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Sean B. Orenstein, M.D., FACS

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  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, School of Medicine

Expertise

  • Digestive Health
  • Surgery

Special focus

  • Abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR)
  • Digestive Surgery
  • General Surgery
  • Hernia repair (routine and complex)
  • Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

Locations and contact

I see patients at

About me

I’m a surgeon with a passion for:

  • Hernia repair
  • Restoring the abdominal wall after tumor removal or if an incisional hernia (a hernia at the site of a surgical cut) develops

I commonly help with hernia repair and abdominal wall reconstruction during tumor surgery. I repair many types of parastomal hernias. Some cancer patients develop these if they have a surgical procedure that creates an opening, or stoma, in their abdomen.

I am director of OHSU’s Hernia and Abdominal Wall Center. I have advanced training in:

  • Abdominal wall reconstruction for large and complex hernias
  • Minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery
  • Inguinal hernia (groin hernia) repair

I also provide other general surgery needs.

My research interests include:

  • Improving hernia surgery outcomes
  • Evaluating prosthetic mesh for hernia repair
  • Minimally invasive surgery for hernia repair

I grew up in Colorado and did most of my medical and surgical training on the East Coast. I joined OHSU in 2014.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 1999, University of Colorado
    • M.M.S., 2002, MCP Hahnemann University
    • M.D., 2006, Albany Medical College

  • Residency

    • General Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington and Hartford, CT, 2006-2013

  • Fellowship

    • Advanced GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, 2013-2014

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Surgery, 2015

Memberships and associations:

  • American College of Surgeons (ACS)
  • Americas Hernia Society (AHS)
  • Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
  • Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (281 Ratings, 126 Reviews)

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