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Oregon Health & Science University
Level 1 Trauma Center

Sub-specialist's

Thomas J. Ellis, MD · Juliana E. Hansen, MD · Reid V. Mueller, MD · Mark L. Silen, MD

Thomas J. Ellis, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics

Thomas J. Ellis, M.D.

Dr. Ellis is an assistant professor and the director of orthopaedic trauma for the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. A native of Bend, Oregon, Dr. Ellis comes from a family of physicians. He currently is involved in research projects in total joint replacement and orthopaedic trauma. Dr. Ellis enjoys hunting, fishing, traveling, skiing and the performing arts.

Medical Training and Experience:

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1988 - 1992, M.D.

Internship: Texas A & M University and Scott & White Hospital, 1992 - 1993

Residency: Texas A & M University and Scott & White Hospital, 1993 - 1997

Fellowship: Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute (Total Joint Arthoplasty), 1997-1998

Hennepin County Medical Center (Trauma), 1998 - 1999

                       AO/ASIF John Border Fellow, August 1999 - October 1999
                                 Hannover, Germany (Orthopaedic Trauma)
                                 Bern, Switzerland (Pelvic Osteotomies)

Specialty and Interests:

Dr. Ellis' primary clinical interests are in hip and knee arthroplasty, hip dysplasia in adults, and orthopaedic trauma, including pelvic and acetabular fractures.

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Juliana E. Hansen, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Chief, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Medical School:University of Washington School of Medicine

Residency Training:

General Surgery, University of California-San Francisco
Plastic Surgery, University of California-San Francisco

Board Certification:

American Board of Surgery
American Board of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Clinical Interests:

Breast Surgery
Laser Skin Resurfacing
Endoscopic Plastic Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery
Microsurgery

Publications:
1. Erman, JH, Ott, SM. Accuracy of Dual Photon Absorptiometry in Excised Femurs. J. Nucl Med, 29:1853-55,1988.
2. Hansen, J, Hoffman, WY. The Effect of Facial Nerve Ablation on Craniofacial Onlay Bone Grafts. Manuscript in preparation for submission to PRS.
3. Hansen, J, Hoffman, WY. Flap Coverage of CSF Fistulae. Manuscript in preparation for submission for publication.

Abstracts and Presentations:
1. Hansen, J. Breast Reconstruction. Presentation at Women's Health 2000, UCSF 3/96.
2. Hansen, J, Hoffman, WY. Flap Coverage of CSF Fistulae. Presented at the California Society of Plastic Surgeons 5/95. Presented at PSEF Plastic Surgery Senior Resident Conference 4/96.
3. Hansen, J, Hoffman, WY. The Effect of Facial Nerve Ablation on Craniofacial Onlay Bone Grafts. Presented at the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 4/93.
4. Hansen, J, Kerley, S, Schecter, WP. HIV Seropositivity and Upper Extremity Infections. Poster presentation at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand 10/91.

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Reid V. Mueller, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Clinical Studies,
Northwest Wound Healing Center

Medical School:University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver

Residency Training:

General Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
Plastic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

Fellowship Training:Wound Healing Research, University of California, San Francisco

Board Certification:

American Board of Surgery
Eligible, American Board of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Clinical Interests:

Minimally invasive surgery of the face and body
endoscopic plastic surgery
problem wounds
breast surgery
microsurgery
hand surgery

Research Interests:

Healing of tissues
growth factors and the molecular basis of healing
endoscopic repair of facial and jaw fractures

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Mark L. Silen, MD

Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics

Title:		Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics Head, Pediatric Surgery Surgeon-in-Chief, Doernbecher Children's Hospital
Address:		Oregon Health Sciences University Division of Pediatric Surgery 745 SW Gaines Road, CDW-7 Portland, Oregon 97201-3098
Telephone Number:		503-494-7764
Medical School:		Harvard University Boston, Massachusetts, 1980
Residency Training:		General Surgery The New York Hospital Cornell University Medical College New York, 1985
Fellowship Training:		Clinical Fellow Babies Hospital Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons New York, 1987 Instructor and Research Fellow Department of Surgery Cornell University Medical College New York, 1989
Licensure:		New York, 1981 Virginia, 1989 Missouri, 1992 Oregon, 1999
Board Certification:		American Board of Surgery, 1986, 1995 Special Qualifications in Pediatric Surgery, 1990, 1997 Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care, 1992

Publications

Publications in Referred Journals

Weber TR, Tracy, TF, Jr., Silen ML, Powell MA: Enterostomy and its closure in newborns. Archives of Surgery, 130:534-537, 1995.

Silen ML, Weber TR: Thoracoscopic debridement of loculated empyema thoracis in children. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 59:1166-1168, 1995.

Silen ML, Canvasser DA, Kurkchubasche AG, Andrus CH, Naunheim KS: Video-assisted thoracic surgical repair of a foramen of Bochdalek hernia. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 60:448-450, 1995.

Silen ML, Weber TR: Management of thoracic duct injury associated with fracture-dislocation of the spine following blunt trauma. Journal of Trauma, 39:1185-1187, 1995.

Tracy TF, Jr., Silen ML, Graham MA: Delayed rupture of the abdominal aorta in a child following a suspected handlebar injury. Journal of Trauma, 40:119-120, 1996.

