A Portland Institution Since 1948

The Portland Surgical Society is the only professional organization of its type in the Portland area. The society is an important educational forum for surgeons as well as a showcase for the achievements of many of our trainees. Perhaps most importantly, it provides a wonderful opportunity to renew the camaraderie and unique sense of fellowship that unites us within our community of surgeons.

The organization will only remain successful and vibrant with your support. The most important support you can provide is by participating in meetings and recruiting new members. If you have a new associate in your practice, please encourage them to complete a membership application.

Meetings 2022 - Portland Surgical Society

Annual Scientific Conference 2022
May 27, 2022
1:00 - 4:00 pm
OHSU - MacHall Auditorium Room 1162

RSVP, click HERE (Free to Portland Surgical Society Members and ACS Members)

Agenda:

Session 1 Abstracts (4 papers)
Guest speaker: Dr. Albert Chi:  Necessity, the Mother of Invention: From Bionic Arms to COVID

Session 2 Abstracts (4 papers)

Speaker: Albert Chi, MD, MSE, FACS is a critical care physician, trauma surgeon, retired Navy commander and biomedical engineer. His research has been revolutionizing the field of prosthetics, which was motivated by observing the destruction of war and the countless lives forever altered through the loss of limbs. This journey led him to become one of the nation’s leading experts in developing advanced, inexpensive prosthetics using 3D printing technology. This technology has served children with upper extremity congenital limb loss and the development of a 3D-printed exoskeleton for individuals that have experienced stroke. In the face of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Chi’s lab created a 3D-printed ventilator capable of basic and advanced support with the goal of providing a technology accessible and effective to any community that needed it. 

Questions: Dr Philbert Van, OHSU vanp@ohsu.edu

Portland Surgical Society Dues

PSS dues are collected by the American College of Surgeons Oregon Chapter. The PSS and ACS Oregon boards elected to merge the two organizations in the fall of 2012. The dues for PSS pay for approximately social functions and/or dinners along with the annual scientific session held at the end of the academic year. The dues rates are:

$250 for Active Membership
$125 for Associate Membership
$100 for Retired Surgeons

Member Categories

Active Members: Active Members must be licensed physicians who are certified by a board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or possessed of qualifications equally acceptable to the Board of Directors, and whose practice is limited to general surgery or a surgical specialty, and who reside or practice in Multnomah, Washington, or Clackamas County in Oregon, or Clark County in Washington.

Associate Members: Associate Members shall possess the qualifications of Active Members, but reside and practice exclusively outside Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties in Oregon and Clark County in Washington.

Retired Members: The category is for retired surgeons. Retired members also have the option to pay per dinner/meeting; the cost will be $50

Dues Payment

PSS dues can be paid at the same time as ACS Chapter dues by logging in to this websites. See log-in procedure on member page, click HERE.