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“I am interested in all kinds of GI diseases, and I believe in customizing therapy to the individual person. No two people are alike, and what works for one person may not be the right treatment for another.”
Dr. Rodriguez received her medical degree from the University of Kentucky. She later completed her internal medicine and gastroenterology residency at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Dr. Rodriguez also finished an advanced fellowship in endoscopic ultrasound. She also has a military background and was Chief of Internal Medicine Consult Service for the Department of Internal Medicine at Madigan Army Hospital. Dr. Rodriguez brings The Oregon Clinic Gastroenterology West many honors and awards. She was chair of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Technology Committee through 2013 and is now serving as a councilor on the ASGE Governing Board. She has published multiple peer-reviewed articles and is performing research in diseases of the pancreas in conjunction with researchers at OHSU. She is currently serving as Medical Director of the Medical Procedures Unit at Providence St. Vincent Hospital.
Outside of work she is interested in academic research, golf, travel, running, and spending time with family.
Other Activities
Chair, ASGE Technology Assessment Committee
Clinical Assistant Professor, Oregon Health and Science University
Principal Investigator, funded study “RNA Sequencing of Pancreas Lesions” (ongoing)
Member, American Gastroenterology Association, 2004-Present
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2004-Present
American College of Gastroenterology, 2004-Present
Areas of Focus
Pancreas & Biliary Disease
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Colon Cancer Screening & Prevention
General Gastroenterology
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Advanced Fellowship, Endoscopic Ultrasound, 2007
Fellowship, Gastroenterology, Oregon Health & Science University, 2006
Residency, Internal Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 1999
MD, University of Kentucky, 1996
Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, 1992
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Gastroenterology
LEADERSHIP
Medical Director, Medical Procedures Unit, Providence St. Vincent
HONORS
Portland Monthly Magazine, “Top Doctors,” 2012, 2016, 2019-2024
MD awarded with High Distinction, 1996
Most Outstanding Student in Internal Medicine, 1996
Meritorious Service Medal, U.S. Army, 2002
American Gastroenterology Association, Poster of Distinction, Digestive Diseases Week Award, 2008
Oral presentation at Digestive Diseases Week, “RNA Sequencing of Solid Lesions of the Pancreas,” 2014
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Hospitals Served
- Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
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