In 2023, Julia Koos, NP, joined the Cardiology team at Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute (OHVI) at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. She earned her master of science in nursing from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. She is returning to OHVI where she was a telemetry tech and CNA from 2011-2016. She then worked as an intensive care unit staff RN at Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics. She strives for patients to “leave our visit feeling like their concerns have been heard and they are able to achieve an understanding and acceptance of their individualized plan of care.” She enjoys cycling, running, gardening, reading and spending time with her husband.