Emily Puterbaugh, M.D.

I consider it a privilege to be chosen as your child’s pediatrician and trusted to care for your precious little one(s). I try to make visits fun for your child whenever I can, and focus on preventative care. I am a strong advocate for vaccination. I love all areas of pediatrics, but especially taking care of newborns and infants in their first year of life. There is nothing quite like seeing how children and their families grow and change over the years.

My interest in medicine started as a young child following my pediatrician-dad to work in Louisville, Kentucky. I began my journey westward in college at the University of Colorado Boulder, then stayed for a year between college and medical school to teach snowboarding in Steamboat Springs. I headed back home for medical school at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Finally, I moved west again to Portland where I met my husband, Rex (also a pediatrician at our Portland office), and completed pediatric residency at OHSU. Since 2012 I’ve been practicing general pediatrics in the Portland metro area, and have been with The Children’s Clinic in Tualatin since 2020.

When not at work, I’m at my other job – mom to three great kids. I generally love anything that involves playing outside: running, hiking, snowboarding, and swimming. My other passion is gardening, and most weekends you will find me getting my hands dirty in the backyard with my plants and my family. I’ve developed a bit of a reputation as a “tomato lady”, starting our large vegetable and flower garden from seed in the greenhouse each year. We love turning all that produce into a variety of delicious dishes in the kitchen and beautiful cut flower arrangements too.