John Strother, M.D.
Hematology Oncology of Salem, LLP
875 Oak Street SE, Suite 4030
Salem, OR 97301
Telehphone: 503-561-6444
Fax: 503-561-6440
Having grown up in Pennsylvania, John Strother, the newest member of Hematology Oncology of Salem, found Oregon weather “so conducive to running” compared with the winter snow and summer humidity back home.
In fact, when he arrived in Portland in 2000 to begin his internal medicine residency at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), he looked around “Pill Hill,” saw all the runners, and decided to take it up himself.
This casual decision evolved into a daily practice and on April 21 he competed in the 112th Boston Marathon in weather that was damp but otherwise conducive to a 26-mile fun run.
After his residency Dr. Strother remained at OHSU for a hematology/ oncology fellowship, where his research focused on gastrointestinal malignancies and non-oncologic hematology.
When he and his wife, Stephanie, who came to Oregon from northern Minnesota, looked for jobs after training, they both wanted to stay in the Pacific Northwest and Dr. Strother went into private practice in Portland.
Stephanie decided to take a break from internal medicine to be a full-time mom to three-year-old Grant and 18-month-old Ben. As parents, both wanted a smaller-town environment for their boys to grow up in, something similar to Stephanie’s experience outside Duluth.
John Strother had overlapped in training with several of the younger members of the Salem hematology/oncology group and they got in touch with him when a position opened in Salem.
“We are both really excited to be coming down here,” he says, speaking for the family. “Salem’s medical oncologists have a great reputation in Portland and are really topnotch. After a week into this, it already seems there are more patients on clinical trials here than at my previous practice and I’m excited about the potential for more OHSU protocols to open here.”
Although a busy practice, a young family, and competitive long distance running do not leave much time for leisure activities, Dr. Strother finds it therapeutic to get outside and work in the yard.
He says he used to enjoy reading, especially fiction, but for the foreseeable future Dr. Seuss and Maurice Sendak are likely to be his favorite authors.
Dr. Strother can be reached at 503-561-6444 in the Salem Health Center for Outpatient Medicine.