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Office
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 97239Phone+1 503-494-8276Fax+1 503-494-2025
Summary
- I am Board certified in pathology and cytopathology. I completed residency training at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas and cytopathology fellowship training at Houston Methodist Hospital. Presently, I am a medical microbiology fellow at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut.
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Medical Microbiology, 2017 - 2018
- Methodist Hospital (Houston)Fellowship, Cytopathology, 2016 - 2017
- Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2012
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityBS, Business, Cum Laude, 1999 - 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- IN State License 2016 - 2025
- OR State License 2022 - 2025
- CT State License 2017 - 2021
- American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
- American Board of Pathology Cytopathology
Clinical Trials
- South Florida Residents Knowledge and Opinions on End-of-Life Issues Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 18 citationsBile Cast Nephropathy in Cirrhotic PatientsMichelle Foshat, Heather M. Ruff, Wayne G. Fischer, Robert E. Beach, Mark R. Fowler
American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2017-05-01 - 17 citationsFactors associated with favorable attitudes toward end-of-life planning.Heather Ruff, Robin J. Jacobs, M. Isabel Fernandez, G. Stephen Bowen, Hilary Gerber
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2011-05-01 - 1 citationsCanned Comments in the Hospital Laboratory Information System Can Decrease Microbiology Requests.Heather M. Ruff, Husain Poonawala, Christopher Sebastian, David R. Peaper
American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2021-11-08
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