Dean David Jacoby, M.D., welcomes you to the OHSU School of Medicine.
Dr. Jacoby is an accomplished educator, clinician and researcher. Following his training, he spent 13 years on the faculty at Johns Hopkins, where he served as research director for the division of pulmonary and critical care, and was Firm Faculty, a designation reserved for faculty most involved in house staff education.
Dr. Jacoby came to OHSU as chief of pulmonary and critical care in 2003, and led the expansion of that division in patient care, research and education. He is professor of medicine and of chemical physiology and biochemistry and director of the M.D./Ph.D. Training Program. He became interim chair of the Department of Medicine in 2017 and permanent chair in 2018, before OHSU President Danny Jacobs appointed him dean in December 2022, succeeding Dr. Sharon Anderson.
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Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., steps back after 50 years at OHSU
OHSU salutes Dr. Thornburg upon his retirement and appointment as professor emeritus. “He is a luminary yet also a humble, caring man, and he has brought great leadership and vision to every area of OHSU that he has touched," said Dean Jacoby.
Meet a few of our Faculty
Several School of Medicine faculty members nominated by deans across the institution are spotlighted in this OHSU Brand Strategies video series:
Georgiana Purdy, Ph.D.
Bart Moulton, M.D.
Ravi Chandra, M.D., Ph.D.
Megan Furnari, M.D., M.S.
Philippe Thuillier, Ph.D.
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Recognizing excellence in the School of Medicine
A monthly feature sharing accolades, kudos and milestones of School of Medicine faculty, staff, trainees and students.
A pervasive illness, a tenacious bacterium and two guys from Western Australia
During a School of Medicine visit, Nobel laureate Dr. Barry James Marshall tells his tale of swallowing the H.Pylori bacterium to test the theory that it was the true cause of stomach ulcers.
Dermatologists detect the world’s smallest skin cancer
Guinness World Records recognizes the OHSU team that verified the world’s smallest skin cancer.
Internationally renowned OHSU cancer biologist elected to the National Academy of Sciences
In recognition of her scientific work and contributions to the field of cancer research, Lisa Coussens, Ph.D., has earned one of the highest honors in the field of science and research.
New tool allows OHSU, partners to coordinate behavioral health bed capacity across region
The Oregon Behavioral Health Coordination Center allows mental health care providers in the Portland region to see behavioral health bed capacity—the same tool that OHSU and partners developed to coordinate hospital bed availability during the pandemic.