Our residency is a six-year ACGME-accredited integrated plastic and reconstructive surgery program. We offer training in the full breadth of plastic surgery procedures at OHSU and area hospitals, including: 

• OHSU Hospital
• OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
• Portland VA Medical Center
• Community hospitals 

During the earlier years of residency, you’ll rotate through general surgery subspecialties at area hospitals. Junior residents complete 70 weeks in general surgery and have one-month rotations with orthopedic surgery and the burn unit.  

Plastic surgery rotations include: 

• Hand and upper extremity surgery (including peripheral nerve and replantation)
• Pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery
• Gender surgery
• “Head to toe” microsurgery, including lymphatic surgery
• General plastic surgery
• Aesthetic surgery 

Our residents come from medical schools across the country and around the world.  

We accept applications only through AAMC’s Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The residency match runs through the National Residency Matching Program.  

Submit your application through ERAS by October 1 for the following academic year. A complete application includes: 

• An ERAS application
• A personal statement
• A dean’s letter with a transcript
• Three letters of recommendation
• Completion of USMLE Step 1 exam 

If you have had previous postgraduate training, include letters of recommendation from the program directors of your first postgraduate year and any subsequent residency training. Contact your dean’s office for further information on the electronic application process. 

Learn more about how to apply to OHSU residencies and fellowships.

Lori Howell, M.D., FAAP, is the program director. Dr. Howell is an associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery and pediatric plastic surgery and a member of the cleft and craniofacial team at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Dr. Howell’s areas of clinical interest include cleft lip and palate surgery, facial paralysis and reanimation, pediatric microvascular surgery, vascular anomalies, congenital nevi, and adult craniofacial and lower extremity reconstructive surgery.  

Monica Llado-Farrulla, M.D., is the associate program director. Dr. Llado-Farrulla is a double-board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon and assistant professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Her areas of clinical interest include affirming surgeries of the face and trunk, microvascular reconstruction for cancer and trauma, and pelvic reconstruction.