Dr. Frederick Tibayan
Thoracic Surgery
Portland, OR
25 years experience male
Locations
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, OR
My office hours
Thursday: 12pm - 5:00pm
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Aetna
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UnitedHealthcare
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Portland, OR
About
Bio
I'm an adult heart surgeon living in Portland, Oregon.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Thoracic Surgery
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235 Answers
217 Agrees
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Thoracic Surgery 25 years experience
It depends: on the institution and individual experience. I have seen both groups do a fine job.
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My guess: is ashd stands for atherosclerotic heart disease. this causes blockages in the arteries of the heart that need to be bypassed.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Cabg: stands for Coronary artery bypass grafting. When there are severe blockages in the arteries that feed the heart, blood vessels from the body are used ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Heart cell death: Myocardial infractions happen when heart muscle dies from lack of oxygen delivered by blood.
This can happen when plaque deposits in the vessels rup... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Sometimes.: If the heart attack results in an inability to pump blood to the brain at a sufficient pressure and flow to to keep brain cells alive, this can result... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Varies: Depends on the site of infection (mediastinum, sternum, superficial soft tissue, vein harvest site, central line, lung, bladder, etc), immunosuppressi... Read More
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See a doctor: Tissue, including intestine, can get stuck in the hernia. This can be painful. The blood supply of the stuck tissue can also be compromised, which can... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Question?: That's a lot of surgery (although not uncommon for patient with coarctation to have the other issues too). Hope all is well.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Be more specific: It's a huge topic. There are different definitions of 'minimally invasive' all over the literature. And the options differ for different diseases.
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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High normal: At that height and weight, your body mass index (one measure of healthy size) is 25.8 kg per square meter. High normal would be a bmi of 25. At your ... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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No.: First of all, stroke and heart attack are exceedingly unusual in teenagers. Second, for those at risk, exercise decreases your risk of stroke or heart... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Middle of the chest: it's pretty much in the middle of the chest. the tip is pointed a bit to the left, but most of it is behind the breastbone. that's why we often have t... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Forever if possible: Smoking is harmful to the valve, your heart, and the rest of your body. You should take this opportunity to quit smoking. Easier said than done, but v... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Longer is better: Surgical incisions remodel for months. Going to a tanning bed too early risks hyper pigmentation (in addition to the usual tanning risks). Wait at lea... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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It depends: Risk of surgery depends on age, other diseases you might have, overall heart function, and presence and reversibility of pulmonary hypertension.
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Possibly: Scar tissue stays numb. Particularly if an artery in your chest (the left internal mammary artery) was harvested as part of your surgery, you can expe... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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It's complicated: Heart surgery is risky - there are risks of stroke, heart attack, liver failure, kidney failure, infection, bleeding, even death. However, for some pa... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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It is vital: Pulse rate is a major determinant of the rate of blood flow through the body. An abnormal pulse is an important sign that something wrong might be hap... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Depends. : A murmur is caused by turbulent blood flow in the heart. Many murmurs are benign. Some are caused by valve disease. Ultimately, the consequences are f... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Don't think so. : I am not aware of any association.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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60-100: Average resting heart rate in that age group is about 60-100.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Yes.: Survival after cardiac arrest is related to the underlying cause of the arrest (myocardial infarction, hypothermia, toxin, etc), the time from the arr... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Before your visit, make a list of questions for your doctor. Then, tell your doctor you have a list.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Some not all: An ekg measures the electrical activity all over the heart. This is affected by many heart conditions, so an ekg is a helpful in the work up of many h... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Not all: Echocardiogram scan detect abnormalities in heart wall motion, function of heart valves, and flow between heart chambers. But there are lots of probl... Read More
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A female asked:
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It's his decision: Your father has serious medical problems. It's impossible to accurately gauge operative risk without all the details, but renal and kidney failure com... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Thoracic Surgery 25 years experience
