Maxwell D. Mirande, D.O. (he/him)

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, School of Medicine
  • Assistant Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Mirande, a native of Klamath Falls, Oregon, earned his Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology with Honors from the University of Puget Sound. He graduated first in his class at Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest. He completed his General Surgery residency and Colon and Rectal Surgery fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Mirande joined the Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery at OHSU in 2026. As a dedicated educator, Dr. Mirande received both the Chief Resident Teacher of the Year and Fellow Teacher of the Year awards at Mayo Clinic. He serves as the Assistant Program Director for the OHSU Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship. Dr. Mirande manages the full spectrum of benign and malignant colorectal diseases with a primary focus in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • D.O., 2020, Western University of Health Sciences COMP-NW

  • Residency

    • General Surgery, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN, 2020-2025

  • Fellowship

    • Colon-Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN, 2025-2026

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Surgery, 2025

Memberships and associations:

  • Priestley Society Membership
  • American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
  • American College of Surgeons

Honors and awards

  • 2026 Mayo Clinic Fellow Teacher of the Year
  • 2025 Mayo Clinic Chief Resident Teacher of the Year
  • 2019 Gold Humanism Honor Society
  • 2016 Sigma Sigma Phi Honorary Osteopathic Service Fraternity

Publications

Selected publications

  • Ore AS, Alaoui AA, Mirande MD, Jakubauskas M, Tueme de la Pena D, Mathis KL, Cima RR, Perry WR, McKenna NP. Subtotal Colectomy with Ileorectal Anastomosis for Slow-transit Constipation: Postoperative Outcomes and Long-term Functional Success. Dis Colon Rectum. (Forthcoming).  
  • Mirande MD, Ore AS, Flaherty EG, Reynolds IS, Alaoui AA, Tueme de la Pena D, Jakubauskas M, Mishra N, Stocchi L, Perry WR, Mathis KL, McKenna NP. Risk Factors for Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease Recurrence after Total Proctocolectomy. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Sep 1;69(9):2266-2272. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004329. Epub 2026 Jun 12. PMID: 42283278.
  • Mirande MD, Baxter JW, Mirande MH, Gomaa IA, Dozois EJ, Perry WR. Clinical Presentation and Surgical Outcomes of Intestinal Malrotation with Congenital Peritoneal Encapsulation (Cocoon Deformity). World Journal of Colorectal Surgery. 14(3):103-107, Jul-Sep 2025.
  • Mirande MD, Bews KA, Brady JT, Colibaseanu DT, Shawki SF, Perry WR, Behm KT, Mathis KL, McKenna NP. Does Timing of Ileostomy Closure Impact Postoperative Morbidity? Colorectal Disease. 2025 Apr;27(4):e70088. doi: 10.1111/codi.70088. PMID: 40195019.
  • Lund S, Mirande M, Fung C, Zheng C, Rajput S, Heller S, Schiller H, Rivera M. Mind the Gap: Pre-operative Diastasis Recti Increases Trocar Site Hernia Risk after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Hernia. 2025 Mar 12;29(1):114. doi: 10.1007/s10029-025-03302-1. PMID: 40072729.
  • Schimmel ML, Mirande MD, Khan FW, Heller SF, Stephens D. Cholecystitis as a Result of Cecal Herniation through the Foramen of Winslow. Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2025 Feb 19;2025(2):rjaf060. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaf060. PMID: 39975848; PMCID: PMC11836535.
  • McKenna NP, Mirande MD, Bews KA, Dozois ER, Kelley SR, Mathis KL. Does Operating Volume On-Call Vary by Surgeon? Analysis of On-Call Cases in an Academic Colorectal Practice. The American Surgeon. 2024 Nov;90(11):3144-3147. doi: 10.1177/00031348241262424. Epub 2024 Jun 13. PMID: 38870480.
  • Gomaa IA, Mirande MD, Armenia SJ, Aboelmaaty SA, Dozois EJ, Perry WRG. Intestinal Malrotation in the Adult Population: Diagnosis, Management, and Outcomes after Laparoscopic Ladd Procedure. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2024 Aug;28(8):1339-1343. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.05.024. Epub 2024 Jun 1. PMID: 38825442.
  • McKenna NP, Bews KA, Mirande MD, Abarca Rendon FM, Ofshteyn A, Peponis T, Shawki SF, Kelley SR, Mathis KL. Surgical Management of Duodenal Crohn’s Disease. Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery. 2024 Apr 19;409(1):132. doi: 10.1007/s00423-024-03324-w. PMID: 38639899.
  • Mirande MD, McKenna NP, Sample JW, Bews KA, Brady JT, Colibaseanu DT, Kelley SR. Surgical Site Infections at Prior Stoma Site after Colostomy Closure: A Multi-Institutional Analysis. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2024 Jun;28(6):936-938. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.03.003. Epub 2024 Mar 5. PMID: 38523036.
  • Sample JW, Yonkus JA, Mirande MD, Graham RP, Kelley SR. Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis with Small Intestinal Perforation – 20 Year Experience. Updates in Surgery. 2024 Jun;76(3):1015-1023. doi: 10.1007/s13304-024-01797-4. Epub 2024 Mar 20. PMID: 38507175.
  • Mirande MD, McKenna NP, Bews KA, Shawki SF, Cima RR, Brady JT, Colibaseanu DT, Mathis KL, Kelley SR. Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections and Trends in Skin Closure Technique after Diverting Loop Ileostomy Reversal: A Multi-Institutional Analysis. The American Journal of Surgery. 2023 Nov;226(5):703-708. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.07.042. Epub 2023 Aug 3. PMID: 37567817.
  • Mirande MD, Kelley SR. Which Patients are the Right Candidates for Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT)? Difficult Decisions in Colorectal Surgery: An Evidence-Base Approach, 2nd Edition. Umanskiy K. Springer, Cham. 2023. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-42303-1
  • Mirande MD, Backus JA, Linnaus ME. Intermammary Pilonidal Sinus Disease in a 13-Year-Old Girl. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. Vol 87, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2022.1024792022.
  • Szabo Yamashita T, Mirande M, Huang CT, Kearns A, Fyff-Freil R, Singh R, Foster T, Thompson G, Lyden M, McKenzie T, Wermers RA, Dy B. Persistence and Recurrence of Hypercalcemia after Parathyroidectomy Over Five Decades (1965-2010) in a Community-based Cohort. Annals of Surgery. 2023 Aug 1;278(2):e309-e313. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005688. Epub 2022 Aug 26. PMID: 36017920; PMCID: PMC9968357.
  • Mirande MD, Hernandez MC, Nagorney DM. Ingested fishbone causing a hepatic abscess. British Journal of Surgery. 2021 Apr 19:znab126. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab126. Epub ahead of print. Erratum in: Br J Surg. 2021 Oct 23;108(10):e358. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab302. PMID: 33876213.
  • Mirande MD, Kubac G, Nguyen AT. Acute Inferior ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Due to Delirium Tremens: A Case Report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019 Oct 9;13(1):306. doi: 10.1186/s13256-019-2246-x. PMID: 31597573; PMCID: PMC6784332.
  • Mirande MD, Mirande RA. Management of a Postbulbar Duodenal Ulcer and Stricture Causing Gastric Outlet Obstruction: A Case Report. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2018 Mar 16;29:10-13. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2018.03.017. PMID: 29692890; PMCID: PMC5911670
  • Mirande M. (2015, May 06). Pounding No More. Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound, "Crosscurrents: Spring 2015". 56(2): 54. https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/crosscurrentsgallery/12, Published.

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