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Rhett J. Cummings, MD

Accepting New Patients
1111 Northeast 99th Avenue, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97220
2341.1 miles away
Speaks: English
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The Oregon Clinic-Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine East

1111 Northeast 99th Avenue, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220

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About Rhett J. Cummings

Rhett Cummings, MD is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician with The Oregon Clinic working primarily at Providence Portland Medical Center (PPMC) for the last 20 years. He was the Executive Vice President of The Oregon Clinic from 2017-202. He is presently Chair of the PPMC Portland Service Area Advisory Council and has been active on this council since 2012. He also currently sits on the Executive Board of Directors of the Providence High Performing Network. He served as PPMC Medical Staff President from 2015-2017 and Chair of the Oregon Medical Executive Committee from 2014-2016. His professional interests range from critical care and general pulmonary medicine, and he sub-specializes in treating patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Other than serving Providence Health & Services, his other professional interests include developing programs with CareOregon to improve access to specialty care for Oregon’s Medicaid population. Rhett grew up in Oklahoma, attending college at Oklahoma State University and then graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1997. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Fellowship

Johns Hopkins Hospital
2004

Residency

University of Maryland Medical System
2000

Medical School

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
1997

Professional Associations

Member, Pulmonary Hypertension Association

Member, American Thoracic Society

Member, American College of Chest Physicians

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
The Oregon Clinic-Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine East
1111 Northeast 99th Avenue, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97220

Affiliated Locations
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
Providence Seaside Hospital
Providence Portland Medical Center
Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital

In his spare time, Rhett enjoys time with family, travel, backpacking, skiing, restoring cars, woodworking, and welding.

Clinical Interests

  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Mass
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Pulmonary Hypertension