If you’ve ever heard someone described as “never having met a stranger,” they’d be talking about someone like Clinical Research Registered Nurse Lisa Buchheit. Lisa is interested in everyone – their families, favorite sports teams, favorite foods, and so on. Not only that, Lisa is a consummate professional when it comes to taking care of her patients
Lisa, who has been with The Corvallis Clinic since 1984, graduated from Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Portland and has worked in many clinical areas, including oncology, cardiology and family medicine. Lisa joined the Clinical Research Center 11 years ago and has been involved in over 20 trials, including those in cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, oncology, sleep apnea, multiple sclerosis, asthma, allergy and immunology, and pediatric vaccine trials.
Lisa’s areas of interest are asthma, allergy and immunology, in both adult and pediatric populations. She has completed several studies with Dr. Roland Solensky, Clinic allergist and immunologist, most recently working on clinical trials for the now FDA-approved Grasstek® (grass pollen allergy treatment) and a dust mite allergy study. Lisa is currently working on a study for those patients at least 12 years of age who have uncontrolled asthma.
Lisa would tell you that her family is her greatest accomplishment. Her priority has always been spending time with her large family, which is getting even larger as two of her daughters have recently married and a first grandchild is on the way. In her spare time Lisa enjoys hiking, gardening, bird watching, and cooking.
If you are interested in learning more about our studies contact the Clinical Research Center at 541-766-2163 or send an email to research@corvallisclinic.com. Or, follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/corvallisclinicresearch.
– Julie Carrico is Associate Coordinator of The Corvallis Clinic Clinical Research Center
