Cantrell earned his master’s degree in physician assistant studies from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He has more than 20 years of experience as a physician assistant in cardiology, providing care in busy referral centers in the Pacific Northwest. During his career, he has also worked at health care organizations in Washington state and Idaho as a physician assistant, registered nurse, paramedic and flight paramedic. Kevin Wei, MD Board-certified in cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine Kevin Wei, MD, joined the CMH-OHSU Health Cardiology Clinic in August 2024. Dr. Wei went to medical school at the University of Toronto in Canada, where he also completed a residency and fellowship. He has a special certification in echocardiography from the National Board of Echocardiography and is especially interested in how it helps providers see the structure and pumping function of the heart better. Dr. Wei sees patients who have a variety of heart problems, including heart valve conditions. Tyler Schulz, DO Board-certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine Tyler Schulz, DO, will join the CMH-OHSU Health Cardiology Clinic in early September 2024. Dr. Schulz earned his medical degree from Pacific Northwest University in Yakima, Washington. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in general cardiology with Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, Oregon. Today: The clinic now has six providers. 2023: The CMH-OHSU Health Cardiology Clinic surpasses 10,000 provider and ancillary encounters in the clinic. July 1, 2021: The CMH Cardiology Clinic is renamed the CMH-OHSU Health Cardiology Clinic in an expansion of the collaboration between CMH and OHSU. 2019: Two providers serve patients at the clinic. Patient receives new heart, participates in CMH Cardiac Rehab For 50 years, Janet Hansen had no idea she was born with a heart problem. In September 2022, she noticed that, physically, she wasn’t doing well. At her first appointment with the Providence Advanced Heart Failure team in Portland, the doctor took her hands and said, “You need a heart transplant.” “That was kind of the beginning,” Hansen says. Hansen was referred to CMH Cardiac Rehab before and after her transplant. She took a look at the exercise machines in the Cardiac Rehab gym and was a little intimidated. She had never been able to be a physically active person, and, looking back, she now understands why. This time, she knew she had to do the hard work for the transplant to be successful. The caregivers she encountered in Cardiac Rehab were friendly and matter-of-fact, showing her which machines and settings to use. She previously had trouble using her arms while exercising, because her heart couldn’t take the stress. In Cardiac Rehab, she worked to build up her arm and leg strength. “They really care, and when you have to come, this isn’t just a gym — if you’ve been referred here, there are a lot of emotions that go along with that,” Hansen says. “They are so caring, and they’re never judgmental about anything. The other people with you are pretty much in the same boat, and it’s nice to have people that understand what you’re going through. “I just want to say a huge thank-you to the people I’ve worked with here. They’ve been awesome,” she says. GET STARTED Patients need a referral from a physician to participate in Cardiac Rehab. If you’ve had a heart problem, ask your primary care provider or your cardiologist if Cardiac Rehab is right for you. To learn more, visit columbiamemorial.org/cardiac-rehab. COLUMBIAMEMORIAL.ORG LATE SUMMER 2024 5
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