Mark H. Whiteford MD, FACS, FASCRS

Mark H. Whiteford MD, FACS, FASCRS

Amid this high-tech and fast-paced world of medicine, my greatest satisfaction comes from working with patients one-on-one to help them gain insight to their illness, and then together develop a treatment plan that meets their individual needs.

Dr. Whiteford graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and later completed his general surgery internship and residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Whiteford finished his fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He brings The Oregon Clinic Center for Advanced Surgery several honors and awards, and was the 2007 recipient of the Society of the Alimentary Tract Traveling Fellowship in Surgical Endoscopy. He was also inducted in the Marquis Who’s Who in America publication in 2010. Dr. Whiteford is an Affiliate Professor of Surgery at OHSU.

Dr. Whiteford is an innovator and renowned expert in minimally invasive colorectal surgery including laparoscopic surgery and transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM, TAMIS). He is a sought-out teacher and lecturer, receiving invitations from the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and has lectured in over a dozen countries worldwide. Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME), the newest form of rectal cancer surgery, was founded on research and clinical innovation at The Oregon Clinic Center for Advanced Surgery.

Volunteer Activities

Coach, Youth Lacrosse 2012 – Present

Providence Portland Medical Center Operating Room Governance Committee, Credentialing Committee, Cancer Center Governance Council

Other Activities

Affiliate Professor of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University

Teaching Faculty, Maricopa Medical Center General Surgery Training Program

Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)

Fellow, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS)

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

International Society of Digestive Surgery

Member, Northwest Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Fellowship, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1999

Internship and Residency, General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1998

MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1991

BS, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, 1987

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Colon & Rectal Surgery

General Surgery

LEADERSHIP

Medical Director, Colorectal Surgery Program, Providence Portland Medical Center and Anal Dysplasia Clinic

HONORS

Portland Monthly Magazine, “Top Doctors,” 2005 – 2016, 2018 – 2024

Former President, Portland Surgical Society

Recipient of the Society of the Alimentary Tract Traveling Fellowship in Surgical Endoscopy, 2007

Recipient of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Traveling Fellowship, 2008

Marquis, “Who’s Who in America,” 2010

Best Doctors in America Recognition

Department of Surgery Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Maricopa Integrated Health System

Department of Surgery Teaching Award, Oregon Health & Science University