Dr. Paula Vanderford

Palliative Medicine
Doernbecher Children's Hospital
700 SW Campus Dr, 
Portland, OR 
Doernbecher Children's Hospital
700 SW Campus Dr, 
Portland, OR 
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Paula Vanderford is a Palliative Medicine provider in Portland, Oregon. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants, and Endoscopy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Palliative Medicine
Licenses
Pediatrics in OR
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Doernbecher Children's Hospital
700 SW Campus Dr, Portland, OR 97239
Call: 503-418-5800

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

8 Total Publications

Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Two Quality Improvement Interventions Across 10 Pediatric Intensive Care Units: Video Laryngoscopy-Assisted Coaching and Apneic Oxygenation.
Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Two Quality Improvement Interventions Across 10 Pediatric Intensive Care Units: Video Laryngoscopy-Assisted Coaching and Apneic Oxygenation.
Journal: American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality
Published: December 22, 2021
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