Legacy Health Partners
Jennifer Garreau, MD
Specialist
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My Specialties:
Surgical Oncology; Surgical Oncology, Board-certified, Fellowship Trained -
My Areas of Focus:
Breast Cancer, Melanoma -
Languages:
English, Interpreters available for other languages -
Gender:
Female
PATIENT RATING: 5.0 OUT OF 5 ( 101 RATINGS & 63 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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19250 S.W. 65th Ave., Ste. 260
Tualatin, OR 97062-8353 - 503-413-5525
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About Me:
Jennifer Garreau, M.D., is a board-certified general surgeon and fellowship-trained surgical oncologist with Legacy Medical Group-Surgical Oncology specializing in breast and skin cancer. Dr. Garreau earned her medical degree from the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine and completed her internship and residency in general surgery at Oregon Health & Science University. She completed a fellowship in surgical oncology at the John Wayne Cancer Institute, Los Angeles. Dr. Garreau earned a 2009 ASCO Cancer Foundation Merit Award for her outstanding contribution to melanoma research, in addition to numerous honors and awards for her breast cancer research. She is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with breast cancer and melanoma.
Education:
Fellowship:
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Residency:
Oregon Health & Science University
Medical School:
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, LA, CA
Undergraduate:
Yale University
Year I Started Practice:
2001
Hospitals Served:
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center, Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
Patient Rating
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Dr. Garreau is EXCELLENT! She is kind, thorough, a great listener and genuine. She is obviously a brilliant physician. I am so grateful for her. I felt totally assured that she is doing everything that is needed on my behalf. Thanks sooo much to the Legacy system for it's OUTSTANDING physicians, and staff. Legacy is clearly the BEST medical system I have ever been a patient in.
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I left the appoiintment feeling confident about the care I would receive and with a good understanding of the process.
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Dr. Garreau is one of the best doctors I have ever worked with. She is very thorough and very open/honest about her opinions. I wish all providers in health care would have her demeanor, caring attitude, and detailed discussions with their patients.
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Everyone in her office cares deeply regarding patients. Very professional, competent and caring, all of them.
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Dr. Garreau is kind, attentive, concerned and informed. I appreciate her humor and her style of making me comfortable in a scary situation. I love Dr. Garreau!
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Dr. Garreau was great at answering my follow up questions at post operation check up. The whole experience from my first consultation, pre-op, surgery & post-op was smooth. I felt very confident and comfortable with her care.
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Dr. Garreau was personable, brought positive energy into the room, knew about what I have (rare cancer) and explained tests, staging prognosis, follow-up for the care needed thoroughly. I felt completely taken care of.
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Dr. Garreau and the staff are very professional, caring and helpful. Dr. Garreau is an exceptionally capable doctor and very compassionate. I trust her completely.
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The appointment with this provider, a surgical oncologist, was a referral from my dermatologist. It was the initial visit, and resulted in a scheduled surgery. Dr. Garreau was extremely thorough, clearly outlined and explained the pending surgery, and the proposed post-surgery care.
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I was referred to Dr. Garreau for breast cancer. Only saw her twice so not sure all questions pertain to my circumstance. BUT I loved her, she is a jewel!!
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From the 1st phone call my husband made through the visit with Dr. Garreau, everyone was very responsive, professional and personable. Dr. Garreau spent over an hour with me and my husband discussing medical reports (ultrasound biopsy & pathology) and explaining possible surgical procedures and outcomes.
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Dr. Garreau is the BEST medical provider I've had in my life and I'm [age removed]! She is smart, caring, personable, happy, kind, thoughtful, etc., & etc. I am thankful!
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Dr Garreau and her are always kind and professional. I appreciate their excellent care.
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Dr Garreau Is excellent, and her entire team are very kind in addition to being on top of everything!
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Everyone I encountered from my first visit to current treatment have been kind, communicative & helpful. Because of everyone & particularly Dr. Garreau is why I chose Dr. G. to be my surgeon.
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My visit wa for breast cancer from which I'm now recovering and I cannot be happier with the professional care I have received from legacy good Sam. I'm in good hands.
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Everything was good - But initially the office was without anyone in reception - someone did show up within less than 5 minutes.
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It was a paragon of what a doctor's appointment should be. Legacy is bringing the patient into the center of patient care.
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Dr. Garreau was AMAZING! In all my years of receiving medical care, I have never had a provider treat me as well as she did! She was caring, thorough, informative, kind and professional.
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I think it would be helpful to know exactly how long each office visit/hospital visit "should take", for ride scheduling purposes. I found it a "less painful" experience due unto knowledgeable and friendly staff. Thank you.
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Kind, caring, full of energy, compassionate, human, wonderful
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Dr. Garreau is the BEST physician I have ever encountered. Knowledgeable, pleasant, witty, concerned -- she is EVERYTHING. She treated me for breast cancer (she was my surgeon) and her availability, her kindness, her thoroughness, her understanding are UNPARALLELED in my experience.
