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Brian Garvey, M.D., M.P.H.

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  • Associate Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine

Expertise

  • Family Medicine

Special focus

  • Addiction
  • Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Sports Medicine
  • Travel Medicine

Locations and contact

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About me

Dr. Brian Garvey is a family physician that also specializes in preventive medicine. He believes that a holistic approach to medicine is vital to people's health and wellness. For this reason, he is committed to leaving time in the patient-doctor relationship for stories and humor. He is especially grateful to be able to care for children and multiple generations of the same family. He enjoys speaking conversational Spanish with his patients. 

Dr. Garvey is an Oregon native, a lifelong Blazers fan, and the proud father of two children. In addition to clinical medicine, he is an active researcher and educator in OHSU’s Department of Family Medicine.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 2005, Pomona College
    • M.D., 2013, Oregon Health & Science University
    • M.P.H., 2017, OHSU - PSU School of Public Health
  • Residency

    • Oregon Health & Science University
  • Certifications

    • American Board of Family Medicine
    • American Board of Preventive Medicine, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine,

Memberships and associations:

  • American Academy of Family Practice
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (70 Ratings, 33 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. He was professional, kind,encouraging and helpful!

  2. F/U Patient self-care contract (lipids), review issue SOB & exercise intolerance, Great listener, focused, highly competent, caring, efficient, great teamwork with MA.

  3. Trusted

  4. Yeah, Dr. Garvey is probably one of the best doctors I've ever had. He's very responsive to your needs. He'll call you at home in the evening, on the weekends. Very very good, thorough doctor. And I can't say enough good things about Dr. Garvey.

  5. Great

  6. Dr. Garvey is well-educated and well-spoken. He listens to me and uses his knowledge to treat me as needed. I'm so glad to have found him!

  7. He answered my questions and concerns more than adequately. He also went over next steps for all scenarios, which was very helpful.

  8. Brian Garvey is empathetic, a good listener and a consumate professional. He's honest, straight forward and caring. I travel 100 miles to see him.

  9. My PCP is by far, the best doctor I have ever had the pleasure to work with. Honest, attentive, loyal, and caring. He has spent the last 7 years with me regularly assisting me manage my chronic illness to ensure that I can continue to be a productive member of society and take care of my family. 10 out of 10 would make him King of the hospital!

  10. Dr. Garvey and his staff are great. I finally found a doctor that I know has my best interests. His staff are always helpful, knowledgeable and caring.

  11. Dr. Garvey was very down to earth, very personable, very informative in any question that I ask. I'm very impressed with him. I think he's a quality doctor.

  12. Bye.

  13. Great

  14. Cassidy and Dr. Garvey were great. Made the visit comfortable and professional. Only thing that could've been better was the wait time of 30 minutes in the exam room, but expected and not bad.

  15. He covers everything that I need and let's me know what I need to do to try to get back on top of things and he does it in a professional manner. He also listens to what I have to say. I like him.

  16. Dr. Garvey is a wonderful physician. The Scapoose clinic is run efficiently and the staff is friendly and professional.

  17. Always a good experience. Good listener, good care and advice.

  18. Great listener, proactive in ordering tests, excellent provider!!?

  19. Hey, I just wanted to say Dr. Garvey is an amazing doctor and I just love him. And he's just, I've had him as my doctor for many years now and he's very thorough and very kind. And I don't know what else I could say but maybe give the man a raise. Thank you.

  20. I think Dr. garvey is awesome he always listens and gives positive feedback to me.

  21. Dr. Garvey listens well, manifests genuine concern, accommodates my questions, pays close attention to my existing medical records, and provides very detailed and balanced information I can use to make health decisions. He also follows up with useful comments on my lab work.

  22. Dr Garvey is intelligent and clearly interested in his patients.

  23. Dr Garvey is always professional and caring. Excellent listener, solicits my comments.

  24. My provider has spent the last 6 years doing everything he can to make my life more comfortable with my chronic illness. He is very attentive to my needs and does everything he can to provide solid recommendations that are non-narcotic and will help me live a better life.