Fortuna R, Weber TR, Tracy TF, Silen ML, Cradock TV: Critical analysis of the operative treatment of Hirschsprung=s disease. Archives of Surgery, 131:520-525, 1996.

Silen ML, Naunheim KS. Thoracoscopic approach to the management of empyema thoracis: indications and results. Chest Surgery Clinics of North America, 6:491-499, 1996.

Kurkchubasche AG, Fendya DG, Tracy TF Jr., Silen ML, Weber TR. Blunt intestinal injury in children: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. Archives of Surgery, 132:652-658, 1997.

Weber TR, Kountzman B, Dillon PA, Silen ML. Improved survival in congenital diaphragmatic hernia with evolving therapeutic strategies. Archives of Surgery, 133:498-503, 1998.

Kokoska ER, Silen ML, Tracy TFT, Jr., Dillon PA, Cradock TV, Weber TR. Perforated appendicitis in children: risk factors for the development of complications. Surgery, 124:619-626, 1998.

Silen ML. I will never forget... Archives of Surgery, 133:1023, 1998.

Kokoska ER, Gabriel KR, Silen ML. Minimally invasive anterior spinal exposure and release in children with scoliosis. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, 2:255-258, 1998.

Padda GS, Cruz OA, Silen ML, Krock JL. Skin conductance responses in pediatric Harlequin Syndrome. Paediatric Anaesthesia, 9:159-162, 1999.

Silen ML, Kokoska ER, Fendya DG, Kurkchubasche AG, Weber TR, Tracy TF, Jr. Rollover injuries in residential driveways: age-related patterns of injury. Pediatrics electronic pages, in press, 1999.

Wolff AB, Silen ML, Kokoska ER, Rodgers BM. Treatment of refractory chylothorax with externalized pleuroperitoneal shunts in children. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, in press, 1999.

Kokoska ER, Silen ML, Tracy TF, Jr., Dillon PA, Kennedy DJ, Cradock TV, Weber TR. The impact of intraoperative cultures on treatment and outcome in children with perforated appendicitis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 34:749-753, 1999.

Silen ML, Tomita SS. Spontaneous pneumothorax from apical pulmonary blebs.Journal of the American College of Surgeons, in press, 1999.

Invited Commentary

Silen M. Invited Commentary. Mezzetti M, Dell'Agnola CA, Bedoni M, Cappelli R, Fumagalli F, Panigalli T. Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary sequestration in an infant. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 61:1836-8, 1996.

Book Contributions

Weber TR, Tracy TF, Jr., Silen ML: The diaphragm: developmental, traumatic and neoplastic disorders. In: Glenn's Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Baue AE, Geha AS, Hammond GL, Laks H, Naunheim KS, eds. Appleton & Lange, 1996.

Tracy T, Jr., Silen ML, Weber TR: Newborn Surgical Disorders that Affect Respiratory Care. In: Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care. Barnhart SL, Benham DG and Warren RH, eds. W.B. Saunders, 1995.

Kokoska ER, Dillon PA, Silen ML: Pediatric Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery. In: Minimal Access Cardiothoracic Surgery. Yim AP, Hazelrigg SR, Izzat B, Landreneau RJ, Mack M and Naunheim KS, eds. W.B. Saunders, in press.

Silen ML: Adrenal Tumors. In: Operative Pediatric Surgery. Ziegler MM, Azizkhan RG, Gauderer MWL, Weber TR, eds. Appleton & Lange, in press.

Abstracts, Presentations, Courses

AVehicular Trauma in Residential Driveways: Is It Preventable?@ Presented at The First European Congress of Paediatric Surgery, Graz, Austria, 1995.

AExternalized Shunts in the Management of Chylous Effusions.@ Presented at The Annual Congress of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Sheffield, England, 1995.

AVideo-assisted Thoracic Surgical Repair of a Foramen of Bochdalek Hernia.@ Presented at The American College of Surgeons Thoracic Surgery Film Session, New Orleans, 1995.

AThe Impact of intraoperative culture on treatment and outcome in children with perforated appendicitis.@ Presented at the Surgical Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, 1998.

AVideo-assisted Thoracic Surgical Repair of a Foramen of Bochdalek Hernia.@ Presented at The American College of Surgeons Clinical Film Session, Orlando Florida, 1998.

Treatment of refractory chylothorax with externalized pleuroperitoneal shunts in children. Presented at the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Orlando, Florida, 1998.

Thoracic Trauma. Presented at the Midwest Pediatric and Trauma Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, 1998.

Faculty, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, St. Louis, MO, April 9-11, 1999.

Participant, Advanced Minimal Access Pediatric Surgery Workshop II, University of California at Los Angeles, May 14-15, 1999.

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Oregon Health & Science UniversityLevel 1 Trauma Center

Sub-specialist's

Thomas J. Ellis, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics

Juliana E. Hansen, MD

Assistant Professor of SurgeryAssistant Chief, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Reid V. Mueller, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Clinical Studies, Northwest Wound Healing Center

Mark L. Silen, MD

Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics

Publications

Oregon Health & Science University
Level 1 Trauma Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Chief, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Clinical Studies,
Northwest Wound Healing Center