Meet Our Providers

Nicholas Telew, MD 

Psychiatrist and owner of Oregon Psychiatric Partners, originally from New Jersey, began his medical training at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies from 1982 to 1983 and later completed medical school at Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine in 1986.  From June of 1986 to June of 1987, Dr. Telew received further training and experience through a psychiatric internship at the University of California-Davis.  The next year, he served as an emergency room physician at L.B.J. Tropical Medical Center.  Dr. Telew went on to complete his psychiatric residency at University of Michigan Hospitals from 1988 to 1991.  It was in 1991 that he decided to move to Eugene and start his private practice.  In addition to seeing patients in our outpatient psychiatric  clinic, Dr. Telew serves as the medical director for Willamette Family Treatment Services.  His training has taken him to many states across the U.S. and many countries around the world.  In addition to outpatient medication management services Dr. Telew also  provides electroconvulsive therapy in the hospital setting.     

Eric Leong, DO

Psychiatrist at Oregon Psychiatric Partners, is originally from California.  He is a veteran of both the Army and the Navy, and served for over 22 years in the United States military.  In the Navy he originally enlisted out of High School and was a nuclear Electronics Technician.  He later was accepted to the US Naval Academy and graduated in the top 10% of his class in 1987.  He then served as a surface warfare officer specializing in communications and electronic warfare.  He then went on to enter medical school at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove, IL graduating in 1999.  He then did his Psychiatry residency in the US Army at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, HI and then his Child Adolescent Fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC.  After his extensive training he went on to be the Behavioral Health Department Chief in Lawton, OK and then Stuttgart, Germany. During this time, he led and taught other providers how to treat the mental health casualties from the Global War on Terror for active duty military, retirees, government service employees and their families.  During his service, he was able to spearhead the difficult and challenging task of treating PTSD, severe anxiety and panic disorders, substance dependence and all other mental health disorders.  After retiring in 2012 from the Army, he went on to be the Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry services in Corvallis, OR teaching psychiatry residents and medical students the skills they would need to be successful physicians.  He is now a proud member of OPP and specializes in treating PTSD, severe anxiety and panic disorders.   

Dan Bentley, MMSc, PA-C

 Dan grew up in Northern California and Southern Oregon, and is a graduate of both the University of Oregon and the Yale School of Medicine PA program. He began his medical journey as an AmeriCorps volunteer at the VIM clinic in Eugene, in 2006. The following year, he worked at Jasper Mountain/SAFE Center (residential and crisis treatment for psychiatrically complicated youth), and stayed there until 2009 when he went to New Haven, CT for medical education. After graduating from Yale he returned to Oregon, and was the first PA to join the psychiatry service at Asante’s Rogue Regional Medical Center, in Medford OR. For the first two years he focused on acute adult psychiatric inpatient care, often seeing patients after suicide attempts, or floridly psychotic during exacerbation of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, or during severe manic or depressive episodes. Dan’s service expanded to outpatient treatment, emergency department evaluations, and Consult – Liaison work with other units, especially the Intensive and Intermediate Care Units. In 2016, Dan became a preceptor for Physician Assistant students from OHSU’s PA program, and felt very fortunate to provide his students in 4 weeks with so much exposure to different patients and conditions across the spectrum of Psychiatry. He leaves Medford on a high note, and is excited for this new chapter at OPP in his very favorite city, Eugene.   

Nic White, PMHNP

Nic White is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and is new to Oregon. Nic was previously a business professional living and working all over the US and in other countries, this career path was not his passion and made him unhappy every day. His real passion for helping people led to nursing. His years as a Charge Nurse (RN) at a locked inpatient psychiatric facility helped form the opinion that mental health is the most personal, intimate, and meaningful connection in healthcare.  (Plus, Nic really likes talking to and getting to know people.) These factors led to a Masters Degree at Southern Adventist University in Tennessee. He enjoyed teaching classes for nursing students and fellow providers and has experience treating substance abuse, detoxification, and a wide variety of mental health issues. Nic also works to better understand the needs of the LGBTQ+ community and strongly feels that his practice and professional relationships are a safe space for everyone he sees. His research into the unique barriers to mental healthcare access for the LGBTQ+ community won awards in Tennessee. Knowing that he might make a positive difference in somebody’s life is one of the things that Nic wakes up for every day. Nic keeps work and his home life with his girlfriend and their dog separate, doing his best to accept everyone he meets as they are. He enjoys exploring his new home area in Oregon and spends his days trying to eat all the food, play all the video games, and hike and bike just to the point where his legs are wobbling at the end. Nic is grateful for the opportunity to work at Oregon Psychiatric Partners and is excited to continue improving his craft.

