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Steven Z. Kassakian, M.D., M.S., FACP, FAMIA

Not currently accepting patients

  • Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Internal Medicine

Clinical focus

  • Health Policy
  • Medical Informatics

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Physicians Pavilion brick building with greenery surrounding it.
Physicians Pavilion
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About me

Steve received a B.S. in oceanography and chemistry from the University of Washington. Following this he worked for a short while as an Oceanographer studying nitrogen cycling in deep sea sediments. He completed medical school as part of the Brown University and Dartmouth University combined program. He completed his residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at Brown University in Providence, RI. Steven completed a National Library of Medicine Fellowship in Biomedical Informatics and an M.S. in Biomedical Informatics at OHSU.  Steve is interested in general internal medicine and particularly how health information technology can improve outcomes, provider efficiency and patient engagement. Steve also serves as the Associate Chief Health Information Officer at OHSU. Additionally, he is a faculty member in the Dept. of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology at OHSU where he does research as well as teaching both graduate students and clinical informatics fellows. When Steve is not at work he can usually be found spending time with his wife and two young children or kiteboarding somewhere along the Columbia Gorge.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2004, University of Washington
    • M.D., 2010, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    • M.S., 2016, Oregon Health and Science University

  • Residency

    • Brown University

  • Fellowship

    • Oregon Health and Science University

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Internal Medicine
    • Clinical Informatics, ABPM

Memberships and associations:

  • Member, American College of Physicians
  • Member, AMIA
  • Member, Medical Informatics Committee, American College of Physicians
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (80 Ratings, 31 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. Dr. Kassakian was very helpful and spent time answering all of my concerns.Dr. Kassakian is a very good doctor.

  2. Dr. Kassakian is a very good physician.He was very patient and understanding regarding all of my questions and concerns.

  3. Dr. K is thoughtful and I trust him.

  4. He was very knowlegeable, helpfull, and pleasant.

  5. Listens, pays attention, asks questions, provides appropriate tests and provides clear outcomes.

  6. The appointment with Dr Kassakian was a good one. He listened actively and recommended the bloodwork I needed to have done. Dr Kassakian cares and I appreciate his assistance.

  7. Great communication- Very Friendly- Great Listener

  8. Dr Kassakian has been my primary care physician since I moved to Oregon in 2018 and I continue to depend on his expertise in guiding the care I receive at ohsu. I am happy with the plan to address the nodules found on my lungs.

  9. Thoughtful

  10. Listens very well. Easy manner and answered all my concerns

  11. I appreciate Dr Kassakian's fine expertise and positive attitude.

  12. Dr. Kassakian is a really good physician. He listens. He's knowledgeable. He speaks to us in words we can understand. And this is coming from me, a retired physician.

  13. Listens, explains rational and alternatives.

  14. Dr. K. Is always friendly and caring. He makes sure he understands my concerns before he offers advice v

  15. Excellent care for years. Thoughtful, careful, easy to converse with. Sound and helpful conclusions.

  16. Always outstanding

  17. Excellent doctor, and timelines of seeing the doctor was great.

  18. I have been a patient of Dr Kassakian since 2017. He is an excellent, caring, and informed physician.

  19. He is an excellent professional

  20. Dr. Kassakian is really good: complete, thoughtful, communicates well and in a collaborative fashion.

  21. I have been seeing Dr Kassakian since 2018 when I moved to Oregon. He is still my primary physician. I am very happy with his care.

  22. Professional, friendly, helpful, thorough. Excellent experience!

  23. It was a good appointment. The plaque in my coronary arteries is seriously elevated and Dr Kassakian prescribed Lipitor (and the results appear to be optimistic). Dr Kassakian emailed me with an optimistic message (and I appreciated his message). Overall, a good appointment.

  24. He is caring and helpful, patient and very kind. I'm lucky to have him as my doctor.

  25. Very impressed with doctor, he was knowledgeable, put my fears to rest was effective, efficient, kind and never spoke down to me, gave me a clear path moving forward, understood my complicated issues, recognized how I'm all connected to multiple systems, understood my fears and gave me clear answers.

  26. Clinician was knowledgeable considerate and straight forward.

  27. A caring professional is good to find.

  28. Outstanding team

  29. Dr. Kasagian was EXCELLENT!

  30. Accessible, responsive to my issues and offers practical medical advice.