Dr. Whitney Black is a board-certified psychiatrist and associate professor of psychiatry at OHSU. She is a clinician, medical educator and quality leader. With nearly 20 years of experience in medicine, she has developed considerable expertise in systems design and performance improvement, emerging as a thought leader in measurement-based care. In her role as the Quality Medical Director for the OHSU Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Black has firsthand knowledge and experience with implementing innovative technologies and programs to improve access to quality psychiatric care. As a clinician and OASIS Life & Wellness advisor, Dr. Black believes in a comprehensive approach to well-being with a focus on compassion, self-care and personal values. When away from work, Dr. Black might be found adventuring in the great outdoors, diving into a great book or pondering her next creative endeavor.

Dr. Megan Jacobs is originally from the Seattle area. She attended Linfield University in Oregon where she studied biology and chemistry. She earned her medical degree from Saint Louis University in Missouri and completed her pediatric residency training at University of California San Francisco, Children’s Hospital Oakland. Dr. Jacobs went on to a fellowship at the University of Colorado, to specialize in adolescent health and medicine. She joined the OHSU faculty in 2018 and serves as a primary care physician for adolescents and young adults, while also providing hospitalist and specialty consultation in areas of disordered eating, reproductive health and gender affirming care.  Dr. Jacobs enjoys working with youth because she has the opportunity to develop ongoing relationships with inspiring young adults. In her free time she enjoys hiking with her rescue dog, Flora.

Dr. Omar Nazir is an associate professor of orthopedics and rehabilitation in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at OHSU. Dr. Nazir completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery at Wake Forest Medical Center. His fellowship training was done in conjunction with the Departments of Plastic and Orthopaedic Surgery, offering him a unique viewpoint in managing upper extremity problems. He is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand. His practice involves a wide breadth of pathology and patients. He is the director of the hand and upper extremity division, co-director of the microsurgery training lab and a member of the teaching faculty of the hand fellowship. He has a special interest in educating the next generation of physicians, teaching residents and medical students. His research interests include cutting edge surgical techniques and cost analysis projects.

Dr. Adi Shafir (she/her) is  an assistant professor at OHSU and is board certified in palliative care and geriatrics. She sees patients in the Knight Cancer Institute palliative care clinic, and in the geriatrics consult clinic through the Division of General Internal Medicine. She attended medical school at University of Pittsburgh, completed internal medicine residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and then went on to complete an integrated geriatrics and palliative care fellowship at University of California, San Francisco. She loves working with medical students through clinic precepting and CSL. She is originally from California but has been residing in Oregon since 2021 with her husband, pug and daughter. Outside of work she enjoys cooking, baking, hiking, gardening and is hoping to become a more avid birder.  

Dr. James Anstey is an associate professor of medicine at OHSU and practices as a Hospitalist within the Division of Hospital Medicine. He received his undergraduate degree from UCLA before attending medical school at OHSU. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at UCSF. Dr. Anstey went on to complete a fellowship in academic hospital medicine at UCSF and was on faculty there in hospital medicine before returning to join the faculty at OHSU. He has been involved in developing medical curricula in subjects such as point of care ultrasound and data science. His interests are in medical education, digital health innovation, quality improvement and patient safety, and point of care ultrasound.

Dr. Kyle Johnson is a professor in the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry where he directs the OHSU Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service. He grew up in northeastern Oklahoma and attended both undergraduate and medical school at the University of Oklahoma. He completed his psychiatry and child & adolescent psychiatry training at OHSU, and is board-certified in sleep medicine. His scholarly interests include pediatric sleep medicine, youth suicide prevention, and emergency child and adolescent psychiatry. Dr. Johnson recently co-edited a textbook entitled “Sleep Difficulties and Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorder.” He spends time away from work with his family, and enjoys kayaking, reading and discussing politics.

Dr. Travis Philipp is a spine surgeon and assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. Raised in Kansas, he completed his undergraduate studies in human biology at the University of Kansas. He graduated from the honors college with distinction and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Dr. Philipp completed his M.D. at OHSU in 2014 and was privileged to stay at OHSU for his orthopaedic surgery residency. He then spent a year at NYU for his spine surgery fellowship before returning to OHSU as faculty. Throughout his education and training Dr. Philipp has had an active role in curriculum development, teaching, and tutoring with an interest in the science of learning. 

