{"id":24368,"date":"2023-03-24T22:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T05:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?p=24368"},"modified":"2024-02-08T16:06:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T00:06:43","slug":"samaritan-welcomes-emily-balser-md","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/news\/samaritan-welcomes-emily-balser-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaritan Welcomes Emily Balser, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n\t<header class=\"header\">\n\t\t<span class=\"type\"><\/span>\t\t<h1>Samaritan Welcomes Emily Balser, MD<\/h1>\t\t<time>March 24, 2023<\/time>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div id=\"block_cfe6281c8dac0ea4c281dad348fa4114\" class=\"shs-block block-news-article entry-content\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"video-mobile\"><figure><div class=\"video-control-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/cqvkh3OCUd0\/0.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><button class=\"video-modal-trigger iconfont-play1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" data-id=\"cqvkh3OCUd0\" data-title=\"\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Play Video<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patients-visitors\/find-a-doctor\/balser-emily-1225073158\/\">Emily Balser, MD,<\/a>\u00a0has joined Samaritan Medical Group Family Medicine &#8211; Ninth St. in Corvallis. She provides primary care for people of all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Balser earned a bachelor\u2019s degree at University of Puget Sound and a medical degree at Creighton University School of Medicine. She completed residency training at Valley Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Balser wanted a career where she could make an impact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing a doctor is the perfect balance, blending science and the wonderment of being in service to others,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is a privilege to advocate for a healthy community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She chose family medicine because she enjoys the long-term relationships with her patients, from newborns to senior adults.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Balser has a special interest in mental health and fitness. She offers family planning and other minor in-office procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She seeks to build an understanding with her patients based on trust.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing I can do is really listen and make sure they feel heard,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has strong ties to the Pacific Northwest. She was born in Portland. After completing her residency, she stayed in Renton, Washington, where she cared for some of her patients for 19 years. Her family chose Corvallis because it is her husband\u2019s hometown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Away from the office, she enjoys biking, hiking, watching movies, walking her dog and participating in book clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Balser can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/samaritan-medical-group-family-medicine-ninth-st\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samaritan Medical Group Family Medicine &#8211; Ninth St. <\/a>at <a href=\"tel:541-768-1840\">541-768-1840<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-sidebar\"><figure><div class=\"video-control-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/cqvkh3OCUd0\/0.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><button class=\"video-modal-trigger iconfont-play1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" data-id=\"cqvkh3OCUd0\" data-title=\"\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Play Video<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emily-Balser-CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emily-Balser-CO.jpg 360w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emily-Balser-CO-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emily-Balser-CO-120x100.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Emily Balser is a family physician at Samaritan Health Services in Corvallis, Oregon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":11830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"","_shs_exclude_from_navigation":false,"_shs_promote_article_on_blogs":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"news-topics":[],"news-types":[272],"services":[238],"specialty":[9],"class_list":["post-24368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-types-news","services-family-medicine","specialty-family-medicine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24368"},{"taxonomy":"news-topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topics?post=24368"},{"taxonomy":"news-types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-types?post=24368"},{"taxonomy":"services","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services?post=24368"},{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=24368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}