Sharen Azar is a Portland native who graduated from the University of Portland with a B.S. in Biology and Psychology. She then earned her medical degree at OHSU before moving to Madison, Wisconsin for internal medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin. After graduating, she completed her chief residency at the University of Wisconsin with a focus in primary care and ambulatory curriculum development before moving back to Portland. Her interests include caring for vulnerable patient populations, with a particular focus on caring for men and women reentering their communities post-incarceration. She loves caring for patients in the clinic setting and enjoys sharing this passion with medical students and residents. Sharen loves spending her time outside of work with her husband in the outdoors, exploring new music, traveling, and trying out Portland's great restaurants.