CORVALLIS — Royce Ryker, FNP-BC, will be joining The Corvallis Clinic Gastroenterology Department in January 2016. New patient appointments can be made by calling 541-754-1988.
Ms. Ryker specializes in the treatment and symptom relief of chronic gastrointestinal diseases, along with preventive digestive health.
Ms. Ryker practiced at Mid-Valley Gastroenterology from 2014 to 2015 and at the office of Terrance A. Hill, M.D., in Corvallis and Lebanon from 2000 to 2014. She also has worked at The Corvallis Clinic and the Benton County Health Department. She is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Ms. Ryker earned a Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program, from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville in 1997, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt in 1996, and a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine from Willamette University in 1995.
Ms. Ryker said she decided to become a gastroenterology provider when a family member was diagnosed with stage-4 colon cancer that could have prevented if “recommended surveillance had been performed.”
She said individuals respond differently to diet, stress and medications, so a “one-size-fits-all approach” does not apply to digestive health management. “I evaluate the whole individual, not just the disease. When focusing on digestion, multiple facets will often need to be addressed in promoting health and healing. Helping to discover ways to improve someone’s health and well-being is both a passion and my focus in caring for an individual.”
Ms. Ryker and her husband have three children. She raises Labradoodles and volunteers in youth programs and ministries.
The Corvallis Clinic, an independent, physician-led medical group, is a comprehensive multi-specialty organization, serving Benton, Linn and Lincoln counties. It offers more than 100 board-certified providers and advanced professionals in 27 specialties at nine area locations. As the fourth-largest area employer, The Clinic has 600 employees.
