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Ruth Duffield, M.S.N., FNP, CWOCN

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Specialty

  • Gastroenterology
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology

Locations and contact

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About me

Ruth has focused her practice in the care of children with gastroenterology support needs. She has pursued further education and training as a wound, ostomy, and continence specialist to support individuals with surgical and/or feeding tube needs.  Ruth enjoys caring for children, especially watching them find their growth potential when feeling well again. In her spare time, Ruth spends time with her husband, reading mystery books, and exploring the beautiful Oregon coast. When she finds time for herself, she likes to quilt, trying out new patterns and fabrics.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.S.N., 1988, Seton Hall University
    • M.S.N., 2015, Gonzaga University
  • Certifications

    • American Nurses Credentialing Center

Memberships and associations:

  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Association
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (70 Ratings, 29 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. Ruth was absolutely amazing and exceeded all expectations. She made me feel like I was doing all the right things and never once made me feel bad about why I was there. My daughter is 6 and very shy and she came out of her shell with Ruth and said she was the nicest doctor shes ever had.

  2. Very helpful

  3. Ruth is wonderful, she listens and answers any questions you have.

  4. Ruth was so kind, empathetic, knowledgeable and arlttentive. She listened to my concerns, my thoughts, my suggestions and much more.

  5. She was kind, attentive, and informative.

  6. Didn't explain things very well, specifically with next steps.

  7. She listen and talked us through our concerns

  8. Made my son and I feel very welcomed, comfortable, and made sure we knew they cared.

  9. Ruth was thorough and very kind. We appreciate her care immensely

  10. This was our first visit with clinician. She was great, but it was difficult to establish trust on a first visit via video.

  11. They were awesome!!

  12. Other than telling my child that she is overweight and needs a dietician and hard to understand at times she was fine.

  13. We love Ruth. She has always put our minds at ease and quick to respond to any messages!

  14. Ruth is very knowledgeable and helpful in my daughter's care.

  15. We love Dr. Ruth Duffield! She is an amazing lady and I don't know what I would do with out her and Dr. Micah.

  16. Ruth duffield is so lovely to work with she always asks questions to parent and child and is always willing to take the time to get the right anwers even if she has to get off topic to get kiddo to answer the original question mayby cause it is a embarasing topic like talking about your poop who wants to talk about that and the kiddo will with her cause she asks the right question we love working with her shes the best

  17. She was very attentive and asked the appropriate questions, she was involved with my daughter and showed great concern about her problem.

  18. Friendly, knowledgeable, caring

  19. Absolutely love Ruth Duffield! She is always so kind and she listens to my concerns and she's encouraging and helps me problem solve. She's amazing

  20. Love Ruth, she is great and very involved

  21. Ruth was an absolute doll, so kind, and caring the whole time

  22. Ruth is the best! She is the best GI provider that our family has ever seen!

  23. Absolutely was amazing with my Autistic son. He has never has such a good reaction and her approach with him was absolutely perfect. She was great at reading him

  24. Ruth is amazing and wants to find a solution to our problems.

  25. The doctor and medical team were amazing. My son and I had a very good experience.

  26. Excellent practitioner

  27. I love this Doctor she kind helpful takes her time with you if you need it or makes it super quick if need be.

  28. Ruth Duffield made us feel very comfortable with an uncomfortable problem. She validated our concerns, listened really well and put us at ease with her plan to help us. Very happy to have met her and feel like she really cares about getting to the root of the issue.

  29. Ruth was wonderful addressed all concerns!