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All PDEC physicians are Board Certified in Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes. To become certified in the Specialty, physicians must first be Board Certified in Internal Medicine. They are then required to complete a 2-3 year endocrinology fellowship training program, and must pass a comprehensive national exam. Our physicians are certified in thyroid ultrasound and are members of the following organizations:

Oregon Medical Association
Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Additional information about each Provider:

	James C. Beard, MD: A graduate of Yale University, Dr. Beard received his Medical Degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill. His residency was at the Tulane School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. A native Oregonian, Dr. Beard returned to the Northwest for his fellowship training at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He has written or co-authored many articles regarding diabetes and other endocrine conditions. Prior to joining PDEC in 1991, Dr. Beard was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington. Dr. Beard presently serves as Medical Director for the Diabetes Institute at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital; his practice is based at our office on Northwest 22^nd.
	Richard W. Bergstrom, MD: Dr. Bergstrom graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA and then received his Medical Degree from the University of Washington. He fulfilled his internship and residency requirements at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio TX. Dr. Bergstrom returned to the University of Washington in Seattle for his Endocrinology fellowship and stayed on as an Instructor until joining PDEC in 1990. Dr. Bergstrom is Past President of the Gales Creek Camp Foundation for Children with Diabetes, and still serves on the Board of Directors. He is also Past President of the Oregon Affiliate of the American Diabetes Association. Dr. Bergstrom was honored to be invited to Washington, DC in 1997 for the Presidential signing of new legislation mandating insurance coverage for diabetes education and supplies. He has written and/or co-authored many articles and chapters regarding diabetes and other endocrine conditions. Dr. Bergstrom maintains clinic hours at both PDEC locations.
	Stephen O. Bookin, MD: After graduating from Yale University, Dr. Bookin obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine. He did his postgraduate internship and residency at the University of Minnesota Hospitals, followed by a National Institute of Health (N.I.H.) fellowship at the same location. Dr. Bookin was in private practice in Portland before merging with the doctors of PDEC in 1994. He co-authored the Portland Protocol, which is a nationally recognized insulin drip protocol used for hospital patients following surgery. Dr. Bookin is Chairman of the Scientific Education committee for the Oregon Affiliate of the American Diabetes Association, and has been a recipient of the organization’s Macleod Award. He is Medical Director of Providence Diabetes Services and bases his practice at our Barnes Road location.
	Gigi Dawood, DO: Dr. Dawood attended Wheaton College and Elmhurst College, both in Illinois, and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Before deciding to become a doctor, she was a Registered Nurse in a Cardiac Critical Care Unit and was a member of Sigma Theta Tau ( nursing honorary society). Dr. Dawood graduated from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. She moved to the University of Wisconsin in Madison for her internship and residency. In 2003 Dr. Dawood served as a volunteer in Punta Gorda, Belize where she worked in the village clinic and assisted with rural outreach. In 2004 she completed her endocrinology fellowship at the University of Wisconsin and accepted an offer to join PDEC. Dr. Dawood practices at both the Northwest and Barnes Road offices.
	Scott P. Grady, MD: Born and raised in California, Dr. Grady received his Bachelor of Science in Microbiology & Molecular Biology from U.C.L.A. He then attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where he graduated from medical school and completed his Residency at McGill’s Jewish General Hospital. He completed his Endocrinology fellowship in 2001 at Harvard’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts . He fulfilled an academic appointment as a Clinical Research Fellow at the Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Grady practices at our Northwest 22^nd office.
	James. L. Neifing, MD: Dr. Neifing attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign where he received both a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. He received his M.D. in 1986 from the University of Illinois, College of Medicine, in Peoria. Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland was the scene of his residency, with an Endocrinology fellowship following at the University of Washington. Dr. Neifing returned to Portland when he joined PDEC in 1991. Dr. Neifing is on the Board of the Gales Creek Camp Foundation for Children with Diabetes and usually serves as a supervising physician at summer camp. He is on the Medical Executive Committee for the Legacy Hospital System and chairs both the Endocrine Section and the Osteoporosis program. Dr. Neifing sees patients at both PDEC locations.
	Hyun S. Suh, MD: Born in Seoul, Korea, Dr. Suh attended the University of California, Davis where she received a degree in Biochemistry and an award as Outstanding Senior. She received her Medical Degree from the same institution and completed both her internship and residency at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose. Dr. Suh joined PDEC in 1993, upon completion of her Endocrinology fellowship at the University of California in San Francisco. Dr. Suh practices at our Barnes Road location.
	Fawn M. Wolf, MD: In July of 2008, PDEC welcomed Dr. Fawn Wolf to our group practice. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Dr. Wolf graduated with High Honors in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Dr. Wolf obtained her Medical Degree from the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo in 2002. She showed an interest in Endocrinology then, winning the Endocrine Student of the Year Award and joining the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. In 2000, she spent two weeks in Peru on a medical mission to provide care to an underserved population. Dr. Wolf completed her postgraduate internship and residency in Internal Medicine right here in Portland, Oregon at Legacy Health Systems where she was Chief Medical Resident. She is presently finishing her Endocrine Fellowship at Oregon Health Sciences University, during which time she's volunteered at the Chris Dudley Camp for children with diabetes. Dr. Wolf practices at our Barnes Road location.
	Jennifer L. Murdoch, ANP-C: Jennifer is an Adult Nurse Practitioner specializing in the treatment of individuals with diabetes. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Oregon Health and Science University. She later obtained a Master in Nursing with certificates as both an Adult and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner from Oregon Health and Science University. Before joining PDEC in 2006, she worked with an Endocrinologist in Bend Oregon emphasizing diabetes education and treatment, focusing on insulin pump therapy. She began her career as a Nurse Practitioner at an Obesity Weight Loss Clinic and had previously worked as a County Public Health Nurse and on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.