If one were to drive to Corvallis, Oregon and take the Pacific Highway North, you will come a small side street called Elk...

Bertha Sawyer, DO 1872-1974 Of the early the osteopathic physicians who practiced in Oregon, Bertha Sawyer was the ve...

Everett and Hezekiah “Hezzie” Moore Early DOs in the State of Oregon Like many osteopathic physicians at the time, th...

May 18, 1940—February 1, 2000 One of the more remarkable and interesting DOs who practiced in Oregon was Cleon Miller....

John Bauers, DO 1925-1998 After WW II, a large number of refugees/displaced persons (DP’s) from Europe who had to lea...

Surrounded by mountains on all sides, in the valley including Medford, Jacksonville and other small towns is the home of H...

Ira J. Neher, DO 1901—1994  In the years following the 1927 legislative action broadening the scope of practice...

John Stiger, DO continues to document his interviews with pioneers of the osteopathic profession in Oregon. Below is his l...

Al Turner, DO July 1944- All osteopathic physicians receive instruction in osteopathic manipulation (OMM) as part of thei...

J. Scott Heatherington, DO Probably the most influential DO of his generation in Oregon was J. Scott Heatherington. ...

One of the important factors distinguishing the osteopathic profession has been that so many of these physicians have loca...

Emma Caruthers Morris, DO April 7, 1873-November 9, 1961 Sherman Grant Morris, DO 1867—1941  The author recen...

Because of the location of the osteopathic schools in the Midwest and East Coast most new graduates of osteopathic trainin...

Since the first osteopathic physicians arrived in 1900, the profession has been blessed by a succession of doctors who hav...

In the final years before the untimely closure of Eastmoreland Hospital a cadre of young osteopathically trained specialis...

Many of the doctors that I have interviewed have such interesting and influential lives that our attempts to summarize the...

Since its inception and development as a unique healing art by A.T. Still in the late 1800s the concept of osteopathic med...

Fred Herscher, DO June 18, 1908—April 28, 2008 As one drives south from Eugene, Oregon you will note that there are n...

Until recently, being a general surgeon in a small osteopathic hospital meant that the surgeon was called upon to perform...

Portland Osteopathic Hospital, later Eastmoreland General Hospital was blessed by having a cadre of highly qualified speci...

The purpose of writing these essays has been to create a better understanding of the history of the Osteopathic profession...

One of the foundations of full acceptance of the Osteopathic profession in the State of Oregon has been the competent and...

In the 1940's the Osteopathic Profession began to flourish as never before.  During those war years they were calle...

  Dr. Willis , Genie to her friends, came to Oregon and the Osteopathic Profession in a manner that...

If one were to drive west on Highway 26, “The Sunset Highway” from Portland, you will soon see the rich farmlands of the...

As a young boy I remember a trip my family took, heading north out of Ukiah, California. It was night and I remember pee...

If one travels East of Portland, Oregon, on highway #26 toward Mt. Hood, you will pass through the little town of Sandy,...

Over the years, the Oregon Osteopathic Association (OOA) has been fortunate in having a succession of executive director...

How DOs select the place where they will spend their careers is always interesting and often entertaining.  Dr. Lar...

Occasionally, the son or daughter of an Osteopathic Physician will follow in the footsteps of their father or mother.&nb...

One of the challenges that all medical organizations face is finding people who will step forward and assume responsibilit...

John Aaronson,DO Nov 6,1922—June 28, 2014 One of the enjoyable aspects of this history project has been getting acquai...

In early 1908, the state of Oregon licensed the first group of DOs to practice in the state of Oregon. Out of the original...

Sheridan Thiringer, DO and more about the history of the Forest Grove Osteopathic Hospital   As part of our ongo...

Today, it was my privilege to interview Dr. Arthur Rott and his wife Christi at their home in West Linn, Oregon.  D...