OHSU Dotter Interventional Institute

Dr. Kaufman and his team saved my foot and likely my life. When no one else would take my case at Kaiser, him and his team worked tirelessly through 3 surgeries to help me. I am so grateful that I was in his care! He makes you feel as comfortable as possible through it all and will answer any questions without making you feel like you are a burden. Thank you so much for everything you have done for me!
May 8th, 2023

Jun 24th, 2020

Learned a lot here
Mar 14th, 2018

Im a long-time patient of Dr. Delougherya senior hematologist at OHSU/Castle Connolly physician for over a decade. He sent me to OHSU IR on 2/1/2022 for a routine port placement. Him and I as well as my out-of-state cardiologist, who specifically treats patients with my condition, had thoroughly discussed the risks/benefits prior to the procedure and both of their recommendation was a port over any other central access. After the procedure I also discussed it with 3 of my other specialists, all of whom said they recommended a port over anything else (and oversee patients with them). I went in for a routine port placement on February 1st. My initial discussions with the nurses/PA went as imagined, everything demonstrated the port was to be placed as planned. The PA gathered information from me, said he was going to his morning meeting and would be back shortly with the attending. A while later, Daniel Hillman appeared (a recent graduate from University of Florida/current junior resident at OHSU Dotter Department of IR), came in and said Im NOT placing that port. I asked why and he started rattling off these medically unfounded reasonsI was guaranteed a septic infection within a year, WHEN that septic infection happened, hed have to carve a section out of my chest, ports are only for cancer patients, I didnt need one, I would need to be accessed and deaccessed after every single treatment (which is false, verified by my infusion and cardiac nursesStanford Practice of Care is a needle change at least once a week; if their standard is different they are increasing risk of infection), giving me no sources or data to back up his claims. He instead told me that he would only place a groshong (which are typically for dialysis patients, have a different lifetime with different side effects & different problems), something that would constantly stick out of my chest about 12 and that was NEVER discussed or recommended by my team of specialists that see me on a regular basis. I was fear-mongered into a line that I did not want or properly consent to, 20 minutes prior to my procedure. I also asked Dr. Hillman to contact BOTH my hematologist and cardiologist to consult with them on his decisionhe misinformed my cardiologist as to WHY he wanted to change the modality, and didnt reach Dr. Deloughery at all. I proceeded with the placement of the line, rather than them calling off the procedure if they had any questions or concerns either, and immediately started having problems the next day. As I later learned, they didnt check my coagulopathy panels or ask about my taking low-dose aspirin daily and it caused issues they chose not to address. My line bled from the insertion site for 8 weeks, I did three separate rounds of tranexamic acid under my hematologist (after IR dumped me while continuing to have bleeding episodes through my dressings) and it still wouldnt stop bleeding. I was regularly blamed by the nursing staff although I was seeking help, answers, and wanting to switch to the port ordered to begin with, that I was told they were working on switching at OHSU (all the way up to being told it would be fixed by the IR department chair, Dr. Kaufman). On 4/1, Providence took over care of my line and replaced the groshong with a port. The cardiologist mentioned there were small clots developed as well as significant scar tissue already covering the entire line. Since having the port placed, Ive had no issues (knock on wood). No bleeding or pain, I can sleep, shower, go swimming and work out like a normal person would. I have so much more control over my line and my treatment. I fully understand that as physicians and nurses, they cannot grasp that, or the trauma that things like this inflict, but ultimately this will be multiple reports to different state boards and the attorney general after the Covington report came out in December on OHSUs general mishandlings with misconduct/negligence and it now continuing into patient care.
Jul 25th, 2021