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Megan N. Stack, NP

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  • Instructor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, School of Medicine

Expertise

  • Nephrology and Hypertension

Special focus

  • Renal Transplantation

Locations and contact

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About me

Megan Stack is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Megan has extensive experience in chronic kidney disease and transplant nephrology. Prior to joining Oregon Health & Science University in 2017, Megan worked for a private nephrology practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner focused on out-patient dialysis, chronic kidney disease, and dialysis access management from 2012-2017. Before relocating to Portland, Oregon in 2012, Megan worked in the New York Presbyterian Weill-Cornell Medical transplant program during 2006-2012, as a clinical transplant coordinator from 2010-2012 and as a Registered Nurse from 2006-2010. Before her career in nephrology, Megan worked in psychology from 2000-2005. Megan received her Bachelor's of Science and Master’s of Science degrees in Nursing from Pace University, as well as a Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology from Fordham University.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 2000, Fordham University
    • B.S.N., 2006, Pace University
    • M.S.N., 2011, Pace University

  • Certifications

    • American Nurses Credentialing Center
    • American Board for Transplant Certification

Memberships and associations:

  • American Nephrology Nursing Association
  • North American Transplant Coordinators Association
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (195 Ratings, 78 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. Megan is always very professional and knowledgeable and helpful in her follow-up visits.

  2. She was very easy to get along with, a very happy person, explained everything in detail, made me feel comfortable.

  3. Megan Stack has been available and helpful throughout this transplant process and I am entirely grateful for her attentive care and listening.

  4. I have had nothing but an absolutely beautiful experience with everybody at OHSU thank you so much for all your care

  5. very personable and took the time to explain options . talked about plan going forward. great!

  6. Megan is great

  7. Megan's really good. She explains everything to me. I understand everything she's saying.

  8. Very professional and very knowledge of what she was doing and telling me it made it easier for me

  9. Megan Stack is a very capable and informative provider.Helpful and pointed out a skin condition that needs attention and referred me to a specialist at OHSU

  10. Megan is always very busy but took the time to answer all my questions and concerns.

  11. told me everything that I'm going to need and very advisedly to me. I was very happy with them. Thank you.

  12. i am alive today thanks to the procedure I had at OHSU.

  13. All good, as usual. OHSU is always a cut above the rest and a visit with Megan is no exception. She and her associates are at the top of their game and I feel comfortable and confident in their level of care. They take the worries of a medical check-up and put them quickly to rest. I am truly grateful for their good work.

  14. Megan combines professionalism with personal to help me feel heard and cared for throughout our appointments. I appreciate being in her care.

  15. Megan is an incredible nurse and guide through post transplant issues and care. I am extremely impressed with her. I have interacted with many staff in multiple departments at OHSU over the years and Megan is a star

  16. Always enjoy my experience with this provider

  17. A very good experience

  18. I appreciate Megan so much! She has been such a key player in my kidney transplant journey. She is always available for questions, and answers in a very timely manner. I have been blessed with the BEST transplant team!

  19. My wife and I truly appreciated Megan Stack for several reasons. In the past many years I have dealt with several health practitioners regarding my kidney issues. I sincerely enjoyed our discussion with honest, insightful, caring and very knowledgeable interactions. Megan stands a definite cut above most of my doctors. Yes, I would definitely recommend her to others and tell them how lucky they were to have met her.

  20. Megan is a rock star.

  21. Megan is amazing! She was very thorough and also very reassuring about my condition. Very friendly and remembered me from being a past patient. Would highly recommend

  22. personal personality

  23. Very informative and helpful to understand the process of everything required from start to post surgery.

  24. My experience with Megan was really excellent, she answered all my questions and was very interested in making me feel confident and safe at all times, thank you, it was a really good experience.

  25. Good- it's always nice to have my virtual visit with her.

  26. Meghan is great, attentive, and helpful. She always follows up with items, and is able to provide us with advice/ information when requested. I feel heard during my appointments, and I am really glad to have her as part of my team at OHSU.

  27. Megan's professionalism and upfront advice about my care was greatly appreciated and refreshing.

  28. She was empathic, supportive but also direct in her approach to explaining risk factors for considering whether or not to pursue a second kidney transplant.

  29. My appointment was a preliminary consultation and the information I received was very helpful and will make future medical decisions easier to cope with Thank you.

  30. Got to the appointment a little early and was taken to the exam room almost immediately. Megan Stack came right in after my vitals were taken and she was attentive and helpful. Parking in Physicians Pavilion but I found a tight spot on the 4th level.

