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Medical Director Oregon Medical Laser Center at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Chair Holder, Endowed Chair in Medical Laser Technology Portland, Oregon |
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Dr. Kenton Gregory came to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center from Harvard University Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Wellman Laboratories to start the Oregon Medical Laser Center (OMLC) in 1991. A cardiologist and engineer with specialties in photobiology and laser biophysics, he is one of very few people in the world with both the engineering expertise to develop innovative laser treatment devices and the medical knowledge to apply these devices in treating patients.
Dr. Gregory holds a degree in medicine from the University of Southern California. In addition to directing the work of the OMLC, he is a staff cardiologist at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, an assistant professor of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, and an associate professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering at the Oregon Graduate Institute, part of Oregon Health & Science University.
http://www.providence.org/oregon/foundations/excellence-gregory.htm
The Oregon Medical Laser Center (OMLC) is one of the country’s leading biomedical laser research facilities and the only center of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. Based at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, OMLC researches and develops innovative uses for lasers to diagnose and treat heart attack, stroke and cancer; produces biocompatible tissues for research in the repair and replacement of diseased and injured arteries and skin; and has successfully developed a bandage that stops severe external bleeding, with future research focused on developing a similar bandage suitable for internal use. The center collaborates with Oregon State University, Portland State University and Oregon Health & Science University, as well as several commercial firms in many of its research endeavors.
http://www.providence.org/oregon/programs_and_services/heart/omlc