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Joanna K. Adams, PA-C

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  • Physician Assistant
  • Instructor of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine

Expertise

  • Neurological Surgery

Locations and contact

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About me

Joanna Adams is a physician assistant in the Department of Neurological Surgery and works in the Spine Center. Physician Assistants (PAs) are often referred to as mid-level providers. They are highly trained members of our neurological surgery health care team who practice medicine with the supervision of licensed physicians, providing patients with a wide range of services that would otherwise be performed by physicians.

Specific duties are defined by state regulation and practice setting, but include a variety of both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Utilizing a medical model of patient care, PAs are trained to: obtain medical histories, perform complete physical examinations and minor surgical procedures, diagnose illnesses, order and interpret routine diagnostic tests, develop treatment and management plans, suture wounds, set fractures, assist in surgery and provide education to patients regarding illness, health promotion and disease prevention. Joanna works directly with Dr. Chang, a neurosurgery spine surgeon, to treat and manage his surgical patients.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • PA-C, 2013, Pacific University

  • Certifications

    • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, 2013
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (84 Ratings, 34 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. Caring, confident, knowledgeable and friendly.

  2. Joanna is compassionate, through, n knows her stuff. I like her so much.

  3. very informative

  4. The call was very early in the morning for me. I am a night person. The questions the provider asked were just right and pertinent to my situation.

  5. She listened, was helpful, positive and easy to work with!

  6. Joanna was extremely helpful and informative. The appointment I had with her, a one-year post-surgery appointment, she didn't seem at all rushed. She listened to my questions and we talked, and I really appreciated the fact that she was focused on me and really seemed interested in my feedback and what I had to say. All of her responses and suggestions were extremely good. So I couldn't be more pleased with the appointment that I had with her and overall the outcome of the surgery I had. Thank you very much.

  7. She was Wonderful! She answered my health question and took time to listen to my concerns. I would highly recommend her to anyone.

  8. I have had a wonderful experience with all of my OHSU providers. I would recommend it to everyone. If I can, I try to go to OHSU for all of my health needs because it's so helpful and I know I'm going to get good care. So thank you, OHSU. You guys are doing a great job. I appreciate it.

  9. She was very friendly and very thorough and we really loved her and she's just down to earth, was very caring about how I was doing. So there you go.

  10. Great care.

  11. Very positive made me feel good answered and explained. Friendly I love Dr Adams

  12. Professional, empathetic. Listens well. Is responsive to questions. I look forward to checking in with her.

  13. Such an incredible experience. Friendly and warm while still maintaining high professionalism.

  14. Very helpful in all the questions.

  15. Answered all my questions and took plenty of time with me.

  16. Joanna was very professional as always Answered. My question

  17. Excellent communication took her time very thoughtful and through. Great!

  18. excellent

  19. Joanna is on top of her game She's a very good doctor. I recommend anyone; she goes above and beyond.

  20. Excellent discussions with Joanna.Great info and recommendations.Very thorough and great listener.

  21. Joanna is always very professional and informative. She answers my questions and gives me support about my concerns.

  22. Joanna was very informative and gave me a lot of information that was helpful for me. She also took the time to listen to my concerns on what I have been going through. She followed up by contacting my facility in regards to my physical therapy which was greatly appreciated

  23. Joanna Adams is the best, a rare gem. She is kind, patient, compassionate, knowledgeable, caring and overall great human. I connected with her over my injuries and more. She made me feel heard. I had no doubt that she understood my pain and exactly what I needed. I could go on and on her about how great she is at her role of PA as I am sure she is an awesome person. She is truly the best PA. Thank her for me and please give her a raise.???