Department of Surgery

Welcome

Welcome to the OHSU Department of Surgery. We strive for excellence in education, research, scholarship, clinical practice and community service. Through our dynamic, interdisciplinary environment, we stimulate the spirit of inquiry, initiative, and cooperation among diverse students, faculty and administration.

Grand Rounds Conference

Join us this coming Monday, September 19 at 7:30 a.m. in the OHSU Auditorium

"Cytoreduction with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: The Wake Forest Experience"
Kostantinos Votanopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgical Services - Oncology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

View the complete 2016-2017 Grand Rounds Schedule

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Watch archived Grand Rounds presentations

Recent News

7/1/2016	Dr. John Hunter begins term as American Board of Surgery chair
5/14/2016	Juliana Hansen, M.D., featured on OregonLive for her work with transgender patients and the OHSU Transgender Health Program
3/11/2016	Karen Brasel, M.D. presented with Meritorious Achievement Award by the ACS Regional Committee on Trauma
3/7/2016	Karen Deveney, M.D. installed as president of Pacific Coast Surgical Association
2/24/2015	Pancreatic cancer surgeon Brett Sheppard, M.D. summits Mount Kilimanjaro, raises $110,000 for clinical cancer trials
2/16/2015	Recent graduate Jennifer Preston, M.D. recognized for her minimally invasive surgery techniques and training
12/18/2015	James Dolan, M.D. and innovation intern team awarded Biomedical Innovation Program funding
10/17/2014	John Hunter, M.D. elected American Board of Surgery Vice Chair
10/17/2014	Bariatric Surgery Programs of OHSU and Legacy Health host successful obesity management seminar
10/1/2014	The Department of Surgery welcomes new Education Program Director Karen Brasel, M.D.
8/1/2014	New Surgery Simulation Center opens in Richard Jones Hall
6/30/2014	Trauma surgeon Richard Mullins, M.D. retires after 25 years with the Department of Surgery
6/14/2014	Surgery Residents score big at OR-WA ACS annual meeting

This just in: OHSU residents major contributors to Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 10th edition

OHSU residents and faculty serve as main contributors to the 10th edition of Schwartz's Principles of Surgery:

Dana K. Andersen, M.D., FACS, faculty

Mary Condron, M.D., resident

Christopher Connelly, M.D., resident

Mackenzie Cook, M.D., resident

John G. Hunter, M.D., FACS, Surgery Chair

Scott Louis, M.D., resident

Fernando Mier, M.D., fellow

Alexis Moren, M.D., resident

Tana Lynn Repella, M.D., Ph.D., resident

Erica Swenson, D.O., resident

Estin Yang, M.D., M.P.H., resident

Surgery Residency and Fellowships

Are you a medical student interested in applying for a surgery residency? Or a current resident interested in one of our surgery fellowship training programs?
We in the Department of Surgery are dedicated to assisting residents and fellows in achieving their diverse career goals, whether it be practicing general surgery in a rural area or attaining a faculty position in an urban academic medical center.
Learn more

ACS Transition to Practice Program

The OHSU Department of Surgery offers the American College of Surgeons Transition to Practice Program in General Surgery: an opportunity to transition directly from residency to independent surgical practice.

Visit the ACS TTP website for a complete description and overview of our program

To request an application, contact the American College of Surgeons at (312) 202-5491 or e-mail ttp@facs.org