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Paolo Punsalan, M.D.

Accepting new patients

  • Instructor
  • Instructor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Orthopaedics and rehabilitation

Clinical focus

  • Spinal Surgery
  • Spine

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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Education and training

  • Residency

    • Philippine General Hospital, 2002

  • Fellowship

    • Bone and cartilage transplantation and joint revision surgery, Brisbane Private Hospital and Queensland Bone Bank, Brisbane, Australia, 2004

Memberships and associations:

  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association
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Insurance

Before scheduling an appointment

  1. Check your network. If you have health insurance,  call your company to find out if the OHSU Health location or provider you plan to visit is part of your network.
  2. Ask what you will pay. Your insurance company can tell you what your costs are likely to be.

If you schedule an appointment and your health insurance does not include OHSU Health, you may have to pay more than if you go to a provider in your insurance network. 

Visit our billing and insurance page for more information.

Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.4 out of 5 (143 Ratings, 56 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. Punsalan was extremely knowledgeable, helpful and kind. Best explanation of condition I've ever received.

  2. The doctor was very knowledgeable, explained things well and gave me a plan to move forward.

  3. Very informative, good listener_very positive appt.

  4. He was extremely understandable explaining everything

  5. Dr Punsalan was fabulous and so attentive and actually listened to me!!

  6. Appeared to be very thorough

  7. Very informative and reassuring.

  8. The doc was very thorough going over my mri. He spoke to where we understood

  9. Helped me unseen during covid. His advice I've taken has always paid off.

  10. What a wonderful doctor. He was so patient and friendly explaining the issue and what we can do about it. I wish I could give more than 5 stars. He is a wonderful person as well as a world-class expert.

  11. Poor listener, as I could barely get a word in about my concerns while he rambled on about my MRI results.

  12. It all turned out excellent!

  13. Sr. Punsalan spent an hour with me, which is very unusual in a clinic setting. He took his time to dig through my history and to discover the root of my pain.

  14. He was very knowledgeable and explained everything well.

  15. Very good experience the doctor was very thorough and understand him well

  16. Explained everything about the MRI and the condition of my shoulder

  17. Very good treatment

  18. Explained my problem and associated problems clearly and thoroughly

  19. The dr was very good at explaining things in a professional manner.The Dr was very pleasant and made me understand wat was going with me and his recomedation of what to do.Over all very nice visit

  20. Excellent-described findings in detail, as well as treatment options and plan. Appeared to enjoy discussing study findings, answering questions, etc.

  21. Personable, knowledgeable, very helpful with explaining X-rays and problems. Good plan made

  22. Took his time. Explained my condition in a way I could understand without talking down to me. Gave me reason to be optimistic about my future. Didn't blame me for my condition or situation.

  23. Dr. Punsalan was excellent! Punctual and very knowledgeable!He explained everything thoroughly concerning my issues!

  24. He is smart and precise.

  25. Very through in explaining the information about my condition. He listened to my concerns.

  26. The physician spent so much time with me and was very thorough.

  27. Had a great apt. Dr. P in orthopedics took the time ask questions, listen and totally explain what was going on with my back! Even took x-rays to compare to an old x-ray! Pleased with care!

  28. Kind and friendly

  29. Very cordial, extremely informative, easy to understand his explanations. A very positive experience.

  30. Professional,outstanding service,very nice people