveling. She particularly enjoys visiting family and friends in the Caribbean.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • PA-C, 2019, OHSU

Memberships and associations:

  • Oregon Medical Association
  • American Academy of Physician Associates
  • PA Education Association
  • Society of Dermatology Physician Associates
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Insurance

Before scheduling an appointment

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  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. 

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.7 out of 5 (220 Ratings, 90 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. I found her very helpful in explaining terms and issues, thorough, knowledgeable and considerate.

  2. Friendly. Professional, Thorough

  3. Great service

  4. She was friendly & enthusiastic about her care for me.

  5. I really like my new Dermatologist

  6. Dr Natoya Carruthers and staff were most professional and kind. Thankful to have had a in-depth Dermo appointment.

  7. The doctor was very thorough and nice

  8. Really liked her!! Hope she stays!

  9. Knowledgeable and easy to talk to

  10. The care team was very thorough and fast. I felt all my concerns were addressed and the team made me feel very comfortable.

  11. Efficient and caring and looking out for my best outcome

  12. She listened closely to my concerns and observations, thoroughly examined me, provided clear explanations of the few things she found and explained using liquid nitrogen on a few spots.

  13. Really liked her no nonsense approach and describing everything as she examined me. She explained well.

  14. Ms Carruthers was friendly and competent as always. She has moved from Portland (easy for me) to Hillsboro (a lot more difficult), but I'm willing to put up with inconvenience to keep Natoya in my system.

  15. Both Natoya and her assistant Emily were professional, knowledgable, and above all kind. They listened to me, answered all my questions, and took my concerns seriously. I highly recommend them both.

  16. The Clinician is Excellent. I have had the pleasure of working with her before.

  17. I had a positive experience with her and I would absolutely recommend her to my family or friends.

  18. Love Natoya Carruthers!!

  19. Dr. Carruthers is brilliant! She listened, was thoughtful, kind, helpful, and compassionate.

  20. Friendly.

  21. Both the clinician and a student in training were thorough and careful and answered any/all questions I had.

  22. Dr.Caruthers and April make me feel very comfortable although I am there for medical reasons. Dr.Caruthers is very good at explaining things and has a compassionate nature that makes me trust her. April is very sweet and thourough.

  23. She was wonderful, very thorough and very good bedside manner. She was easy to communicate with and obviously cares about patients. I finally after years of different doctors felt seen. I left with hope. So thankful for her.

  24. Natoya and her PA students were thorough, addressed multiple concerns, didn't make me feel like a loser for addressing vanity concerns, and took their time to go over all my items for the visit

  25. Dr Carruthers was wonderful, thorough, helpful, gently doing my full body skin cancer exam

  26. Both assistant and skin Dr very personable and willing to go the extra mile for me and my care. Very pleased.

  27. The clinician was very kind and professional. She did a great job making sure to check every area.

  28. She was excellent!

  29. New provider, new clinic. Thorough skin check. Very nice.

  30. Very friendly and professional. I liked her.