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Deborah Meyers, M.D.

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  • Section Head, Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine

Expertise

  • Cardiology

Special focus

  • Heart Assist Devices
  • Heart Disease in Women
  • Heart Failure and Transplant
  • Heart Transplant

Locations and contact

I see patients at

About me

Dr. Meyers started her career in the field of fine arts. As an artist, she began working in health care and very soon that was all that she did. She became fascinated with the science of medicine and decided to go to medical school as an older student. Because of her art work she also has an appreciation of the patient experience of health care and how difficult the journey through the health care systems can be for patients and families.

The disease that she ultimately devoted her career to is that of advanced heart failure. Dr. Meyers has been working in this field for over 20 years and she is dedicated to smoothing the patient journey with a combination of medical management, and when illness progresses beyond what medical management is able to offer, to then go on to other advanced heart failure therapies including mechanical support and the gift of transplantation.

The practice of advanced heart failure medicine is an art as well as a science. Treatment of heart failure is highly individualized and her interest is in finding a combination of therapies that works for the individual patient. Heart Failure Medicine is a team effort and she feels lucky to be a part of a team at OHSU that specializes in all levels and aspects of heart failure care.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 1977, Washington University
    • B.F.A., 1982, Art Center College of Design
    • M.D., 1993, University of California San Francisco Medical School

  • Residency

    • Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 1995
    • Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis Missouri, 1996

  • Fellowship

    • Cardiology Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine 2000
    • Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia 2001

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
    • American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiology
    • Royal College of Australasian College of Physicians, Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology
    • Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Memberships and associations:

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
  • International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Heart Failure Society of America
  • Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
  • Transplant Society Australia & New Zealand
  • Cardiac Society Australia and New Zealand
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (146 Ratings, 44 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. Dr. Myers is the best doctor that I've ever had in my life and I'm 70 years old. She relates to us patients very well. She's very caring. She's very thorough in her exams. And over the years, I've seen a lot of cardiologists and heart doctors and bar none, she is the best. Not only from a physical point of view in taking care of all my issues, but in terms of her kindness and caring attitude. I would rate her the highest I could give anyone.

  2. Excellent!

  3. Yes, I was supposed to go to the pharmacy and somehow we just forgot about it at the end of the appointment. I need to get more medication.

  4. Excellent Provider. Listens well and explains her information very well.

  5. Dr. Meyer is the Cardiologist @OHSU. Knowledgable about more than her specialty. Solid rep. I enjoy our visit.

  6. Dr. Meyers is a very caring doctor, it's like she knows you and she truly cares. Dr.Meyers is an awesome doctor. I highly recommend her.

  7. Deborah Myers is a great doctor. I'm glad that she's my cardiologist.

  8. Dr. Deborah Meyers is an outstanding cardiologist! She listens and explains everything in patient language. I totally trust her. She has my best interests and follows up.

  9. Excellent

  10. I have a very good relationship with that provider and I would like to continue to see her. I recommend her to my family. Thank you.

  11. Dr. Myers has been very receptive, very informative, and very helpful and has made me feel as I talk with her more secure after having had a heart attack and has been a valve replacement surgery. She's just been really, really good in helping me understand what had happened and the process that we're going through now and maintaining my health so it doesn't happen again, hopefully. She's also been very good in helping me understand possible symptoms of another attack coming on since I have no recollection of this occurring and if I have a symptom*

  12. She's very caring, uplifting, and answers any questions you ask and lets you know, you know, what's going on. She's an awesome doctor.

  13. She is the best. After having some really poor cardiac care in Eugene it is wonderful to have a provider I like and trust.

  14. went very smoothly. the only problems are the distance from me.

  15. Outstanding clinician, excellent interpersonal skills

  16. Dr. Meyers and team are stellar. Dr. Meyers takes the time to understand, to engage and get literally get to the heart of my concerns and questions

  17. She is kind and considerate and pays attention to her patients. I would highly recommend her as a provider.

  18. Yeah, Dr. Meyers is very, very thorough. She listens very well to me and she ... she just takes things pretty seriously to help me out, so ... and she goes the extra mile to help me. And mine was a very complex case, but she's done really well.

  19. I am very happy and satisfied with the provider. The care is the best. It is the best thing that has happened to me here. It truly made me feel truly blessed and privileged. Thank you very much. You are the best.

  20. Very personable, caring, loving, and the service is exceptional with her staff and OSHU. Thank you.

  21. I found Dr. Meyers to be a remarkable doctor. She was kind, thorough, she alleviated my fears. I couldn't be more grateful to Dr. Meyers. That's my*

  22. All and always pleasant and knowledgeable

  23. She's the best doctor I've ever had. She saved my life

  24. Dr. Meyers is great. She spends the time in appointments and discusses what is going on that affects my health.

  25. She's an awesome doctor. She covers everything. She talks with you. And if you have questions, she answers them. I recommend her to anybody. Thank you.

  26. My experiences with Dr. Meyers has been absolutely wonderful. She shows genuine care and concern for her patients. She made me feel like I could talk to her about anything and everything and ask any question I needed and we get a true honest critical response. She let me know that if I had any kind of questions or concerns that I could get a hold of her or leave a message for her and I would be taken care of. She's done that to the best of our abilities and I very much appreciate that. I would definitely recommend her to anyone who needed services like mine.

  27. I was takin care of. With. Extreme thoughtfulness … Thank you