Dr. Bailey Pope is an academic hospitalist who obtained her M.D. from OHSU. She is passionate about teaching and mentoring the next generation of compassionate, knowledgeable and professional physicians. She is active in the internal medicine residency program and the medical school. In the internal medicine residency program, Dr. Pope is a member of the core faculty and is co-director of the CLEAR program (Coaching for Life-Long Learning, Empathy and Resiliency), chair of RASC (Resident Achievement and Support Committee) and is co-chair of the curriculum committee. In her work with medical students she has been a medical student coach and is now an academic advisor with the OASIS program. She has a particular interest in coaching students and residents as they face the challenges of clinical rotations. In her spare time, Dr. Pope enjoys cooking, painting, traveling, hiking and spending time with family and friends.  

Dr. Ryanne Mayersak is an associate residency program director and director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for the Department of Emergency Medicine. She grew up on the East Coast where she went to Emory University for undergraduate training. Prior to joining the healthcare field, Dr. Mayersak obtained her master’s degree in analytical chemistry and worked in the Explosives and Propellant Division at the Naval Surface Warfare Center. She attended medical school at The George Washington University and stayed on for residency and then as a faculty member in the emergency department until 2015 when she came to OHSU. She has been actively involved in student and resident education, serving as a preceptor and Clinical Skills Lab (CSL) faculty instructor.  Her academic interests include wellness, DEI initiatives, and palliative medicine.  She enjoys shopping, reading, travelling, and spending time with her fur babies, friends and family.  

Dr. Haruka Snow is a general surgeon at the VA and assistant professor in the OHSU Department of Surgery within the Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery. She is from California where she received her bachelor’s from the University of California, Merced. She then completed an intramural research training award fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Snow attended the University of California, Davis for medical school, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She then completed her general surgery residency training at OHSU and worked in private practice and within the Providence Health systems until 2022, when she returned to the VA and OSHU. she is currently the OHSU VA site director for the general surgery residency program, and serves as a foundations of medicine clinical preceptor for the undergraduate medical students.  

Pod: Specialties requiring a preliminary/transitional PGY-1 year: Interventional radiation, anesthesia, dermatology, diagnostic radiation, nuclear medicine, physical medicine & rehabilitation, preventive medicine, and radiation oncology.

Dr. Hans Carlson, is an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation and serves as the section head of physical medicine and rehabilitation. His clinical expertise is in acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain, spine pain and sports injuries and he is board certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and electrodiagnostic medicine. Dr. Carlson is a native Oregonian and Willamette University graduate. He earned his medical degree from OHSU and completed his physical medicine & rehabilitation residency at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. he is fellowship trained in sports medicine at the University of Illinois - Chicago, and served on the faculty there before returning to OHSU.

Dr. Carlson's research interests are focused on assessing the correlation of physical function, clinical symptoms and imaging abnormalities to improve care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. His educational efforts center on incorporating the knowledge of functional neuromuscular anatomy to the clinical exam in order to improve the assessment of chronic musculoskeletal conditions.

Pod: Surgical specialties, ophthalmology & pathology

Born and raised in Hawaii, Dr. Lara Atwater was delighted by the opportunity to head back west and join the faculty at OHSU. She chose to pursue her medical training at Georgetown University because the program was grounded in the Jesuit tradition of cura personalis, or care for the whole person. She chose a career in orthopaedics because it helps maximize patients’ quality of life. During orthopedic surgery residency at Johns Hopkins, she developed an interest in building orthopedic recruitment and MSK education pathways for medical students. At OHSU, she is the faculty advisor for the orthopedic student interest group, the orthopedic career advisor, and the orthopedic clerkship director. She has two toddlers, ages 1 and 3, and a Frenchie named Stella. Her goal is to empower all medical students to imagine themselves as a surgeon, proceduralist, or pathologist regardless of gender identity or background.  

Pod: Internal medicine

Dr. Rebecca Harrison received her B.A. from Boston University (biology major –marine science concentration) where she also explored theatre. After a two-year hiatus teaching English in the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program in Japan, she returned to her home state to graduate from the University of MN medical school. She completed her internal medicine and chief residencies at OHSU and then joined the Department of Medicine (DOM) faculty. She is currently a professor of medicine in the DOM, a hospitalist on the Medical Teaching Service in the Division of Hospital Medicine (DHM), the Clinical Experiences director for electives within the DOM, and a former SOM Colleges lead and coach before transitioning to the OASIS career advising role. She is a member of the DHM leadership team and director of faculty development. In these roles she finds deep satisfaction in career coaching of medical students, residents and faculty. Additional passions in medicine include the physical exam, narrative medicine, diversity, equity and inclusion, and culture change.

