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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
Certifications & Licensure
- 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
- 47 citationsMulticenter external validation of the Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score: a study by the Prognostic Assessment of Life and Limitations After Trauma in the Elderly [PALLIA...Allyson C. Cook, Bellal Joseph, Kenji Inaba, Paul A. Nakonezny, Brandon R. Bruns
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2016-02-01 - 158 citationsSurgical "buy-in": the contractual relationship between surgeons and patients that influences decisions regarding life-supporting therapy.Margaret L. Schwarze, Ciarán T. Bradley, Karen J. Brasel
Critical Care Medicine. 2010-03-01 - 119 citationsPalliative surgery for malignant bowel obstruction from carcinomatosis: a systematic review.Terrah J. Paul Olson, Carolyn Pinkerton, Karen J. Brasel, Margaret L. Schwarze
JAMA Surgery. 2014-04-01
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