  31. Friendly, answer all my questions and concerns.

  32. Really professional

  33. I liked the way they treated the patient.

  34. Megan was very, very professional, friendly, and it was very easy to answer questions and talk to her. It was a great experience. I felt very, very happy speaking to her.

  35. Very good experience. Didn't feel any pressure there. And everything was nice and smooth.

  36. Megan is a great provider, I enjoy my time with her and she has been key in my transplant recovery. OHSU is not my normal medical provider so it is difficult to assess how they provide other services, but I was very pleased with my transplant there and all the practitioners I worked with.

  37. I love Megan Stack. She is one of the best stalkers I have had in a long time. I'm going to miss her.

  38. Megan is an excellent provider. I appreciate all of her feedback and relating it to real life issues and daily life, especially in relationship to medicine and how it impacts my life after transplant. I just thoroughly enjoy and appreciate the conversations that we have. Thank you.

  39. She is wonderful

  40. It was good today. Very, very good. Bye.

  41. Yeah, Megan was very thorough in her review of my condition, and she had a lot of suggestions that had to do with how I could improve some of the situations that I am in. So I was very happy with Megan as a provider. So hopefully she'll get an opportunity to stay with OHSU for a long time.

  42. I really couldn't ask for a better member on my care team. Megan help's me feel confident that I can take full advantage of the gift I received in getting this transplant. She communicates to me in a way that let's me know what I need to do, how I am doing, what I can expect, and all in a caring and compassionate way.

  43. Megan Stack has always been very professional, very knowledgeable about medicines and side effects. I learn something every time I talk to her and she is very speedy at getting changes into my chart and helping me find providers that can help me. So I just think the world of her and she is super compassionate, especially on our last visit. So she listens well and has solutions and I'm just really impressed with her.

  44. we did a video visit. it was on time and easy to do.

  45. I found Dr. Stack to be an excellent doctor, very thorough about her inquiries into my health follow-up; provided great answers to my questions. And while very professional I found her to be equally warm and friendly putting this patient at ease. It was a great visit.

  46. Meagan has been amazing throughout my kidney transplant journey. She is knowledgeable and professional while being kind and patient. I am always praising Megan and the entire transplant team when speaking to folks about my transplant.

  47. Megan is a wonderful provider. She listens to my questions and concerns, and she explains things well and I appreciate her taking the time to explain things to me, when I have the questions. She's willing to listen without cutting me off, and that really does mean a lot. So OHSU rocks and I have not had many, I haven't had any bad experiences at Table Rock, or excuse me, so sorry, at OHSU and I am very glad that you're available for things like I had happen. So thank you again.

  48. I met with Megan to learn about transplant procedures. I appreciated her style. She was upfront with her answers. I can only hope that will continue with her concern for my health.

  49. Megan has always been a wonderful and sympathetic provider. I have known her a little over 2 years. She will always explain anything you don't understand or have questions about. My husband and I both think very highly of Megan Stack.

  50. My experience with Megan was excellent I think everything was addressed at each point of my care,labs etc... and I was always ask if I had questions.

  51. The people who care for us at the hospital are very kind and I am very happy and satisfied with all their service, thank you.

  52. Honest and thorough describe my visit with Megan

  53. Megan is awesome. Without her, I wouldn't be where I am trying to get myself taken care of. I appreciate her a lot.

  54. Megan was very comforting but at the same time very honest and up front I felt she really cares and is going to do her best to help me through this.

  55. Yes, they took very good care of me. Thank you.

  56. Megan is great! She is very caring, and gives you the information in a relatable way so you get a thorough understanding of your situation.

  57. Megan is so amazing and caring. Very knowledgeable and thorough.

  58. I really appreciate the way she explained it in such detail that there's no mistaking what my options are. She talk to me like my best friend and treated me with the upmost respect. And she spent plenty of time to make sure that I understood everything that she was telling me. And I appreciate that 100%.

  59. I had yearly review for my kidney transplant which was done aty OHSU in 2019. Megan Stack did the review over teleconference. I had a great experience. Megan is very professional, knowledgable and empathetic. She is one of the best health professionals I have ever worked with. She suggested some ways to improve my medications.

  60. Megan was very kind and informative. She answered all my questions and is very easy to talk to about my transplant recovery! Thank you Dr. Stack you are amazing!

  61. Just answered all your questions and your concerns.

  62. She explained the transplant process and my responsibilities along the way. I know it will be a long road and I have to keep myself as healthy as I can. She explained the process I have started and I will do my best to meet each milestone as I encounter them.

  63. Very informative and easy to talk with. Had studied my chart in depth so knew history and what to consider. Honest about all aspects of treatment.