Ryan Cate, P.A.

We’re thrilled with our latest addition to SFM! Ryan has worked for the past six years in a family practice in West Linn, Oregon. He provides care for men, women and children. For 10 years, he directed a youth camp outside of Bend and thus, has a strong emphasis working with children and adolescents. He also specialized in the care and treatment of diabetes, male hormonal health, diagnosis and treatment of hashimotos and low thyroid, food intolerance testing and nutritional counseling. Diabetics at our clinic will all have the opportunity to work with a clinician who has focused for years on this chronic condition. He’s also done additional training in and focuses his practice on the management of heart disease and high cholesterol and employs advance testing in lipo-protein profiles and micronutrients to educate patients about their underlying genetics and nutritional deficiencies that are causing their disease.

Ryan enjoys treating the whole family. “Growing up I was blessed with a good family physician that took care of my whole family, including my parents and grandparents. This positive experience guided me down the path to family medicine.” Ryan is known for his sense of humor and the quality time he takes with his patients. “Laughter often makes going to a provider more comfortable.” His goal is to integrate alternative and western medicine to allow patients to be healthy and feel good. “I love to educate patients and enable them to make the best decisions for their health care.”

Ryan received his Bachelors of Science degree at Oregon State University in Corvallis Oregon. After graduating, he and his wife moved to Colorado where he did clinical research at National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver. He was later accepted to the OHSU Physician Assistant Program, focusing his studies in family medicine. He is board certified to practice family medicine and has been practicing for over 6 years in family practice.

Ryan has been married for the last 12 years to his high school sweetheart and has two very active boys. He enjoys camping in the summers and snowshoeing and skiing in the winter months. When not running after his boys, he runs for fun and exercise. He completed his first Marathon in 2009 and has participated in the Hood to Coast race for several years. Feel free to talk about sports with Ryan because no one else will in the clinic.  He has requested sports illustrated in the waiting room, we’re considering it.