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James Bishara, M.D.

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  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine

Expertise

  • Cardiology
  • Pediatric Cardiology

Locations and contact

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About me

Dr. Bishara focuses on outpatient care of children with heart problems. He strives to provide care in an environment that is comfortable for children of all ages and their parents. He enjoys teaching families about their child’s conditions and believes this is the cornerstone to a strong and productive physician-family relationship.

Dr. Bishara has two daughters who keep him busy. He is originally from New Orleans and loves cooking Cajun and Creole foods. He enjoys rock climbing, hiking and mountaineering. He also has an interest in legislative work and advocacy in medicine.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 2005, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

  • Internship

    • Pediatrics, Tulane University/Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA., 2006

  • Residency

    • Pediatrics, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD., 2008

  • Fellowship

    • Pediatric Cardiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN., 2012

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Pediatrics: General Pediatrics, 2008
    • American Board of Pediatrics: Pediatric Cardiology, 2012

Memberships and associations:

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Medical Association
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.7 out of 5 (212 Ratings, 30 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. Nurse, Radiologist, and Cardiologist all were good.

  2. Hospitality #1

  3. It was a great experience overall. I feel like the doctor was very knowledgeable and the people were very friendly and helpful. My only negative is that we waited an extremely long time in the room and it was extremely hot and there's nothing to drink and it was just really an uncomfortable 40-minute wait waiting for the results. Thank you.

  4. Yes, I liked how he treated it and I liked what the doctor said. Thank you.

  5. Dr. Bishara did a great job of describing the scenario as well as the outcomes and possible future implications as well as what processes would need to be followed according to myself wanting to know more about possible heart conditions or what not. Thank you, Dr. Bishara.

  6. Always excellent care

  7. Great!

  8. Great experience. The provider was easy to talk to and ask questions, and answered questions in an easy-to-understand fashion.

  9. Dr. Bashara was kind and very knowledgeable. He explained the findings in a concise manner and allowed for questions. We were both impressed by the treatment my son received.

  10. Excellent doctor. He's very kind and a very good provider.

  11. Very good

  12. Everybody who we interacted with was extremely nice and gave a lot of informative information. Would highly recommend!

  13. He was a very professional doctor. We were very happy to have him. He seemed extremely knowledgeable and was willing to share his knowledge with the patient, which is very good. He could talk at both an adult level and a level of youth. I can't say enough good things about him. Keep him on board. Boost him up to administration if he wants. And we'll talk to you later. Bye. Bye.

  14. Our doctor was very professional, very kind, and we greatly appreciated our visit. Thank you so much.

  15. He listens and explains the diagnostics. He answers all of the questions and eases your mind.

  16. I'm very pleased because we had an interpreter since we don't speak English and the service was very good.

  17. I always feel like my daughter is in their best interest. I appreciate the patience when asking questions, or have concerns. Love her docs.

  18. The experience was overall quite positive. It was pretty expedient, all of the people who helped me were quite kind and efficient. And yeah, Dr. Bishara is a great doctor. He's very informative when you have questions and he's quite clear about anything that he's telling you. So overall it is a very positive experience.

  19. Everyone was very sweet, and they made me feel less anxious and nervous.

  20. I wouldn't want any of my friends/family to need a cardiologist… but if their kid had heart problems, yes OHSU Salem is great.

  21. Excellent experience, very knowledgeable doctor.

  22. This doctor was very thorough. He was extremely patient as a Pediatric Cardiologist with our young daughter. He went through every test result indication, previous test results and (INAUDIBLE) to answer all of our questions in a very professional and thorough matter, we are thoroughly impressed with the care we received.