William Pierce
Oncologist and Candidate for Oregon Governor
- Role
- Owner at Oregon Specialty Group
- Location
- Salem, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About William Pierce
Bud is a senior partner of Hematology/Oncology of Salem, one of the last physician-owned oncology practices in the Northwest. On November 30, 2020, he declared his candidacy for the Governor of the State of Oregon.His beloved wife, Selma Pierce, passed away in a tragic accident on December 1, 2020, and after a hiatus, he decided to continue his campaign.His medical practice cares for thousands of patients with serious blood disorders and cancer. Bud has served as the anchor of the practice, working five days a week, generally from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m, at the work that he always dreamed of doing. This pace of work has allowed Bud to care for over patients over the past 20 years. Bud is proud to be a member of the Republican Party. Anti-slavery activists, many of them people of faith, formed the Republican Party in 1854. Our first Republican President was Abraham Lincoln. Our economic policies have favored business success for the purpose of providing good wages and adequate pensions for war veterans. Oregon’s Republican Party governors have included the great Mark Hatfield, Tom McCall and Vic Atiyeh– governors whose policies and leadership bettered the lives of Oregonians.Our Oregon faces a crisis of political leadership. In earlier times in our country and state, our political leaders were chosen from individuals who had first proven their leadership abilities in their private lives. Our current leadership is now commonly chosen from those who have little or no real experience in leadership in their private lives, but rather have made their political lives the essence of their existence. It is time for Oregonians to rethink the type of men and women whom they choose as their leaders.
Experience
Owner
Jun 1994 — Present
With six practitioners, Hematology Oncology of Salem provides individualized treatments in a caring environment with the focus on providing exceptional, compassionate and personalized care for patients with cancer and blood disorders.In the year the space for cancer treatment in Salem was scarce, limiting the number of patients who could be treated; yet advancing technologies were making more types of cancers treatable. This led three committed oncologists – Dr. Peter Rasmussen, Dr. Edward Orlowski and Dr. William “Bud” Pierce to open Hematology Oncology of Salem. Drs. Rasmussen and Orlowski have roots in the Salem community dating back to the early 1980s and Dr. Pierce joined the group in June of 1994. To keep up with the demand for state-of-the-art cancer treatment, the practice opened an office in McMinnville in September 2002.
Education
University of California, Riverside
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biomedical Sciences, General
1974 — 1979
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
MD/PhD, Medicine/Experimental Pathology
1979 — 1987
Moreno Valley High School
High School Diploma, General Studies
1974
Skills
- Surgery
- Public Health
- Healthcare Information Technology
- Community Outreach
- Physicians
- Emr
- Strategic Planning
- Public Speaking
- Grant Writing
- Hospitals
- Internal Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Clinical Research
- Ehr
- Pediatrics
- Healthcare Consulting
- Fundraising
- Cancer
- Healthcare
- Oncology
- Informatics
- Healthcare Management
- Critical Care
- Leadership Development
- Clinical Trials
- Medical Education
- Board Certified
- Medicine
- Nonprofits
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