Jill Miller, PA-C  

Jill is a Physician Assistant who has practiced 10 years in Oregon. She was born in New York and grew up in New Mexico. Jill graduated from the University of New Mexico, earned her Masters of Physician Assistant Studies at St Francis University, and moved to Oregon in 2010. She majored in psychology and participated in research in Evolutionary Psychiatry and Asperger Spectrum Disorders during her undergraduate studies. During her Master’s program, she gained experience in clinical rotations at a treatment facility for substances abuse, a trauma victim healing center, and a program called Healthcare for the Homeless. She developed a passion for helping the underserved populations and working with individuals that suffer from addiction and PTSD. During this time, she also volunteered with the needle exchange program in Albuquerque.  She valued hearing everyone’s story and helping those who were ready to seek treatment, therapy, or psychiatric care.  Upon moving to Oregon, she started her career in Family Practice.  In 2014 she had a unique but short-term opportunity to work as the only primary care provider alongside a team of therapists and psychiatrists treating patients with a multitude of mental health diagnoses including schizoaffective, schizophrenia, PTSD, Major depression, and anxiety disorders. Most specifically, she found that engaging in the work it takes to help someone who has had severe trauma to feel comfortable, while creating a space in which they can begin to move forward in their own personal journey, to be very rewarding. When that program ended in 2019, she returned to family practice but felt that was lacking the unique connection and joy she felt while working with individuals in a personal setting. Jill is excited to pursue her career in psychiatry at Oregon Psychiatric Partners where she can work with people from all walks of life in a compassionate way. While not at work she can be found with her family, hiking, camping, or any physically demanding challenge, and with her dogs. 

Howie Friedman, PA-C, LPCI, Certified in Ayurvedic Medicine, JD

Howie, who is originally from Teaneck, New Jersey, was most recently the main psychiatric provider at the Golden Valley Health Center in Merced, CA. He formerly practiced as a prescriber for Georgia Pain Physicians in and around Atlanta. He was particularly interested in the psychology of chronic pain, so went onto get his master’s in clinical Mental Health Counseling with a focus on psychological issues related to chronic pain. Previously Howie studied traditional East Indian medicine (Ayurveda) at the Ayurvedic Institute (AI) in Albuquerque, NM for three years, then taught at the AI and practiced for four years in America and Nepal. He has studied, taught and practiced meditation and mindfulness from a combined Yogic, Buddhist, and western platform both in America and during extended stints in Asia. Howie employs the totality of his educational and professional background when seeing psychiatric patients by incorporating therapeutic strategies and thinking, both eastern and western when appropriate. Howie also has a law degree from the University of San Francisco. He is a welcome new member of OPP. 

 Michael Naughton, MD

Dr. Michael Naughton is a Board Certified Psychiatrist. He offers treatment for a wide variety of psychiatric conditions that affect people throughout different stages in their life, from adolescence to geriatric. He understands that many factors contribute to the conditions and situations that patients may experience, including biological, psychological, and social factors. Dr. Naughton provides treatment to achieve an improved sense of well-being and self-reliance. Dr. Naughton was born in California and completed his medical residency at EVMS in Virginia. After many exciting experiences and travels throughout his training, he has returned to the west coast.

Robert Bastien, PMHNP

Born in coastal Texas, Robert first became interested in studying human behavior while in high school. He first studied Psychology at Texas A&M University and completed his first mental health internship as a student. Following a study abroad program in Oaxaca, Mexico, Robert graduated and began working in public mental health as a case worker for 6 years. He also began working towards a career in music which eventually led to receiving album of the year by Quick Magazine in 2008 as well as Best Electronica Act and Best New Act by the Dallas Observer magazine in 2010. Following a trip to Nepal where he became dedicated to Vipassana meditation, Robert Began studying nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch in 2013. While in school, he received the Margaret Rehm Traber scholarship and completed his studies in 2014. Robert began working as a prison ICU nurse at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Seeking to dovetail his knowledge of psychology, psychiatry, and medical treatment, Robert began working on his Master of Science in Nursing degree from Eastern Kentucky University. He graduated with a degree as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in 2019. He also received his first credit as a sound engineer and record producer that year. When not seeing patients, Robert enjoys surfing, making music, exploring, cooking, hiking, visual arts, running, reading, biking, swimming, creative writing, camping, meditation, yoga and spending time with his daughter.