Robert Bryant Mclafferty MD, MBA

Robert B. McLafferty, M.D. spent his childhood in Maine and he then did his undergraduate studies in Biology at Boston College. He then attended the University of Vermont, School of Medicine and from there went to Oregon Health & Science University to complete a residency in General Surgery and fellowship in Vascular Surgery. From there he joined the faculty in the Division of Vascular Surgery at Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois where he participated in clinical practice, the education of medical students, residents, and fellows, and the building a robust research program.

He also was the Medical Director of the St. John's Hospital Regional Wound Care Center and the Case Management Program. Currently, he is Chief of Surgery at the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System and Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University. He is a Past-President of the American Venous Forum and the Vascular Disease Foundation. Currently, he is President of the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery.

Dr. McLafferty considers himself a "general" vascular surgeon and enjoys participating in the art of vascular surgery with medical care, endovascular techniques, and surgical approaches to all types of vascular diseases. His clinical interests have gravitated to areas including hemodialysis access, venous disease, wound care, vascular disease awareness, and leadership development.