Dr. Whiteford is an innovator and renowned expert in minimally invasive colorectal surgery including laparoscopic surgery and transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM, TAMIS). His research and clinical innovation at The Oregon Clinic Center for Advanced Surgery led to the development of Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME), the newest form of rectal cancer surgery.
He is a sought-out teacher and lecturer, receiving invitations from the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and has lectured in over a dozen countries worldwide.
Dr. Whiteford graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and later completed his general surgery internship and residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Whiteford finished his fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He brings The Oregon Clinic Center for Advanced Surgery several honors and awards, and was the 2007 recipient of the Society of the Alimentary Tract Traveling Fellowship in Surgical Endoscopy. Dr. Whiteford is an Affiliate Professor of Surgery at OHSU.
Affiliate Professor of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University
Teaching Faculty, Maricopa Medical Center General Surgery Training Program
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Fellow, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS)
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
International Society of Digestive Surgery
Member, Northwest Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
