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Amani D. Politano, M.D., M.S. (she/her)

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  • Associate Professor of Surgery, Vascular Quality Medical Director
  • Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Vascular Surgery

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Tall building with the ariel tram to its left
Center for Health & Healing, Building 1
503-494-8311
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About me

Dr. Amani Politano is a vascular surgeon and associate professor of surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery in the OHSU School of Medicine.  Her clinical interests include treatment of arterial and venous disorders, aortic pathology, and clinical infections.

She currently serves as the Quality Medical Director for Vascular Surgery, and she has authored or co-authored research papers on surgical infections and the effects of health conditions on vascular surgery outcomes. 

Dr. Amani Politano earned her M.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine.  She completed her residency in general surgery, post-doctoral research fellowship, a master's degree in clinical research, an administrative fellowship, and a vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Virginia. 

Dr. Amani Politano's published research

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2002, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    • M.D., 2008, University of Virginia School of Medicine
    • M.S., 2011, University of Virginia School of Medicine

  • Residency

    • General Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2008-2015

  • Fellowship

    • Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2010-2012
    • Vascular Surgery, University of Virginia, 2015-2017
    • Administrative Fellow, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, 2017

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Surgery, General Surgery, 2016
    • American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery, 2018

Memberships and associations:

  • Surgical Infection Society
  • Pacific Northwest Vascular Society
  • Society of Vascular Surgery
  • American College of Surgeons
  • Association of Women Surgeons
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (54 Ratings, 31 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. Dr. Politano and staff gave me detailed answers to my questions, easily understood, side effects etc.Music in the room was nice.

  2. A safe atmosphere

  3. Dr. Napolitano is a sweet, caring professional, explained everything related with my procedure.Due that my problem was in my private part, she was very respectfully.

  4. Dr. Politano healed my very troublesome veins with surgery in both legs and injections. I'm so happy with the results!

  5. Explains options and gives choices questions answered comasdionate.

  6. Very good communicator, kind and a good listener. Encouraged and answered questions. Took the time for me.

  7. The staff, Physician and assistant were extremely helpful and provided excellent services and technical explanation of condition and treatment.

  8. Provider was excellent, knowledgeable with her skill set and very thoughtful.

  9. Made me very comfortable. Explained everything that was going to be happening. I was very comfortable.

  10. I have been with this doctor for a few years and always a pleasure to see her . She is very caring and knowledgeable. She has an awesome bedside manner and speaks to you in a way you can understand the medical issue . She explains things fully with a smile of caring .

  11. Dr.DNapolitano, is professional, give confidence and she is so sweet.

  12. The doctor and the assistant were very kind, efficient and effective. Thank you.

  13. Great personal skills. Excellent at explaining tests results. Wonderful ability to make you feel comfortable communicating with her.

  14. Ongoing exceptional care.

  15. Dr. D politano was very kind and explained to me everything related with my problem. She took her time to be explained what I need in order to solve my problem. Grateful with her .

  16. Dr Palitono, is one of the best, amazing. First time someone actually took the time to explain and understand the history as well as the current status. Explanation of the issue and what options are available! Thank you!!

  17. Dr. Amani D. Politano has always taken the time needed for all of my concerns and questions. She is very caring and very trustworthy as well. She has been a god send to me.

  18. The Doctor was very thorough, caring and helpful. I'm so lucky to have her.

  19. Very thorough and compassionate. Obvious experience and talent in the field.

  20. Very good really liked her a lot very efficient

  21. I have had very positive experiences with this Dr. Politano. I really appreciate her thoroughness and her willingness to take as much time as is needed!

  22. Very knowledgeable, caring and took the time to communicate.

  23. Dr. Politano has been my doctor for a couple of years now. She is very caring and easy to talk with. She is smart, thorough and knows her stuff. My daughter now has to be evaluated by a vascular doctor so I told her doctor to put the referral into Dr. Politano because she is such a good doctor and I know she will take great care of my daughter, just as she does with me.

  24. Dr. Politano and her assistant are always caring and show a great deal of interest in care while treating

  25. Was interested and cared about how I was doing and my concerns.

  26. Dr. Politano took plenty of time to understand who I was and clearly explained my condition and options.

  27. Dr. Politano is very knowlegable, friendly, spoke in easily understandable terms. She was open about the options and the pro/con of each. However, I waited about 90 minutes past my appointment time to see her. I was put in a room, and about 25 minutes later the resident came in and said Dr. Politano would be in soon. I waited another hour before she came in. The waiting room was empty. I was not told of this extended delay. This felt very disrespectful. I recognize that she is very busy, but patient's lives are also very busy.

  28. Excellent, very detailed.

  29. Exceptional. Knowledgeable and kind.

  30. Other staff notified me doctor was running late. Expected 3:10 vs 3:00 appointment time. This was the only call I got ( I would have preferred to get more calls with estimated times). Eventually I got 2 texts reporting the doctor was late with no estimated time shared with me. I waited ONE HOUR and FIFTEEN minutes (she joined the Zoom meeting at 4:15). She was very kind and apologetic. She spent a good amount of time with me: she is very knowledgeable and easy to talk to and satisfactorily answered my many questions. She emailed my Mastocytosis specialists (at OHSU) during our appointment, sharing her recommendations about medication changes ( pending their approval of suggestions). All in all, aside from the horrendous delay, a very good appointment.