LeeLeraySwanstromMD

General Surgery • Portland, OR

Clinical Professor of Surgery, Oregon Health & Sci University

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Office
4805 Ne Glisan St
Suite 6n60
Portland, OR 97213
Phone+1 503-281-0561

Fax+1 503-416-7377

Education & Training

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Surgery, 1983 - 1988
Creighton University School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 1984 - 2025
WA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2015 - 2016
PA State Medical License 2014 - 2014
HI State Medical License 2000 - 2012
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
Portland Monthly Magazine Castle Connolly, 2011
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Endoscopic Stomach and Pouch Reduction in Patients With Weight Regain Following Roux-En-Y Bypass Surgery
Completed
Not Applicable
NOTES-Assisted Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Endoscopic Treatment of Intestinal Fistulas and Perforations Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Prospective Multicenter Human Randomized Controlled Evaluation of NOTES® Cholecystectomy Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Natural Orifice Transgastric Endoscopic Surgical Removal of the Gallbladder Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Using EndoClear-Endoscopic Lens Cleaning Device Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Endolumenal Partial Myotomy for the Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Unknown status
Phase 2
Endolumenal Partial Myotomy for Esophageal Motility Disorders Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Unknown status
Phase 2
Endoscopic Treatment of Intestinal Fistulas and Perforations Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Unknown status
Phase 1
Endoscopic Myotomy of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter for Achalasia Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Why say "statistically significant" rather than just "significant"? a plea to rid the medical literature of linguistic ambiguity.
Abe Fingerhut, Steve Wexner, Kevin Behrns, Alberto Arrezo, Leo Buhler
Surgery. 2022-10-01
2 citations
Development and prospective validation of a scoring system for the Basic Endoscopic Skills Training (BEST) box
Ilay Habaz, Silvana Perretta, Allan Okrainec, Anton Svendrovski, Ludovica Guerriero
Surgical Endoscopy. 2021-12-01
10 citations
Development and validity evidence of an objective structured assessment of technical skills score for minimally invasive linear-stapled, hand-sewn intestinal anastomos...
Mona W. Schmidt, Caelan Max Haney, Karl Friedrich Kowalewski, Vasile Bintintan, Mohammed Abu Hilal
Surgical Endoscopy. 2021-11-09

Lectures

A Glimpse of the Future of Flexible Endoscopy for Surgeons
Portland, OR - 10/26/2014

Press Mentions

UNC Doctors Analyze Treatment Options for Gallbladder DiseaseJuly 22nd, 2015

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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