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Sheldon R. Cober, MD

Accepting New Patients
9205 Southwest Barnes Road
Portland, OR 97225
2327.7 miles away
Speaks: English
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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

9205 Southwest Barnes Road, Portland, OR 97225

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About Sheldon R. Cober

Dr. Sheldon Cober is the founder of Tanasbourne Plastic Surgery. He is a native of Ohio, having spent most of his formative years there. His first exposure to plastic surgery was as a patient, having been born with a cleft lip and palate. Having experienced first-hand the life-changing benefits of plastic and reconstructive surgery, this inspired him to follow his goal of being able to provide these same benefits to others. After graduating from high school and college at the top of his class, he then attended medical school at Temple University in Philadelphia. Upon graduation, general surgery residency took him to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles for five action packed years of hands on training. Much of this time was spent at LA County/USC Medical Center, well known as one of the highest volume trauma centers in the US, which served to hone his surgical skills through both the volume and diversity of patients. Dr. Cober graduated from his general surgery residency, and although he had decided to specialize in plastic surgery, he took the additional steps necessary to become board-certified in general surgery. He then travelled to Boston and completed a 2 year research fellowship in the Plastic Surgery Laboratory of Massachusetts General Hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School. His research was focused on the immunology of composite tissue transplantation, and his mentor was Dr. Andrew Lee. As a result, he has published numerous articles in respected peer-reviewed journals, has given presentations at national plastic surgery and transplantation forums, and has been awarded competitive grants and prizes for distinguished research. This research was a part of the body of work that has now allowed Dr. Lee to become one of the pre-eminent hand transplant surgeons in the world. Upon completing his research fellowship, Dr. Sheldon Cober came back to Los Angeles and USC, completing a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery. He received extensive training in cosmetic and reconstructive techniques from many well known LA area experts. Finally, Dr. Cober rounded out his 10 years of post-medical school training by completing a fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery at the University of Washington including Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington Medical Center. This was done through the auspices of the Orthopedic department, which nicely complemented his previous hand surgery training with the plastic surgery program in LA.

Fellowship

University of Washington School of Medicine
2000

Internship

Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
1991

Medical School

Temple University School of Medicine
1990

Residency

Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
1995

Residency

Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
1999

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Affiliated Locations
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Providence Newberg Medical Center
Providence Seaside Hospital

Clinical Interests

  • Abdominoplasty
  • Body Contouring Surgery
  • Botox Injection
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Surgery
  • Brow Lift
  • Cosmetic Facial Surgery
  • Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap
  • Face Lift
  • Juvederm
  • Liposuction
  • Mastopexy
  • Panniculectomy