Legacy Health Partners
Cory Donovan, MD
Specialist
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My Specialties:
Surgical Oncology, Board-certified, Fellowship Trained -
My Areas of Focus:
Breast Cancer, Breast Health, Cancer, Cancer Genetics, Cancer Survivorship, Clinical Trials, Complete Women's Health, High Risk Screening, Nipple-sparing Mastectomy, Oncoplastic Surgery, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, Skin-sparing Mastectomy -
Languages:
English -
Gender:
Female
PATIENT RATING: 5.0 OUT OF 5 ( 116 RATINGS & 68 COMMENTS)
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Legacy Medical Group-Surgical Oncology
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1040 N.W. 22nd Ave., Suite 560
Building 2, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center campus
Portland, OR 97227 - 503-413-5525
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Legacy Medical Group-Surgical Oncology
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2121 NE 139th, Suite 120
Vancouver, WA 98686-2316 - 360-487-1020
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About Me:
Dr. Donovan received her medical degree from University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, MN and completed her General Surgery Residency at OHSU in Portland, OR. She then completed a Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. She is board certified in General Surgery. Her special interests include helping patients navigate a new breast cancer diagnosis, monitoring high-risk patients, addressing the needs of special populations with breast cancer, and oncoplastic breast surgery. She enjoys discussing a patient’s goals before beginning any treatment and tailoring care to each person’s lifestyle. Outside of work, Dr. Donovan enjoys hiking and running slowly in the forest, cooking surprising meals on a camp stove, and spending time with her daughter.
Education:
Medical School:
University of Minnesota
Training:
General Surgery Residency
Certification:
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Year I Started Practice:
2009
Hospitals Served:
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
Publication:
JAMA Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Patient Rating
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I already have recommended Dr. Cory to a friend in Eastern Washington, she came over with breast cancer & Dr. Cory took care of her. Everyone in her office are so pleasant & friendly, you feel calmness there. I was terrifed when I was told I had breast cancer, all who worked with me, kept me calm and assured that they would take the best care of me, which they did. I'm happy.
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Even though Dr Donovan was running late to see me, this shouldn't be a negative. She takes the time patients need and I completely understood that's why she was running a bit behind. She's the most amazing doctor!
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Doctor was wonderful
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Dr. Donovan is friendly, respectful, engaged, knowledgeable and caring.
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She was softly direct. Answered all my questions. Was thorough and very pleasant and caring. She gave me some confidence I will be ok.
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Very impressed with Dr Donovan on my 1st visit with her...seems very knowledgeable in her field.
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Dr. Donovan is the greatest. Love her!
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Dr. Donovan is comforting, she helps lift your spirit & truly cares. She listens & I have faith & trust in her advice.
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Two surgeries with several follow up visits with Dr Donovan. This was my final visit with her. She's the most compassionate, knowledgeable and easy to communicate with doctor I have ever known. I hope I don't need her services again, but I heartily recommend her !
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Excellent care. Complete explanation of care plan. I feel very fortunate to have connected with Dr Donovan.
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Dr. Cory Donovan is so caring & compassionate! She really listens to my concerns and knows & cares about my genetic background/history. I will recommend Dr. Cory Donovan to friends & family.
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Dr. Donovan listens and it is obvious she cares. She is the best!
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Dr. Donovan, is without a doubt, one of the best providers I have had the chance to work with. She is genuine, caring, and made me feel heard.
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Dr Donovan is the best! Compassionate and skilled.I trust her with my life
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I am very satisfied with Dr. Donovan and the oncology team during my care of breast cancer.
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Very positive doctor, likes her patients. I trust her to do everything possible to care for me. I wouldn't hesitate to see her again if needed.
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Itt was excellent
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Dr. Donovan was professional, knowledgeable, kind, and friendly. Her staff was as well.
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My experience with Dr. Donovan and her staff greatly relieved my concerns about the decisions I had to make prior to surgery and my anxiety about undergoing surgery.
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Dr. Donovan was amazing. Love her explanation and enthusiasm.
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So caring and compassionate. Amazing at her job. Thank you!
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I've always had a great experience with Dr.Cory Donovan. She's exceptional as a person and professional. She is so personal and friendly yet very professional and shows genuine concern for me as a patient. She's one of the best doctors I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. Cancer is very scary but Dr. Donovan knows how to be so supportive and sensitive that I felt like I was her only patient. She's truly an amazing doctor!!
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Dr Donovan was real. She valued me and my husband and listened to us and did everything in her power to help relieve our concerns and fears. She is a Wonder Woman! I am so grateful that I got her as my surgeon
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Dr Donovan is the most amazing, personable doctor. She is also a fantastic surgeon. Anyone would be lucky to have her.
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Dr. Donovan is awesome! She informative, caring & puts you at ease. Wish I didn't have cancer, but feel lukcy to have her as my dr. Thank you! You are special!
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Friendly, organized, & informative
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Dr. Donovan is attentive and helpful to anything I've had questions about. I would recommend anyone who is needing a surgical oncologist to go see her as she treated me with such care and kindness.
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I love my Oncologist Surgeon ~ She is Amazing and I brought her a Thank you card for making me feel so safe during this past year and half.
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Dr. Donovan's team and the surgical team including anesthesiologist were awesome.
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Dr. Donovan is outstanding: highly killed, empathetic, good communicator.
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This is the second time I saw Dr. Donovan. She is professional, warm, caring and puts me at ease.
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It was my first visit the doctor was incredibly knowledgeable and kind with me, even with all the 1000 questions I had with my current health issue.