Pod: Family medicine

Dr. Richard Moberly (he/him/his) is originally from Grand Junction, Colorado and trained in Wichita, Kansas. He has previously practiced in rural Iowa and various overseas locales. He currently practices full-spectrum family medicine including obstetrics, inpatient medicine, geriatrics and travel medicine at a rural clinic just outside of Portland in Scappoose, OR. He enjoys all things geeky, reading, hiking and exploring the outdoors. His partner is a family nurse practitioner and they have two very energetic young children, two dogs and two goldfish.

Pod: Emergency medicine + obstetrics & gynecology

Dr. Lauren Sigman is an assistant professor and director of Undergraduate Medical Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine. She is excited to serve as an OASIS Career Advisor for EM and OB/GYN and also as the CPR co-block director. She completed her medical school at Boston University School of Medicine and her residency training at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. In June 2021 she completed a medical education fellowship here at OHSU, and she is currently working on a Master of Health Professions Education through the University of Michigan. Dr. Sigman has particular interests in curriculum development, student and resident career advising, and educational leadership.

Pod: Pediatrics + neurology + psychiatry

Dr. David Mansoor is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at OHSU. He is a Portland native who completed medical school, residency and geriatric psychiatry fellowship training at OHSU. He has held various roles within the UME School of Medicine including precepting medical students, co-directing the NSF block, and chairing the admissions committee.

Dr. Mansoor is the program director of the OHSU geriatric psychiatry fellowship and is actively involved in the OHSU psychiatry residency program and the OHSU geriatric medicine fellowship. He is passionate about creating a supportive learning environment and is deeply committed to fostering the professional development of medical students, residents and fellows. His clinical work is focused on caring for the mental health needs of adult and geriatric patients using different treatment modalities including pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. When he is not working, he enjoys spending time with his partner, drinking coffee, exercising and traveling.

Dr. Alex Domingo is an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine where he pursues his passions in planetary health and social justice through teaching, research, clinical practice, student mentoring and workplace transformation. As a DEIB advisor, he hopes to support students from all backgrounds in expressing their authentic selves in their workplace and careers. Dr. Domingo provides full spectrum clinical care, including maternity/labor management, gender-affirming care, mental health support, and substance abuse treatment, in both in the hospital and at the OHSU South Waterfront Family Medicine Clinic. He completed medical training at Yale University School of Medicine and residency at OHSU Family Medicine Residency. Outside of work he enjoys spending time exploring Oregon with his daughter, wife, and pup Oliver.

Dr. Sherie Gause is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at OHSU. A proud Jamaican American, she was born and raised in Maryland. She earned both her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Maryland, followed by an internal medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. 

Dr. Gause joined the faculty at OHSU in 2019. Clinically, she provides care in the intensive care unit and specializes in interstitial lung disease. She also serves as the program director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship. Deeply committed to medical education, Dr. Gause is passionate about mentoring learners at all stages of training and is dedicated to helping them achieve meaningful, successful careers regardless of background. Her role as a DEIB advisor is a particularly meaningful part of her work at OHSU. Outside of medicine, she enjoys traveling, movies, and discovering new restaurants in Portland’s vibrant food scene.

Dr. Rebecca "Becky" Raven, was born and raised in Austin, Texas. She stayed in the Lone Star State for much of her education, receiving her undergraduate degree in sociology from Rice University before crossing the street to Baylor College of Medicine for medical school. Upon completing her residency in emergency medicine at the University of Illinois - Chicago, Dr. Raven moved to Portland for a medical education fellowship at OHSU and stayed to become an assistant professor of emergency medicine.

Professionally, Dr. Raven is interested in health equity and social determinants of health education, simulation, and interprofessional education. She is passionate about mentorship, community building and encouraging others to be their whole selves in medicine. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, music and searching for the ever-elusive, acceptable queso outside the state of Texas.  

Dr. Anya Solotskaya is originally from Eastern Europe and immigrated to the United States as a child. She studied psychology and biology at Boston University before getting a master’s degree in physiology at Virginia Commonwealth University with a research emphasis on preterm labor. She later completed her M.D. at the Medical College of Virginia at VCU. After completing residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois- Chicago, she became an assistant professor at OHSU in the Division of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Solotskaya has continued her work in the homeless community and teaches about the history of medicine and social determinants of health. When away from work, she can be found going to farmers markets, cooking and hiking with family and two rescue dogs.

