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Office
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 97239Phone+1 503-494-7344Fax+1 503-494-5615
Summary
- Dr. Karen Brasel, MD is a general surgeon in Portland, Oregon. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Oregon, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. She is affiliated with OHSU Hospital and is a Professor at Medical College of Wisconsin.
Education & Training
- University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1998 - 1999
- University of MinnesotaResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1998
- University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1991
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- OR State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 1999 - 2015
- MN State Medical License 1994 - 1999
- NC State Medical License 1998 - 1999
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Rural Surgery Experiences in General Surgery Residency Training-The Current State an ACGME Sponsored Survey of General Surgery Program Directors.Stephanie F Heller, Karen J Brasel, Sharmila Dissanaike, Chris A Fox
Journal of Surgical Education. 2025-03-01 - 1 citationsMulti-institutional study examining intraoperative entrustment and resident sex.Samantha Baker, Julie Evans, Niki Matusko, Brenessa Lindeman, Sarah Jung
American Journal of Surgery. 2025-02-01 - Key Issues in Surgical Residency Education: Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon II Committee Residency Education Subcommittee.John D Mellinger, Karen Brasel, Eric Elster, Gerald Fried, Daniel A Hashimoto
Annals of Surgery. 2025-01-01
Authored Content
- Association Between Medicaid Expansion and the Use of Outpatient General Surgical Care Among US Adults in Multiple StatesAugust 2020
- Association Between Medicaid Expansion and the Use of Outpatient General Surgical Care Among US Adults in Multiple StatesAugust 2020
Press Mentions
- American College of Surgeons Announces Recipients of Matching Grants for Innovative DEI and Anti-Racism InitiativesNovember 9th, 2021
- How Can Trauma Surgeons Approach Urgent Decisions Responsibly?May 17th, 2018
- Every Minute Counts: Time to Delivery of Initial Massive Transfusion Cooler and Its Impact on Mortality: ErratumSeptember 8th, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Member