
Dr. Kayla Luhrs, MD
Education
University of Washington School of Medicine: Doctorate of Medicine, 2012
University of Wyoming: Bachelor’s of Science in Zoology/Physiology, 2008
Residency
Tacoma Family Medicine: University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network, 2015
Employment
The Portland Clinic, Urgent Care Physician | December 2015 – January 2017
Moon Cycle Medicine Inc, Primary Care Physician | November 2016 – present
Licensure
Alaska: 125791
Oregon: 174410
Washington: 60563162
Hawaii: 19608
American Board of Family Medicine Diplomate: expires 2025
Publications
Luhrs K, VanBuskirk J. Effectiveness of oral devices for sleep apnea treatment. Evidenced Based Practice. 2015.
Mahdi H, Swensen RE, Munkarah AR, Chiang S, Luhrs K, Lockhart D, Kumar. Suicide in women with gynecologic cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2011 Aug;122(2):344-9.
Zhang X, Luhrs KJ, et al. Suppression of nuclear factor kappa B ameliorates astrogliosis but not amyloid burden in APPswe/PS1dE9 mice. Neuroscience. 2009 Jun 16;161(1):53-8.
Board certification
American Academy of Family Physicians
ACLS & PALS certified
Additional Training
“Iron Doc” medical tent volunteer for the 2012 & 2018 Ironman World Championship (Kona, HI)
American Academy of Emergency Physicians Ultrasound Training Course, completed 11/2013
200 hour yoga teacher training, Samyak Yoga, Mysore, India, completed 11/2015
Community Supported Herbalism 6 month Plant Medicine Course, completed 10/2016
500 hour yoga teacher training, Institute of Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy, completed 9/2017
The Medical Cannabis Institute, 14.5 CME hours
American Society of Ketamine Physicians Scientific Update, 14.5 CME hours
New World Ayurveda Institute Ayurvedic Practitioner Program, in progress
membership awards
Physicians for Social Responsibility, member
2014 recipient of Michael L. Halstead Award for maintaining life balance in residency
2017 “Favorite Holistic MD in Portland/Vancouver Area”
Bartlett Regional Hospital Critical Care Committee
Bartlett Regional Hospital Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Committee
American Society of Ketamine Physicians Member