OREGON LUNG SPECIALISTS

The board-certified physicians at Oregon Lung Specialists focus on adult pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine and provide high-quality, compassionate care for those with COPD, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis and cystic fibrosis. Patients with sleep disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea, RLS and insomnia, are also treated.

Khuram Ameen, MD

Medical Degree: M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India
Fellowship: State University of New York at Buffalo, NY
Residency: State University of New York at Buffalo, NY
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Patient Care Emphasis: Adult Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

James Christon, MD

Medical Degree: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Patient Care Emphasis: Adult Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Karthik Mahadevan, MD

Medical Degree: Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, India
Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Residency: Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Patient Care Emphasis: Adult Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Jennifer McKinney, PA-C

Graduate Education: California State University Northridge, CA
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Patient Care Emphasis: Adult Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Katsufumi Nishida, MD

Medical Degree: Shiga University of Medical Science, Tsukinowa-cho, Japan
Fellowship: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Residency: University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Patient Care Emphasis: Adult Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Binaya Rimal, MD

Medical Degree: Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Fellowship: New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Residency: St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Patient Care Emphasis: Adult Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Indulal Rughani, MD

Medical Degree: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Fellowship: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Patient Care Emphasis: Adult Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Matthew Walter, MD

Medical Degree: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Fellowship: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Residency: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Patient Care Emphasis: Adult Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

PROVIDERS

Khuram Ameen, MD

James Christon, MD

Martha Griffith, PA

Karthik Mahadevan, MD

Jennifer McKinney, PA-C

Katsufumi Nishida , MD

Cassie Palensky, PA

Binya Rimal, MD

Indulal Rughani, MD

Matthew Walter, MD

SERVICES

Advanced diagnostics, staging and treatment of lung cancers, using endobronchial ultrasound, PleurX catheter and endobronchial electrosurgery

Bronchoscopy

Thoracentesis