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In the exact words of my Mother who is [age removed], "Dr. Garreau is the best Doctor I have ever seen". As her care giver I totally agree, Dr. Garreau is a gem and my Mother looks forward to her next appointment.
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Such a good experience. I'm glad I was referred to her. Kind, knowledgeable, great listener. It's obvious she really cares. I do wish she had more clinic hours at Meridian Park Hospital however. I would have liked to have seen her there at three months post surgery, but had to wait 6 due to her limited schedule.
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Very clear communication, stated she would spend as much time as needed explaining what I wanted to know, clear about the next steps and when to expect follow up.
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She was very professional and friendly.
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Dr. Garreau is THE BEST provider ever. Not only is she an excellent surgeon, but she's very friendly and has a wonderful personality.
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Dr. Garreau and her staff are the very best. Dr. Garreau is so compassionate and caring. She makes you feel that she is there for you in every way and explains everything in layman terms and you never feel rushed. She is the very best!
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Doctor Garreau is possibly the best doctor I have ever encountered.
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Considering the amount of stress surrounding the surgical oncology specialty, you really can't go wrong finding yourself in Dr. Garreau's office. She is a thorough communicator who uses an appropriate amount of humor to ease the stress of difficult conversations.She listens to everything you say and asks enough questions to ensure that you're able express all of your concerns. And then she very patiently answers all of your questions.
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Dr. Garreau is an exceptionally good oncologist and her team is very well trained, efficient and friendly.
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Dr Garreau is a wonderful and caring person.
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Dr. Garreau was pleasant, kind, well informed to her crew - so congenial - took time.
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Dr Garreau and her office were all extremely warm, comforting, and knowledgeable. It was an awesome experience.
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Dr. Garreau is the kindest and most compassionate doctor I've ever had. She's the absolute best!
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Dr. Garreau was very friendly and I could tell that she had reviewed my file before hand. She asked questions about how I had done with the biopsy and showed me all the imaging taken from mammogram and ultrasound. She answered all my questions about the tumor and surgery. I appreciate how she took into consideration some personal events upcoming and assured me the surgery could wait until the summer. Her scheduler was also amazing In finding a good day that worked for me when I would have childcare.
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Dr. Garreau is an outstanding doctor---knowledgeable, competent, caring, listens to questions and answers specifically and clearly. I trust her implicitly and would recommend her to anyone needing medical care.
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I say extremely likely that I would recommend this provider, but since she is an oncology surgeon I would hope no one I know would need to see her. If you know what I mean
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I was referred to this provider for breast cancer surgery. I felt confident in my surgeon within a few minutes of her. She explained everything thoroughly, took her time. I felt like I had her complete attention and her focus was only on giving me the best care.
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The Dr and staff were wonderful. So kind and helpful.
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Compassionate professional knowledgeable and articulate
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Dr Garreau is always very thorough and conscious about my health
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Dr Garreau answered all of my questions completely. I was impressed with her confidence and ability to inspire the same in me. Thanks
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This provider and providers office gave excellent care. I felt heard and attended to, above and beyond what I even expected. They anticipated my needs, answered questions, gave me all the information, helped me feel In control of my situation and medical decisions and helped me feel comforted and at ease.
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Dr. Garreau was wonderful and exceptionally thorough, patient, and kind.
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Dr. Garreau was the best doctor I've ever worked with because of her attention, sense of humor, management of my plan, and ability to perform a surgery w/expertise and care.
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Do Garreau is very likable and compassionate and takes the time to explain results and next actions
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The whole experience was first rate
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Excellent, as always.
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The only recommendation I have has to do with Legacy, not with this provider. The registration form having to do with emotional state etc., is poorly done. If the purpose was to guage my need for a nurse navigator, that ship sailed. My surgery was months ago. I received a VM from a navigator after diagnosis and was never contacted again.
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Re. Portland area violence. She arranged for mammogram to be done at Maridian Park instead of downtown.
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Dr. Garreau is amazing!
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Dr. Garreau was friendly, polite and very informative about my breast cancer and the solutions she felt were necessary. I trusted he completely and am happy with my BC results. D. Garreau is wonderful!
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Doctor very interested in my care, test results and encouragement
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Dr. Garreau has always been thorough and forthcoming with informative. She is who always aware of my ongoing concerns regarding malignant melanoma and other skin cancers. She always has been open to seeing me between visits if necessary.
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Difficult topic - first appointment to review my cancer diagnosis. But handled well - with empathy, efficiency & a lot of very clear information.
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Absolutely the best Dr. I have been too, she put me at ease the moment she walked in the door. Explained everything in detail, and I just left feeling much better about what was diagnosed.
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She is so personable and human as well as whip-smart
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Great team & dr.'s staff excellent.
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Dr Garreau is the absolute best!!!
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Dr. Garreau and her office are top notch. They have been the rockstar providers that helped me beat an aggressive cancer. The Dr. Has great knowledge, connections for other support services and compassion.
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She was very positive, warm and understanding.
Dr Garreau is very intelligent, compassionate, and a joy to be with.