A Portland doctor known as the 'TikTok Doc' encourages positivity with uplifting dance videos
Jason Campbell
Dr. Jason Campbell, a resident physician in anesthesiology and perioperative medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, spreads joy with his popular TikTok dances.
Campbell, who's also known as the "TikTok Doc," includes his co-workers in the uplifting routines that he shares on social media.
One of his dance videos was shared by Janet Jackson on Twitter in honor of National Doctors Day.
When he's not caring for patients in need, one doctor is spreading messages of positivity through TikTok dances.
Dr. Jason Campbell, a resident physician in anesthesiology and perioperative medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, is also known as the "TikTok Doc," a nod to his dancing videos that have been viewed thousands of time on the video-sharing app.
Campbell often gets his colleagues involved in the clever dance routines, which are set to upbeat songs like "Cha-Cha Slide" and "Cupid Shuffle."
@drjcofthedc Friday = Time for the Cha Cha Slide! ##chachaslide ##distancedance ##fyp ##foryourpage ##viral ##drjcofthedc ##goviral ##viralvideo ##tiktokdoc ##dance ##fun
♬ chachaslide - Ssica
@drjcofthedc Stay home. Stay stay. Stay shufflin’!##cupidshufflechallenge ##cupidshuffle ##distancedance ##tiktokdoc ##drjcofthedc ##fyp ##foryourpage ##goviral ##viral
♬ Original Sound - Unknown
Campbell puts his own spin on dance moves and songs that are circulating around TikTok, filming his routines during his workday at the Portland hospital.
@drjcofthedc Why is everything chrome? Including my stethoscope. ##whyiseverythingchrome ##chrome ##chromechallenge ##fyp ##foryourpage ##tiktokdoc ##realdrJ ##drjcofthedc
♬ Why Is Everything Chrome (Lean Swag Rock Wit It) - King Critical
"We've got to get through this with physical health, with mental health, and dancing will do that," Campbell told Portland's local NBC news channel, KGW8, of his trending "TikTok Doc" persona.
@drjcofthedc Corona ... you can’t touch this! ##hiteverybeat ##canttouchthis ##mchammerchallenge ##mchammer ##trytohiteverybeat ##fyp ##foryourpage ##fypchchallenge ##DrJC
♬ #hiteverybeat - lulbabyynelii
"I've always loved to dance," he continued in the interview with KGW8. "I've always felt like it was a great way to communicate with people, a great way to get people from all different walks of life to join and come together."
Campbell's uplifting dances recently caught the attention of Janet Jackson, who retweeted one of Campbell's TikToks in light of National Doctors Day.
—Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) March 30, 2020
The "TikTok Doc" told KGW8 that his dances are meant to inspire people to be kind and support each other during a time that's challenging for many people and communities.
"At the end of the day, we're all human and we're all in this together," Campbell said. "It's not about the title in front of your names, it's just about coming together to overcome this."
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