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Diana Rinkevich, MD
Board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine for cardiovascular disease and the National Board of Echocardiography
Diana Rinkevich, MD, is the medical director of the CMH-OHSU Health Cardiology Clinic and the CMH Cardiac Rehab Program. She helped found the Cardiology Clinic at CMH in 2010.
Dr. Rinkevich is an associate professor of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University. She received her medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. She completed a residency in internal medicine and a four-year cardiology fellowship at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel. Dr. Rinkevich also completed a cardiovascular imaging fellowship at the University of Virginia and a residency in internal medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami.
Timothy Becker, DO
Board-certified in cardiology, internal medicine and nuclear cardiology by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine
Timothy Becker, DO, joined the CMH-OHSU Health Cardiology Clinic in August 2020.
Dr. Becker earned his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine, as well as a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine, at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, Oregon. In addition to his board certifications in internal medicine, cardiology and nuclear cardiology, Dr. Becker is board-eligible for echocardiography.
Heather McLean, FNP-C
Board-certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Family nurse practitioner Heather McLean joined the CMH-OHSU Health Cardiology Clinic in June 2020.
McLean earned both her master's and bachelor's degrees in nursing from Oregon Health & Science University. She has over 14 years of experience as a nurse practitioner and has spent more than 11 years working in cardiology. Prior to earning her master's degree, she worked for nearly 20 years as a nurse.
Dave Cantrell, PA-C
Board-certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Physician assistant Dave Cantrell has been a full-time provider in the CMH-OHSU Health Cardiology Clinic since November 2022.
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.
Timeline of CMH-OHSU Health Cardiology Clinic
October 2010: CMH Cardiology Clinic opens under the leadership of cardiologist Diana Rinkevich, MD, with one nurse.
May 2015: OHSU cardiologist Charles Henrikson, MD, surgically implants cardiac devices in two patients at CMH, allowing for implantable cardiac defibrillator or pacemaker surgeries to be done locally.
2019: Two providers serve patients at 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.
2023: The CMH-OHSU Health Cardiology Clinic surpasses 10,000 provider and ancillary encounters in the clinic.
Today: The clinic now has six providers.
Categories: Cardiology
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