About
Dr. Priya Carden earned her BS from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1997. She went on to complete her MD at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago in 2002. Her residency in Internal Medicine took place at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where she finished in 2005 and then served as Primary Care Chief Resident at UW Madison and the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Madison in 2006. She holds board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine, first certified in 2005 and recertified in 2014 and 2017. She also holds board certification from the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, certified in 2010 and recertified in 2023. She brings additional training in Functional Medicine and carries international medical experience from Nicaragua, Peru, Nepal, and India.
After her residency, Dr. Carden spent two years as both a Primary Care Physician and Academic Hospitalist in Madison, Wisconsin. She moved to Eugene in 2007 and worked as a PeaceHealth Hospitalist and Palliative Care Consultant until 2015, when she opened MapleTree Healing. She volunteers as a staff physician at Occupy Medical Clinic and previously served at WhiteBird Medical Clinic for nearly a decade. She teaches premed students from the University of Oregon, the University of Washington, and residents at Good Samaritan Family Medicine Residency. Her clinical passions include perimenopause and menopause care, geriatrics, end-of-life and hospice transitions, LGBTQIA2S+ care, and complex chronic illness. Dr. Carden is of South Indian Malayalee heritage, born in Chicago to immigrant parents. Outside the clinic she dances Bharatanatyam, practices ceramics, brews and ferments foods, sews, cooks, and hikes with her husband and three children.
Education & Training
Undergraduate
University of Illinois at Chicago, BS 1997
Medical School
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, MD 2002
Residency
Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin at Madison, 2005; Primary Care Chief Resident, University of Wisconsin at Madison and Veterans Affairs Hospital - Madison, 2006
Additional Training
International Medical Experience: Nicaragua, Peru, Nepal, India; training in Functional Medicine
Certifications
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Carden right for?
Dr. Carden is a strong fit for adults navigating complex or chronic health concerns who want a consistent, long-term physician relationship. Patients managing perimenopause, menopause, hypertension, autoimmune conditions, or gut health issues benefit from her broad internal medicine background. She serves LGBTQIA2S+ patients and provides gender affirming care in a welcoming environment. Adults facing serious illness, end-of-life planning, or hospice transitions find her dual board certification in internal medicine and palliative medicine especially valuable. Older adults with multiple conditions also benefit from her focus on geriatric care.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Carden specializes in perimenopause and menopause hormone health, chronic illness, geriatric conditions, and end-of-life care. She also treats hypertension, high cholesterol, autoimmune disease, and gut health issues. Her dual board certifications in internal medicine and hospice and palliative medicine allow her to support patients across the full health spectrum.
Yes. Dr. Carden holds board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine, first certified in 2005 and recertified in 2014 and 2017. She also holds board certification from the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, certified in 2010 and recertified in 2023.
Dr. Carden earned her MD from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago in 2002. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 2005 and then served as Primary Care Chief Resident at UW Madison and the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Madison in 2006.
Yes. Dr. Carden explicitly offers LGBTQIA2S+ friendly medical care and gender affirming care as part of her practice. She has made inclusive care a clinical priority at MapleTree Healing.
Yes. Dr. Carden is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and provides end-of-life care and guidance on transitioning to hospice. She draws on years of experience as a PeaceHealth Palliative Care Consultant to support patients and families through serious illness.
Dr. Carden treats the whole person and takes time to understand root causes behind health issues. She focuses on education, so patients leave appointments feeling informed and ready to manage their own health. She incorporates Functional Medicine training into her approach alongside conventional internal medicine.
Yes. Geriatric care and complex chronic illness management are among Dr. Carden's primary clinical interests. She structures her practice with a small panel specifically to provide thorough, individualized attention to patients with multiple or layered health concerns.
Dr. Carden teaches premed students from the University of Oregon and the University of Washington. She also teaches at the Good Samaritan Family Medicine Residency and has done so since 2016.
Eugene Magazine has voted Dr. Carden a Top Doctor every year from 2016 through 2024. NPR's All Things Considered and local NBC news have both featured her practice and her approach to direct primary care.
Doctor profile last updated April 10, 2026