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Howard K. Song, M.D., Ph.D.

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  • Professor and Head of Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery

Clinical focus

  • Aortic Surgery
  • Heart Surgery
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Valve

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. Howard Song is a professor of surgery and Head of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Dr. Song performs surgery for patients with all types of adult cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure and aortic aneurysms. He has special expertise in aortic and mitral valve repair and replacement, including minimally invasive and transcatheter approaches, as well as more complex procedures such as heart transplantation.

He is a strong patient advocate and believes in spending ample time with patients and their families to discuss the patient’s cardiovascular condition. He explains treatment options to help patients and families make the best choice for each patient.

He also does both clinical and basic science research on cardiovascular disease. His research focuses on biomedical and tissue engineering, genetically triggered thoracic aortic aneurysms and patient outcomes following cardiovascular surgery.

Dr. Song earned his M.D. at Stanford University. He completed a residency in surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Emory University in Atlanta. He also earned a Ph.D. in immunology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 1989, Yale University
    • M.D., 1994, Stanford University School of Medicine
    • Ph.D., 2001, University of Pennsylvania Biomedical Graduate Studies

  • Residency

    • General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2001

  • Fellowship

    • Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, GA, 2004

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2005; recertified 2015
    • American Board of Surgery, 2002; recertified 2013

Memberships and associations:

  • American Association of Thoracic Surgery
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (147 Ratings, 46 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. The PA and Dr. Song were nice, explained what needed to be done. Very likeable, both of them.

  2. VERY GOOD!

  3. Very in formative

  4. I felt very comfortable and confident!!

  5. Every person we dealt with was extremely competent

  6. They were in my eyes for me because of my personality very sweet and professional

  7. Very friiendly; knowledgeable .9

  8. Our experience was very good. We felt Dr Song answered all our questions.

  9. I was treated in warm, caring & efficient manner!

  10. They were very up front about my condition and what could or couldn't be done to help my condition.

  11. Everyone I dealt with did a great job.

  12. Very thorough explanation of my condition and course of treatment. Very reassuring.

  13. Despite the glitch in getting records of recent angiography done by Tx md on our end, Dr Song was able to develop an acceptable treatment plan with me.

  14. Awesome

  15. Profesional and informative

  16. Friendly, great ability to ensure all questions were answered and technical questions were completely explained.

  17. Great person

  18. Explained my condition to me clearly.

  19. Very impressed. Clinician and staff goal centered and made me feel important.

  20. They went over my upcoming procedure and answered my questions. I have very detailed paperwork about the procedure as well.

  21. We are very lucky to have OHSU in Oregon.

  22. Wonderful. Very patient in answering questions

  23. Dr Song & his staff were friendly, very knowledgeable & didn't talk down to me

  24. Very good interaction. He was Informative, detailed and compassionate.

  25. Very nice and courteous, after a few questions went straight to the point on how to solve my heart problem. Explained what was not working the way it should and what would happen if not addressed.

  26. The heart valve team was great. Spent ample time with me explaining my condition and treatment options

  27. Dr Song is great.. Very easy to talk to, listens well, and did a great job with my surgery and making me feel so much better than I did before it.

  28. Dr Song shows concern with your needs and gave me lots of confidence in himDr Song shows concern with your progress after surgery. I had a lot of confidence on him

  29. Very informative

  30. Very satisfied