Brett C. Sheppard, M.D., FACS
- Professor of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, School of Medicine
- William E. Colson Chair of Pancreatic Disease Research, Surgery, School of Medicine
- Vice Chair for Quality and Clinical Operations, Surgery, School of Medicine
- Member, Hernia & Abdominal Wall Center (HAWC), School of Medicine
Biography
I am a surgeon who specializes in pancreatic cancer and gastrointestinal surgery. I have advanced training in surgical oncology (cancer care).
As a fourth-year medical student, I met a patient who was preparing for pancreatic cancer surgery. He was very frightened because at that time, the surgery was risky and pancreatic cancer survival rates were not high. I became committed to reducing the risks of pancreatic surgery, finding ways to detect pancreatic cancer earlier, and improving pancreatic cancer treatment.
My relationship with patients and their families, and the challenges they face, give me the foundation to keep working. The biggest thanks I can receive is to watch patients enjoy their lives anew.
Outside of surgery, I am a trail runner, hiker and winter sports enthusiast. I would join a book club if it met between 10 p.m. and midnight.
Education and training
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Degrees
- M.D., 1984, University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School
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Residency
- General Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 1984-87, 1989-91
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Fellowship
- Surgical Oncology, National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 1987-89
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Certifications
- American Board of Surgery, 1992, recertification, 2010
Memberships and associations:
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American College of Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG)
- American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
- Americas Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association (AHPBA)
- American Pancreas Association (APA)
- American Surgical Association (ASA)
- MIS Fellowship Council
- North Pacific Surgical Association
- Pacific Coast Surgical Association
- Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)
- Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)
- Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG)
- Surgical Outcomes Club (SOC)
- Western Surgical Association
- The Mackenzie Alumni Society
- Multnomah County Medical Society
- Portland Surgical Society
- Oregon Medical Association
- Oregon Chapter-American College of Surgeons
- Association of Academic Endocrine Surgeons
- The Pacific Coast Surgical Association
- The North Pacific Surgical Association
- The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary tract
Areas of interest
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Chronic Pancreatitis