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Dr. Alisha Moreland Capui, (born August 28, 1980) is the first African-American native Oregonian to become a licensed and board-certified psychiatrist.

A native Oregonian, Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia is a physician, scholar, educator and orator. Her thought leadership mobilizes our community to respond to critical social needs of the day. The newly appointed chief medical director for Volunteers of America (VOA) Oregon, a local branch of the national organization that provides social services throughout the U.S., Dr. Moreland-Capuia is a rising star with a fierce commitment to compassionate and intelligent leadership.

Dr. Moreland-Capuia earned a B.S. from Stanford University and an M.D. from George Washington University. After medical school, Dr. Moreland-Capuia returned to Portland, where she completed four years of training in psychiatry and a fellowship in addiction medicine, both at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). At OHSU, Dr. Moreland-Capuia developed a national violence prevention program, Healing Hurt People (HHP) Portland. *

In addition to her role as chief medical director for VOA Oregon, Dr. Moreland-Capuia continues her tenure at OHSU as director of the Avel Gordly Center for Healing and as an assistant professor of psychiatry.

With deep roots in and a steadfast commitment to serve the community she comes from, Dr. Moreland­ Capuia holds several distinct honors, among them being the first African-American native Oregonian to become a licensed and board-certified psychiatrist. Frequently tapped to advise on matters of medicine, public health and education, she serves on several boards and is a former appointee to the Governor's Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs. An acclaimed leader and speaker, Dr. Moreland-Capuia lists her greatest accomplishment as that of being a wife and mother.


 * HHP Portland is a partnership between Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare Inc. and Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. This hospital-based, community-focused violence prevention program serves males of color between the ages of I0 and 25 who have suffered from a penetrating trauma. HHP Portland takes a public-health approach to addressing the disease of violence. So far, the program has helped reduce repeat emergency-room visits, incidents of retaliation, reinjury, rearrest and the development of post-traumatic stress disorder in this young population.