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Stella Chiu, PA-C

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  • Physician Assistant
  • Instructor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine

Expertise

  • Gastroenterology

About me

It is a privilege to be involved in the care and health of our patients. I strive to build a patient-provider relationship based on collaboration and respect by making sure each person is heard and has a role in the medical decision making process.

Stella specializes in gastroenterology. She has a background in internal medicine and applies this to her management of digestive diseases. 

 In her spare time, she enjoys rock climbing, cycling, hiking, skiing, and trying all the delicious food Portland has to offer. 

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2012, University of Oregon
    • M.S., 2018, Pacific University

  • Fellowship

    • Hospital Medicine, Tacoma General Hospital, 2000

  • Certifications

    • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Memberships and associations:

  • American Academy of Physician Assistants
  • American Gastroenterological Association
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 (220 Ratings, 63 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. First telehealth appt with her. I can't really appraise her until I have more interaction. She did set a plan so that's good. Not sure if she or I set the next appt.

  2. Everyone from the parking staff to the doctor and everyone in between were FANTASTIC. Very kind, helpful and informative. Each person went above and beyond and made my having to navigate health issues much easier. Thank you!

  3. Stella was very thorough, professional and took time to answer questions.

  4. every thing went as I expected.

  5. Excellent Stella listens

  6. Relaxing , informative.

  7. Professional, very dedicated to their patients.

  8. Listened to me. Offered options.

  9. She was fine. Not very friendly or compassionate.

  10. Stella Chiu is easy to talk to and seems to be able to make recommendations on how to address my problem.

  11. It was a good phone visit.

  12. Very professional and friendly.

  13. The experience with this provider was great. We are in our 80s and trying to establish the virtual visit was stressful, to the point we missed our original appointment. Hopefully, we have it in hand now and look forward to our next established virtual visit.

  14. everything went smoothly and professionally

  15. Great experience. From the beginning of the appointment with the assistant who listened to my situation and had empathy for me, and she had also experienced similar symptoms in the past and beat them I had hope . After 8 months of pain and three procedures in three weeks there was hope and many referrals and next steps to a plan .

  16. Stella is always very professional and addresses all aspects of treatment. I appreciate everything she has and still helps me with!! Great asset to OHSU.

  17. She is extremely thorough when evaluating symptoms and recommending a course of further inquiry and/or treatment.

  18. Stella Chu was very thorough and very caring and very interested in making sure that she diagnosed me correctly. I would definitely recommend her to anyone. Thank you. Goodbye.

  19. She really paid attention to me and asked questions after questions. To know or to think what would be the next process we should do.

  20. She was on time and answered any questions I had

  21. Stella was professional, considerate , respectful and very nice.

  22. My experience was very positive. It's only the first time that I met this doctor, but I was impressed with her line of questioning and the way she approached the issues regarding my condition.

  23. Professional and efficient

  24. A good listener. Very responsive and clear.

  25. They answered all my questions and was very polite.

  26. I was very pleased with my visit with Ms. Chiu. She was informative, knowledgeable, and very thorough. I felt like I had received more information and a better plan of care in that one visit with her than I have in over a year from previous providers.

  27. very good and concerned about my health.

  28. a very attentive listener. fast and efficient experience.

  29. Stella is one capable person in her profession. I don't think mediocracy is in her vocabulary.

  30. Ms. Chu is very professional, very kind, nice, understanding, and compassionate. She really cares about me, I feel.

  31. Honestly, one of the very few good experiences with a provider. I felt listened to, examined physically (which NEVER happens) and things were explained clearly to me. I truly liked Stella Chiu. I will be back.

  32. She did a great job listening to my complex history.

  33. Ms Chiu was very attentive and knowledgeable.

  34. Stella Chiu was thorough in her questions and a good engaged active listener. She was very well briefed on my medical background. She provided detailed responses to questions and made helpful suggestions. Her mycharts notes were excellent and she provided clear directions and resources that can help me mitigate/manage my digestive health issues.

  35. Very thorough and communicative. Listened to all my questions and answered in a thoughtful, gentle manner. Understanding and informative.

  36. Hello, my appointment was very much on time. They gave me plenty of information ahead of time on my phone and the doctor took plenty of time with me talk to me, and was really jovial, very helpful, answered all my questions, and all, all the way around, every time I've gone it's been a very, very nice experience. It's nice to have a doctor that cares.

  37. It was productive.She explained what her plans for me were and we put them into action.

  38. She was very professional. She was very helpful. She she came up you know, she gave me an exam first, and came up with a plan for me to follow and we'll see how I do on it, and I can't ask for any more than that. That was it was really really good. Thank you.