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Great doctor & excellent care. The staff in the office were very helpful.
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Dr. completely explained my condition.
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If I could rate Dr. Donovan any higher, I would. She is heading up my cancer treatment plan, and I thank my lucky stars every day that I was paired with her. She is knowledgable, thoughtful, caring, and most of all...empathetic. I cannot give enough praise to how wonderful she is.
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Excellent care!
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Dr Donovan is the best!! Although I am no longer scheduled to see her, I know if ANY problems or questions arise, or just need her advice on navigating health care questions, she will be there for me. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing breast cancer surgery.
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It has been a great experience with Dr. Donovan. She is very caring and concerned about my health. She is also a good listener.
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Dr. Cory Donovan is the MOST caring doctor I have ever seen. She is knowledgeable and compassionate. I trust her with my life.
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My visit with Dr. Donovan is on a specific medical condition. She allayed my concerns and made me more comfortable for the treatment that is to come.
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Dr. Cory Donovan was very pleasant and knew all about my genetic test & my families cancer issues. I'm glad that I will be working with her on my team.
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Only real negative was failure of MyHealth to include all info I had submitted. Very frustrating to be asked many questions I had already answered on line which somehow disappeared from my file. I spent at least one hour on online forms; only approx. 50% transferred over.
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Dr. Donovan was extremely knowledgeable, relatable, kind and professional. She was very down to earth realistic. She listened to my concerns with full attention. I have worked in healthcare for 20 years, I have met very few providers that are as exceptional and well rounded, completely approachable as she is. I am very thankful and grateful that I had her in my corner.
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Dr Donovan was extraordinary. I trusted her immediately (which isn't my norm). She is thorough, doesn't rush you, understands your concerns (uses active listening) and is compassionate. I will recommend her to anyone with similar issues as mine
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She makes me feel very comfortable and I trust her
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Dr. Donovan has a wonderful personality! She listens attentively, answers questions thoroughly, and respects her patients.
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This was my first and only visit. I was referred by a specialist at OHSU. I do not have enough information to answer this question.
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I was extremely impressed with my provider and her assistant. They showed great compassion, empathy and concern for my referral/visit. My provider came highly recommended!
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Dr. Donovan is the best of the best. Her skill as a dr., surgeon and ompasionate human being are top notch. I can't say enough good things about her!
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It was completely ridiculous that I had to enter my health info three slightly different ways. I spent 45 minutes, 30 minutes and 40 minutes on these tasks, and at the end of all of it I am not provided with this info for my records. Its a one-way information harvesting exercise that seems not dis-similar to being Interrogated at length. Then, just to push things Into a Fellini-movie level of absurdity there were THREE MORE rounds of Info harvesting once I arrived at my appointment. The system Is SO broken and the people working there can't even joke about it.
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Dr. Donovan is very professional, knowledgeable, and kind. She explained the rationale for the tests & treatment and answered all of my questions. The office visit was a very positive experience.
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All of the staff seemed to work closely with each other from the receptionists as well as each doctor. I was very comfortable with all of them. Very friendly & professional.
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This was a followup visit to cancer surgery a year ago
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Smart, clear good communication patient advocate. Listens and cares - on a level very few others do.
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Dr. Donovan had obviously reviewed my health history in detail, took time to explain what my cancer was and what the plan forward would be. She is an extremely good listener and addressed any concerns I had.
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This provider took the time to explain everything to me so I could understand what she meant. She was very respectful and did not rush through the appointment.
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Love this team!
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Dr Donovan and her staff are excellent!
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I really like Dr Donovan! ...and I don't necessarily like every provider I am referred to. I'm in good hands.
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Dr. Donovan is an exceptional doctor. She always takes care to listen, provides detailed information to questions, treatments, and procedures. She is very thorough during office visits and surgeries and I always felt that I was taken care of and in good hands. Her empathy and kindness as a doctor helped me through a very difficult time and process with my health. I am very grateful for being in her care and trust her implicitly with my health and related decisions. Her surgery team of nurses was also amazing and I don't know how to reach out to all of them for taking such good care of me from start to finish.
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Dr Donovan was amazing and explained my results very well so I could understand what I will be experiencing to come.
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I have interacted professionally with thousands of health care professionals. Dr. Donovan is definitely up there with the best! She is personable, warm, a fantastic communicator about complex subjects, and she inspired my complete confidence, and all this in a climate of discussing treatment of a particularly nasty breast cancer. I am grateful to be in her care.
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Dr Donovan was very thorough. Her demeanor was very kind and her comments thoughtful.
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I liked Dr. Donovan from the minute she walked in at my 1st appointment. I completely trust her expertise. She is the most personable, respectful, caring, compassionate dr. I have had. She is very knowledgeable & able to explain everything in a very understandable way. She is very approachable and does NOT act arrogant. She is confident with her skilled medical background which helped me feel confident w/her.
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Dr DONOVAN made me feel so safe. Which was everything.
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This visit with Dr. Cory Donovan was the first time I met her. She is very kind and most interested in how I am doing.
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Dr Donovan was amazing. She spent a lot of time with us, answering our questions, and never once made it seem like we were out of time. She was knowledgeable and sympathetic to what we are going through.
Dr. Donovan and her entire staff are the most caring, efficient and competent medical group that I've ever had take care of me. I can't say enough about how confident I feel in their care. I only wish that Dr. Donovan was able to be my primary care physician. But my surgical experience and recovery were outstanding under her care. God bless her and her staff.