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ABOUT

Kursteen Salter Price, MD, MSC

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Dr. Kursteen Salter Price has been practicing for over 20 years and opened Know Allergy in 2022. She was born in France to Canadian parents studying abroad in art and political science. She is proud to be the first official diploma doctor in her family. Her great-great-grandfather came to Canada from Scotland and was a traveling, self-taught “healer” for the Canadian island of Cape Breton. She has had the privilege of living and working in Portland, Oregon for over 2 decades with her husband and now two daughters.

 

The field of allergy and immunology is exploding with newfound understanding and opportunity for improving care. She has a deep passion for what she does and feels blessed to work in an area of medicine with such great promise. Along with her team of meticulous and caring medical assistants, she treats patients of all ages with symptoms ranging from sneezing, itching, wheezing, infections, bowel pain, swelling, and more.

 

Dr. Price was named and recognized as one of Portland’s Top Doctors  by Portland Monthly Magazine for 2024, and also received the same Top Doc recognition in 2011 and 2015.

 

Education

  • Harvard University Boston Fellow, Allergy & Immunology

  • McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, B.Sc.

  • McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, M.Sc

  • McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, M.D.C.M.

 

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Allergy & Immunology

  • American Board of Internal Medicine

 

Awards/Appointments

  • MIT – Allergy Consultant, 2001-02

  • SEPRACOR Asthma Research Award, 2001-02

  • Glaxco Respiratory Research Award, 2001-02

  • McGill/Sheldon Zemelman Memorial Award for academic excellence and outstanding contribution to patient care, 1998-99

  • Fonds pour les chercheurs et l’aide a la Recherche (FCAR), PhD Scholarship

  • FCAR MSc Scholarship, 1990-91

Kathryn Peak, PA-C

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Kathryn Peak, PA-C is thrilled to be working in the field of allergy and immunology, a specialty that holds such potential to greatly improve patients’ quality of life. Her prior experience as a PA in family medicine, as well as her background in holistic medicine as a licensed acupuncturist, has taught her the immense value of patient-centered care. She believes that the practice of medicine should be collaborative, factoring each patient’s unique needs and goals into their treatment plan. Outside of the clinic, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, exploring destinations near and far, and attempting to finish the books for her book club. 

 

Education

  • Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Master of Physician Assistant Studies

  • Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 

  • Arizona State University, Bachelor of Science Psychology, Minor Sociology 

 

Board Certifications

  • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

  • National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)

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