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Aura Petcu, AG-ACNP-BC

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  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, School of Medicine

Expertise

  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Digestive Health
  • Surgery

Special focus

  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Esophageal Surgery
  • Obesity (Family Medicine)

Locations and contact

I see patients at

About me

Aura is a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP-BC), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and assistant professor within the Division of Bariatric Surgery. She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with her Masters in Nursing in 2014. Previously,  Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) at UCLA and Kaiser Permanente for 7 years. 

She joined the OHSU team in 2014 as our Bariatric Surgery and Foregut Nurse Practitioner. She worked in the hospital and clinic for 7 years and now is full time in our Bariatric Clinic.

She is passionate about our Bariatrics and Foregut surgery because she feels our services promote overall health, quality of life, self-care, compassion and increased knowledge of the chronic disease of obesity. She is active in national, regional and local obesity/bariatric surgery committees, enjoys advocating for obesity education and reduction of weight bias, and is always learning to keep her skills up to date. 

In her spare time, she is a proud mom, happy partner to her significant other of 10 years,  enjoys traveling, hiking, concerts, museums, cooking and reading. You can find her strolling the city with her Mini Aussie and family or trying a new restaurant.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S.N., 2008, University of San Francisco
    • M.S.N., 2014, University of California Los Angeles

  • Certifications

    • AG-ACNP
    • CCRN
    • ACLS
    • BLS

Memberships and associations:

  • ASMBS
  • AANP
  • OMA
  • OAC
  • TOS
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (219 Ratings, 97 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. Great she was kind and informative answering all my questions

  2. Easy to use friendly provider.

  3. I'm very happy. She was very professional, kind and attentive. She explained everything to me in detail so that I could understand. I was very happy with yesterday's appointment.

  4. I feel so safe and comfortable with Aura. I know she'll always be honest with me while gently challenging me to make the better choices concerning my health. However, she always makes me feel like the choice IS mine. She's really excellent

  5. She was very pleasant, approachable, knowledgeable and answered all of my questions thoroughly.

  6. Friendly and knowledgeable. I enjoyed meeting her

  7. Aura is a trusted and knowledgeable health care partner. She brings her knowledge in a real and relatable way. I would not be where I am today nearly 100 lbs down if it wasn't for her guidance, knowledge of medications and encouragement. My life has changed so much for the better and I'm just getting started. I say partner because for 30 years I haven't been able to do it alone, she's given me knowledge, tools and support and I'm finally finding success and long term health.

  8. I was very pleased with this provider.

  9. Aura is competent and helpful in guiding and encouraging- super helpful appointment.

  10. She was thoughtful, kind, funny and professional.

  11. She was very friendly, very patient. I had lots of questions. If I didn't understand something, she took the time to explain. It was, I was nervous about the appointment and she put me completely at ease and then explained the following steps that would follow, explained the homework that I had, the things that I needed to get together. And she's made the process very comfortable and I would completely recommend her to, I would recommend her to everybody.

  12. Very good

  13. Excellent care. Great listeners was ready to see me and had great options for my care

  14. Very pleasant people to work with

  15. Aura Petcu is a wonderful healthcare provider! She is professional, knowledgeable and kind. She really listens to your concerns and provides answers. I would recommend Aura highly to anyone that deals with weight control issues.

  16. Very understanding, knowledgeable, great listening skills, fun personality and understood my concerns or questions.

  17. Great

  18. I'm absolutely delighted with my interactions to this point. I feel that I was given personal care and I was genuinely cared about. Seriously I haven't felt that way in a long time when meeting with any type of medical staff. I'm happy to be doing my care through OHSU.

  19. Everyone is very nice and helpful

  20. She is very thorough and explains everything very well and clearly.

  21. She was friendly and knowledgeable.

  22. Aura was friendly, informative, and organized.

  23. She is a good listener and encourages me

  24. I think that she is thorough and has a great sense of what is happening at OHSU and what is happening with me. Her bedside manner is impeccable and she is very kind.

  25. Hi, she's been very helpful. She's knowledgeable and I appreciate her help and also OSHU. Thanks very much. Bye.

  26. She is very personable and friendly. She makes me feel welcome and that I can talk to about anything.

  27. She is kind and listens carefully to understand my medical condition

  28. I am happy with Aura, thank you!!!

  29. She is absolutely amazing! I have loved all the staff at OHSU.

  30. She was very easy to talk to and seemed knowledgeable about my issue

  31. Very helpful, answered all my questions.

  32. She was very kind and explained things in terms I understood. She was great.

  33. She's very kind and compassionate. She's easy to talk to. I talk a lot, so I think I might have confused her in a couple of things I said. But for the most part, she listens well and she hears what I have to say.

  34. She was a great provider. She answered all my questions and when she gave me my information, it was very educational. I would recommend her and all of OHSU's bariatrics department to anyone considering bariatric surgery.

  35. My experience was much greater than I thought it had been, or what it was going to be. Doctor was, she was on time, she was very caring, very... you know, listened to all of my concerns, asked questions as far as my total health. Kind of put all the puzzle pieces together and I've been dealing with some major issues for the last year. And she immediately had several ideas that have already helped me. But she will continue to, you know, further my care. But she is great. My only complaint, of course, is the scheduling that it takes so long, especially when you're suffering it's hard to get in. But she also reassured me that I can contact her, or any of the doctors anytime. So that made me feel better as well,*

  36. It was a grate visit she was very Good at answering my questions and concerns we laughed lots through out the visit and got to the point.

  37. She is kind, respectful, and explains things in a way that make sense to lay people. She answered all my questions thoroughly.

  38. It was a great visit. Aura was personable, positive energy, facilitate/ addressed my needs and offered solutions.

  39. She was very easy to talk to, covered all the information that I needed to have informed of or needed to be informed of and that's about it.

  40. It's always a very comfortable feeling when I have a zoom appointment.

  41. She made me feel so super comfortable and explained everything to me

  42. Very nice

  43. Aura is a great provider. She is thoughtful and thorough. I feel like I'm working with a teammate and appreciate her.

  44. She was very kind and understanding.

  45. Very helpful

  46. Great experience.

  47. She was very helpful. She answered my questions and gave me suggestions that I can use.

  48. It was easy to log on. She was on time and I appreciate that.

  49. She's great!

  50. It was amazing and she was helpful, and I appreciate her time and feedback and Ideas and suggestions.

  51. I think that my nurse practitioner did a very good job on filling me in with all the important information that I needed to know for my future surgeries and all that. So she was very informative and, yeah, I would really recommend her to anybody else. But, yeah, she did a really good job and answered all my questions. Thank you.

  52. Answered all my questions with great ease and information and kind of put me at rest as far as any info I was looking into

  53. The video appointment went well.It was very convenient.Aura was very sweet and informative.Thank you.

  54. Yes, this provider was very friendly. She made me feel comfortable with her and the number one thing I love is she listened.

  55. Aura Petcu was very prepared for the appointment. She was very knowledgeable about how tricky it can be finding food you can eat with an ostomy and still lose weight. She had some excellent tips to help me achieve my goal.

  56. Great experience with this provider. She listens and gives great advice.

  57. She is my favorite provider. She is knowledgable and personable. She makes me feel comfortable and not ashamed of my shortcomings. I trust she has my best interests in mind.

  58. My experience with this provider was amazing. She's always been a great person, to take care of my health needs. I'd recommend her to anybody.