Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
We recognize the increasing challenges communities face in accessing convenient and compassionate Ob/Gyn care. Rather than watching an ongoing problem continue to worsen, we decided to become part of the solution!
We created FemForward Health to break down barriers in access to care. This means that we will go to places with long waitlists or no specialty Ob/Gyn care. We will serve patients facing transportation challenges or who have historically felt "unheard" by the traditional healthcare system. A path exists to high-quality, compassionate, and accessible healthcare. We know because we built it.
Welcome to FemForward Health. Your care has finally arrived!
Board certified Ob/Gyn Dr. Mary Afsari-Howard, DO and the team at FemForwardHealth provide high quality gynecology and early obstetrics care in Portland, Oregon and surrounding communities. Diagnostic testing and customized treatment plans are available for a variety of gynecological conditions, including endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Dr. Mary also offers mental health and wellness services to address postpartum depression, anxiety, and other conditions.
In addition to offering conservative therapies, Dr. Mary is credentialed at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Oregon, and can perform laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgeries, including tubal ligations and hysterectomies, as necessary in the hospital.
FemForward Health also provides early obstetrics care. Dr. Mary offers fertility treatments, routine exams, early ultrasounds, nutritional counseling, and other resources that support women during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Services are also available to support same sex couples, infertility issues, and miscarriage management.
We offer gender-affirming care in a safe, judgment-free space. Dr. Mary specializes in hormone treatment therapy, referrals for mental health evaluations, and other services that support the needs of nonbinary, transitioning, and transgender people.
The FemForward Health team strives to provide the most convenient and comfortable gynecology experience possible in a cozy and personal environment. Dr. Mary also meets with her patients virtually through our online telemedicine platform.
Call the FemForward Health office in Portland, Oregon, to schedule a consultation or book an appointment online today.
Nikki Myles is now accepting new patients
Nikki Myles is Mental Health & Family Nurse Practitioner. She completed her bachelors and masters of science in nursing at Capella University in 2013 and 2015. In 2019 she graduated from Marian university with her second master?s degree with a focus as a Family Nurse Practitioner. In 2020 She graduated as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She has a strong background in mental health nursing and has been in the nursing profession for 25 years.
Nikki Myles is an active member of several professional organizations including the Metro Milwaukee Nurse Practitioners, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, American Nurse Association, Sigma Theta Tau, the international Honor Society of Nursing Phi Zeta Chapter, and was inducted into the international honor society; Capella Nursing Honor?s Society.
She lives with her husband and two children. She enjoys spending time with her family.
Scott Cologne, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and neurologist at Own Sleep Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri, and Vancouver, Washington.
Dr. Cologne earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in Urbana, Illinois. He then received his medical degree at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He completed his postgraduate training with a sleep fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a psychiatry residency at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University Consortium in St. Louis, Missouri.
Before joining the team at Own Sleep Medicine, Dr. Cologne gained valuable experience working as a psychiatrist and sleep physician at various facilities nationwide. He also spent a year as an instructor of clinical psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri.
Dr. Cologne maintains professional and scientific memberships with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and the Philadelphia County Medical Society. He is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and his research appears in numerous publications and presentations.
Kersten, DNP, ARNP is originally from Sacramento, California. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. In her senior year at the U of M, she studied abroad in Dakar, Senegal, which included time at a community health care center that focused on improving health outcomes through literacy programs - and combined Kersten's two main passions in life: health promotion and language. Kersten later attended Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN for her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and continued on to complete her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Family Medicine with a focus on Palliative Care. For 15 years, Kersten worked at the U of M hospital in the Emergency Department and Float Pool with a focus on Cardiology nursing and being an expert generalist. After many holidays and summers visiting the Pacific Northwest, she recently moved to Vancouver, WA to be closer to family.
Kersten said, "I love supporting my patients and empowering them through all walks of life. I see myself as a partner in their healthcare journey. I especially enjoy building relationships and working with patients to establish their healthcare goals."
In her spare time, Kersten enjoys traveling, hiking, making progress on her long reading list, cooking heart-healthy food, playing Pokemon Go, and trying to improve her bowling game with the family. She is very excited to be a part of Hudson's Bay Medical Group and is proud to work with such a fantastic team.