A native Oregonian, Laura Chan is passionate about mentoring and uplifting the next generation of diverse physicians. As her journey to medical school included many enriching detours, she enjoys utilizing her role as an OASIS student advisor in the outreach stream to connect with rising premedical students from diverse backgrounds and underserved areas, encouraging them to pursue their dreams and someday give back to their communities.

Carolyn Green is a member of the M.D. Class of 2026 and a student advisor to the career advising stream. She grew up in Longview, Washington, and attended the University of Notre Dame, where she majored in industrial design. A "non-traditional student," Carolyn had initial careers in design and clinical research before finally following the call to medicine. Now, of course, she can't imagine doing anything else. Carolyn is passionate about helping students develop their personal and professional identities as student-physicians and finding their voice as future leaders. She plans to apply to residency in OB/Gyn and is interested in a career in academic medicine. In her spare time, you can find her writing, reading, and hiking her way through the Pacific Northwest with her family and big fluffy dog.

Emily Modlin is a member of the M.D. class of 2027 and is interested in pursuing a career in reproductive healthcare. She grew up in California but moved across the country to earn her undergraduate degree in public health from Davidson College in North Carolina. She then spent three years in Washington D.C., completing a postbaccalaureate research fellowship in the Center for Precision Health Research at the National Institutes of Health, prior to beginning medical school. As a part of the academic advising stream and an anatomy tutor, she is passionate about improving medical education for all students.  

Kylie Bernardi is a first-year medical student at OHSU. She completed her undergraduate education at Claremont McKenna College in neuroscience and her graduate degree in clinical research from Keck Graduate Institute. She is originally from Spokane, WA, but spent eight years living and working in the Los Angeles, CA area. Kylie is particularly interested in finding balance for medical students and prioritizing wellness. Outside of school she spends much of her time reading, cooking, getting outside and spending time with her two dogs.

Hannah Shaw is an OASIS Student Advisor for the Careers Stream. She is a first-year medical student here at OHSU and a native Eastern Oregonian, having grown up in the Pendleton area. While being relatively new to the group, she has greatly enjoyed working with the Careers Stream as it has granted her a voice in advocating for student needs and interests. In her personal life, when not studying for anatomy exams, she spends time reading, working out and ruthlessly defeating friends and family at board games!

Born and raised in Portland, Sydney Laxon (she/her/hers) was excited for the chance to come back to her hometown to join the OHSU community. Sydney is a first-year medical student with an interest in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. She graduated from Lincoln High School and went on to receive her B.S. in chemistry from the University of San Francisco, where she was heavily involved in the Learning, Writing, and Speaking Centers. Prior to attending OHSU, she worked as a medical assistant at an orthopedic and sports medicine clinic, as well as the Portland VA, where she fostered her interest in medicine. When not studying, she likes to go on hikes with her pitbull-mix, binge shows on Netflix, exercise and try new coffee places.

Amanda Zucker hails from the east coast; she grew up in New York and completed her B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology at Binghamton University. After receiving her undergraduate degree, she spent three years working as a research technician studying the underlying genetics of metastatic disease in pancreatic cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Amanda moved to Oregon in 2022 to join OHSU’s MD/PhD program. During her first two years of medical school, she continued to explore her clinical interests in medical and surgical oncology. Amanda recently started her graduate studies and joined the Wong and Gibbs labs for her dissertation research on circulating hybrid cells in cancer. Outside of medical and graduate school, Amanda loves to spend her time baking, figure skating, playing guitar, and paddle boarding.

Rodaba Rahim is a current first year medical student in the MD/PhD program at OHSU. Originally from Columbus, Ohio she completed her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from Kenyon College in 2022 before going onto to conduct research for 2 years at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the INRO program in Bethesda, Maryland. While not conducting research or studying, Rodaba enjoys reading, baking, and trying out new coffee shops around Portland!

Natalie Beatie was born and raised just outside of Seattle, Washington, but considers Oregon a second home. After earning her undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon, she came to Portland to pursue her medical education at OHSU. Natalie is passionate about collaborating with OASIS faculty to bring a student perspective to career advising, ensuring that students' ideas are heard and supported. Natalie has found purpose in her role by connecting OASIS faculty and resources with student interest groups. While still exploring her future specialty, she is motivated by a desire to work alongside patients to solve problems and improve their health and well-being. In her down time, Natalie enjoys reading, trying new restaurants and drinking lots of coffee!