Christopher Kargel, DO

Personal Biography:

Dr. Kargel received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, San Diego, and a master’s degree from Touro University College of Health Sciences in Vallejo, Calif. He earned a medical degree from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the Wilderness Medicine Society. Dr. Kargel served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve from 1997 to 2005.

Away from the office, he has a passion for travel and outdoor activities that include hiking, backpacking, and kayaking. Dr. Kargel is fluent in Spanish.

He is a first-year family medicine resident.

Medical Education and Training:

Bachelor's degree: University of California, San Diego
Medical degree: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Location:

Samaritan Family Medicine Resident Clinic
Samaritan Professional Center
3517 NW Samaritan Drive, Suite 201
Corvallis,
Oregon
97330
(541) 768-5142

Specialty:

Family Medicine
Family medicine providers provide comprehensive health care for all members of the family. They may be physicians, nurse practitioners or physician assistants. They serve as a primary care provider for their patients.
Resident Physician
Resident physicians, known as residents, are individuals who have received a medical degree and practice medicine under the supervision of fully licensed physicians, usually in a hospital or clinic.

Medical residency provides in-depth training within a specific branch of medicine such as family practice, internal medicine, psychiatry, orthopedic surgery, general surgery or other specialties and builds upon the broad range of medical knowledge and basic clinical skills learned in medical school, enabling the physician to get more hands-on medical practice experience.

Christopher Kargel, DO

Providing quality, compassionate care for you and your family

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