Dr. Benz graduated from the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, in Canada where he is originally from. He completed his medical residency at Hurley Medical Center. Dr. Benz enjoys using both his medical knowledge and his teaching skills to help patients make decisions that are consistent with their health goals. Many of his patients have been with him for over 20 years. He enjoys spending his free time with family and traveling.
We recognize the increasing challenges communities face in accessing convenient and compassionate Ob/Gyn care. Rather than watching an ongoing problem continue to worsen, we decided to become part of the solution!
We created FemForward Health to break down barriers in access to care. This means that we will go to places with long waitlists or no specialty Ob/Gyn care. We will serve patients facing transportation challenges or who have historically felt "unheard" by the traditional healthcare system. A path exists to high-quality, compassionate, and accessible healthcare. We know because we built it.
Welcome to FemForward Health. Your care has finally arrived!
Board certified Ob/Gyn Dr. Mary Afsari-Howard, DO and the team at FemForwardHealth provide high quality gynecology and early obstetrics care in Portland, Oregon and surrounding communities. Diagnostic testing and customized treatment plans are available for a variety of gynecological conditions, including endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Dr. Mary also offers mental health and wellness services to address postpartum depression, anxiety, and other conditions.
In addition to offering conservative therapies, Dr. Mary is credentialed at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Oregon, and can perform laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgeries, including tubal ligations and hysterectomies, as necessary in the hospital.
FemForward Health also provides early obstetrics care. Dr. Mary offers fertility treatments, routine exams, early ultrasounds, nutritional counseling, and other resources that support women during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Services are also available to support same sex couples, infertility issues, and miscarriage management.
We offer gender-affirming care in a safe, judgment-free space. Dr. Mary specializes in hormone treatment therapy, referrals for mental health evaluations, and other services that support the needs of nonbinary, transitioning, and transgender people.
The FemForward Health team strives to provide the most convenient and comfortable gynecology experience possible in a cozy and personal environment. Dr. Mary also meets with her patients virtually through our online telemedicine platform.
Call the FemForward Health office in Portland, Oregon, to schedule a consultation or book an appointment online today.
Dr. Benz graduated from the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, in Canada where he is originally from. He completed his medical residency at Hurley Medical Center. Dr. Benz enjoys using both his medical knowledge and his teaching skills to help patients make decisions that are consistent with their health goals. Many of his patients have been with him for over 20 years. He enjoys spending his free time with family and traveling.
We recognize the increasing challenges communities face in accessing convenient and compassionate Ob/Gyn care. Rather than watching an ongoing problem continue to worsen, we decided to become part of the solution!
We created FemForward Health to break down barriers in access to care. This means that we will go to places with long waitlists or no specialty Ob/Gyn care. We will serve patients facing transportation challenges or who have historically felt "unheard" by the traditional healthcare system. A path exists to high-quality, compassionate, and accessible healthcare. We know because we built it.
Welcome to FemForward Health. Your care has finally arrived!
Board certified Ob/Gyn Dr. Mary Afsari-Howard, DO and the team at FemForwardHealth provide high quality gynecology and early obstetrics care in Portland, Oregon and surrounding communities. Diagnostic testing and customized treatment plans are available for a variety of gynecological conditions, including endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Dr. Mary also offers mental health and wellness services to address postpartum depression, anxiety, and other conditions.
In addition to offering conservative therapies, Dr. Mary is credentialed at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Oregon, and can perform laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgeries, including tubal ligations and hysterectomies, as necessary in the hospital.
FemForward Health also provides early obstetrics care. Dr. Mary offers fertility treatments, routine exams, early ultrasounds, nutritional counseling, and other resources that support women during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Services are also available to support same sex couples, infertility issues, and miscarriage management.
We offer gender-affirming care in a safe, judgment-free space. Dr. Mary specializes in hormone treatment therapy, referrals for mental health evaluations, and other services that support the needs of nonbinary, transitioning, and transgender people.
The FemForward Health team strives to provide the most convenient and comfortable gynecology experience possible in a cozy and personal environment. Dr. Mary also meets with her patients virtually through our online telemedicine platform.
Call the FemForward Health office in Portland, Oregon, to schedule a consultation or book an appointment online today.
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