Heart attack: Myocardial infarction mean death ("infarction") of heart muscle (card ~heart and myo~muscle). This happens when the heart muscle is not getting the ox... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Yes, but it's rare: Tumors of the heart can be secondary (spread from other organs). Primary heart rumors include rhabdomyomas (in children), myxomas, fibroelastomas, and... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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It depends: If there is a significant amount of air in the chest and it is causing a problem, it can be removed by placing a catheter or tube in the chest. The do... Read More
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Well ...: There was not much in the way of therapeutic drugs or surgery at that time for end stage heart failure. Even today, compassionate palliative care is a... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
Dr. Frederick Tibayananswered
Thoracic Surgery 25 years experience
Cabg: stands for coronary artery bypass graft. This is when a blood vessel from the body (artery or vein) is used to reroute blood around a blockage in an a... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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It depends: Fever is a result of inflammation. Infection is only one of many causes of inflammation. Cardiac surgery alone can cause inflammation and fever, but v... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Yes. : The american lung association and the canadian cancer society, among other organizations, have determined that secondhand smoke from marijuana is harm... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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6-8 weeks: Usually, the breastbone (sternum) is fused after 6-8 weeks, and you can being working towrds normal activity. Full recover depends on several things, ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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It depends.: It depends on the operation and the underlying diagnosis. Consult a specialist, such as a cardiologist or perinatologist.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Yes.: Heart attack means death of heart muscle. The septum is the part of the heart muscle between the left and right ventricles. "infarction" means tissue ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Be more specific: Depending on what you count as a device, there are many, maybe dozens, and they work in different ways. Even narrowing down to left ventricular assist... Read More
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It depends: Surgical risk depends on many factors. Age, other medical problems, and overall conditions are important. Also important are the heart anatomy, previo... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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It's complicated.: Smoking accounts for the vast majority (but not all) cases of lung cancer. Cigarette smoke contains many substances (carcinogens) that predispose to c... Read More
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Tracheomalacia: ... Is weakness or floppiness of the cartilage of the trachea that results in narrowing or collapse of the trachea when you breathe in. It can be some... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Yes. : Second hand smoke is bad for you. Tobacco or marijuana. The american lung association and the canadian cancer society, among other organizations, have... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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It's complicated: That's a very open ended question. Heart surgery is typically indicated when the risks of surgery are outweighed by the benefits. Lots of studies have... Read More
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Yes: Severe, blunt force trauma, most often from a motor vehicle collision, can cause a traumatic disruption of the aorta that usually looks like a contain... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Be more specific: Congenital heart defects are come in all types. Some common, some rare. Also, the prognosis and treatments can be very different. Please ask a more sp... Read More
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It is possible: ... For aortic aneurysms to occur in young people, but only in rare cases of connective tissue disorders, such as Marfan syndrome or loeys-dietz syndr... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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What is in the chest: Tension pneumothorax occurs when air under pressure fills the space around the lung. This can compress the heart and impede blood from entering the he... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Lots of things: The coronary anatomy (the vessels, the size, the blockages - number, severity, location), pumping function of the heart, symptoms, age, general condit... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Study of the heart: A cardiologist is a physician who specializes in diseases related to the heart and cardiovascular system. This includes conditions that affect the car... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Sometimes: Heart murmurs are a result of turbulent blood flow through the heart. If the volume and velocity of the blood are high enough, and the chest wall is t... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Yes.: To an extent, all surgery is dangerous. Surgery on the lungs has inherent risks. These risks are related to age, other illnesses (like heart disease),... Read More
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Dr. Steven Guyton
Nov 27, 2012
I endorse this doctor. Fred is an excellent clinician and surgeon. He is great with patients and families. He also works hard in the laboratory advancing medical science.
Apr 12, 2014
Dr Tibayan is an outstanding physician and surgeon.
Nov 27, 2012
I endorse this doctor. He's got the right stuff.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Dear Dr. Fredrick Tibayan,
Thank you ever so much for this useful information you have shared :)
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Harvard Medical School
Graduated 1998MD
Residency
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Residency
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Awards
American Association for Thoracic Surgery Michael DebakeyResearch Scholarship
Medical Research Foundation of Oregon New Investigator Award
Top Thoracic Surgeon , Second Place, Oregon - Summer
2013
Affiliations
OHSU
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Western Thoracic Surgical Association
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