OPIP Leadership:
Colleen Reuland, MS – Director
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (503) 494-0456
Ms. Reuland is the Director of the Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership (OPIP), and an Instructor in the Pediatrics Department at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Ms. Reuland serves as the Principal Investigator on a number of quality measurement and improvement projects focused on screening, referral, and care coordination for children at-risk for developmental, behavioral, and social delays, and medical home implementation. She has significant experience working with State Medicaid/CHIP programs and front-line pediatric providers on quality measurement and improvement activities, and has specific expertise and commitment to ensuring these measurement and improvement efforts have a patient-centered focus and that methods are used to engage and partner with patients. Ms. Reuland is also the measure steward contact for the CHIPRA measure focused on developmental screening, and serves as an expert reviewer for The Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics.
Previous to her position at OPIP, Ms. Reuland was a Senior Research Associate with the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) for fourteen years. While at the CAHMI, she was the lead research associate of activities focused on preventive and developmental services for young children and adolescents, quality measurement and improvement in state Medicaid programs, and provider-level measurement and reporting. Ms. Reuland has served as a consultant to a number of efforts focused on development services such as the Healthy Development Learning Collaborative, Assuring Better Child Health and Development Initiative (ABCD I, II, and III), the Early Developmental Screening & Intervention (EDSI) Collaborative, and the National Improvement Partnership Network (NIPN). Ms. Reuland has a Masters in Science focused on Clinical Evaluative Sciences from Dartmouth College Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. She is married and the proud mother of three children and two dogs.
Lydia Chiang, MD – Medical Director
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (503) 494-5231
Dr. Chiang is the Medical Director of the Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, and joined the team in November 2016. In addition to her leadership with OPIP, she is also a Pediatrician at OHSU Doernbecher Pediatrics Westside. Dr. Chiang attended Harvard College and Harvard Medical School and received her pediatric training at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She spent nine years practicing general pediatrics in New Jersey prior to joining OHSU in 2011. She has always loved working with children, and enjoys the special relationships she is able to form with pediatric patients and their families. She finds it very rewarding to be the primary care physician for both healthy and medically-complicated patients. In her spare time, Dr. Chiang enjoys being with her husband and two daughters, traveling, reading, and playing board games.
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Vienna Cordova is OPIP’s Project Coordinator and joined the team in March 2023. Vienna is a City Year alumnus, attended Washington University in St. Louis, and more recently completed a postgraduate research associateship at the Yale School of Public Health, along with a Google Project Management Certification. She has experience and knowledge in managing research teams and projects and enjoys creating people-centered systems and processes.
Tessa Kehoe, MPH – Data and Improvement Training Coordinator
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Tessa is joining the OPIP team in July 2024 as the Data and Improvement Training Coordinator. Previously, she worked in the Department of Pediatrics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Tessa earned her Master of Public Health (MPH) from Boston University in 2021 and her Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon in 2019. She is passionate about Maternal and Child Health and has experience in research and project management, with a focus on actively engaging marginalized communities.
Reece J. Jose, BS – Senior Research Assistant
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Reece joined the OPIP team in August 2024 as a Senior Research Assistant. He is a proud graduate of Oregon State University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biohealth Science. Driven by a passion for patient advocacy and a commitment to serving underserved communities, Reece is dedicated to making healthcare accessible and effective for all. With experience within the clinical scene in Oregon, Reece has a strong desire to focus on patient education, ensuring that individuals and families are well-informed about their health and wellness.
