Dr. Steven Guyton

I have worked with the OHSU Cardiothoracic Surgery team since 2007 and served as Division Chief from 2008 to 2012. I served on the faculties at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Washington before coming to OHSU. I practiced cardiothoracic surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle for twenty years before moving to Portland. I have been active in numerous surgical organizations, serving the American College of Surgeons as an Executive Committee member of the Board of Governors; the Western Thoracic Surgical Association as Treasurer and President; and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons on Postgraduate Education, Membership, Medico-Legal and Standards and Ethics Committees. I chaired peer review and research committees and served as President of the Northwest Affiliate for the American Heart Association. I now serve as Vice-Chair of the Research Committee for the Western States Affiliate of the American Heart Association. My primary clinical interests include off-pump coronary bypass and mitral valve repair . I am committed to optimizing the training of cardiothoracic surgeons and served as associate director of the OHSU cardiothoracic surgery resident training program. My work focuses on maximizing benefits to the patient while minimizing stay in the hospital and recuperation time. Outside of work I mostly spend time with my family and work around the house.