2015 in review: It’s all about the patients
Social media is great for connecting families, patients, employees, donors and community members with one another and with the hospital as a whole. We love sharing Doernbecher stories and news to...
Tag: brain tumor
Isaiah’s Doernbecher story
Last year, Isaiah’s Neumayer-Grubb’s family discovered that he had a brain tumor that would need to be surgically removed. We sat down with his mom, Melissa, to learn more about Isaiah and his...
Kylie Bell — Nike/Doernbecher Freestyle designer
Kylie Bell Age 16 Diagnosis: Brain tumor Shoe: Free Run +2 Standing rooted in place at her photo shoot, Kylie was unsure of what to do. And then she began to dance. Suddenly, the quiet...
OHSU Doernbecher physician-in-chief champions ‘care by pit crew!’
As chairman of pediatrics and physician-in-chief at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital, I spend most of my days in meetings. They didn't teach you how to run or attend meetings in medical...
How do you adequately say ‘thank you’ to those who saved your child’s life?
On June 24, 2010, after weeks of watching our son suffer from severe headaches, our local doctors found a “mass” on the right side of Liam’s brain. That mass turned out to be a cancerous brain...