Juliana E. Hansen, M.D.

Academic and Clinical Positions

Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Associate Professor; Residency Program Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Biography

Juliana Hansen, M.D., is the Division Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at OHSU. She is also the Program Director for the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency program. Her numerous clinical interests include breast and general reconstructive surgery as well as cosmetic surgery. She is familiar with microsurgical techniques for breast reconstruction, feeling that these options are essential for offering patients the best choices for aesthetic breast reconstruction. Dr. Hansen is currently expanding the division to provide expertise in perforator flaps for reconstruction.

Dr. Hansen is committed to women's health issues. She works closely with her colleagues at OHSU's Comprehensive Breast Cancer Clinic to provide her patients information on reconstruction at the time of their breast cancer diagnosis and to give them the option of immediate reconstruction whenever possible. She is the medical editor of the journal Women and Cancer.

Professional Education

• Degree:
  B.A., Stanford University, 1983
  
• Residency:
  General Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1994
  Plastic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1996
• Fellowship:
  Hand Surgery and Microsurgery, OHSU, 1999

Certifications

• Certification:
  American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1997 (Recertified 2007)

Memberships and Associations

American Medical Association
American College of Surgeons
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery
Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland
Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons
Oregon Hand Surgery Society, 1998-2001
Oregon Society of Plastic Surgeons, President 2002 – 2004
Portland Surgical Society, Program Director 2001 – 2003