The Facial Plastic Surgeon, Doctor William A. Portuese

Choosing the right surgeon for your brow lift is very important. Dr. William Portuese is board certified in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and in otolaryngology head and neck surgery. He has extensive surgical experience with the forehead lift and has performed many of these surgeries over the last 28 years in private practice. Dr. William Portuese is the medical director and founder of the Seattle Facial Plastic Surgery Center located on the 1st Hill campus adjacent to Swedish Medical Center. The address is 1101 Madison Street, Suite 1280, Seattle, Washington, 98104. The surgery center is certified by Medicare and is licensed as an ambulatory surgical facility by the Washington State Department of Health. Dr. William Portuese’s surgical team has many years of combined experience and consists of 4 R.N.’s and 15 physician anesthesiologists.

CURRICULUM VITAE – Dr William Portuese

EDUCATION
Undergraduate:	Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma Bachelors of Science, Zoology 1977-1981
Medical	University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma Medical Doctorate 1981 – 1985
Internship:	Louisiana State University Hospital Shreveport, Louisiana Categorical Otolaryngology- General Surgery 1985 – 1986
Residency:	Louisiana State University Hospital Shreveport, Louisiana Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery and Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1986 – 1990
Fellowship:	Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Lasky Clinic, Beverly Hills, California 1990 – 1991
Licensure:	Federal Licensing Exam (Score 80) 1985 Washington State Medical License 1991 Board Certification – American Academy of Otolaryngology (Score 82nd percentile) 1990 Board Certified – American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1994 Northwest Allergy Lab Director, Certified by Washington State Department of Laboratory Quality Assurance, Licensed by CLIA
Additional Training & Certification:	Surgical Laser – LSU Medical Center 1986 CO²/ YAG 1986 Endoscopic Sinus Surgery – University of Texas, Galveston 1986 Endoscopic Sinus Surgery – LSU Medical Center 1986 Laser Course – University of Tennessee, Nashville 1986

HONORS

President’s Honor Roll – Oklahoma State University 1978
Dean’s Honor Roll – Oklahoma State University 1977 – 1981
First Place Southern Medical Association Meeting Otolaryngology Resident’s Category Presentation New Orleans, Louisiana November 1988
The Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association – 2008 Physician Leader of the Year
The Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association – 2012 Medical Leader of the Year
Clinical Instructor at the University of Washington from 1998 – present

SOCIETIES
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	1986 – Present
King County Medical Society	1991 – Present
Northwest Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery	1991 – Present
University of Washington Department of Otolaryngology Clinical Instructor	May 1998
Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (WASCA) Vice President	2008 – 2009
Washington Society of Facial Plastic Surgeons President	2008 – Present
Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association President	2010 – 2011

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Portuese, W., Norberg, H.:
Infantile Myofibromatosis: A case report and literature review.
Presented at the Pan- Pacific Surgical Society Meeting, Plastic Surgery Section, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 1986

Portuese, W.:
Anatomy of the temporal branch of the facial nerve.
Presented at the Pan-Pacific Surgical Society Meeting, Plastic Surgery Section, Honolulu, Hawaii January 1988

Stucker, F., Portuese, W., Shockley, W.:
The Perichondrial-Cutaneous Graft: An Alternative in Composite Skin Grafting.
Presented at the Triologic Society,
Naples, Florida, January 1989.
Submitted for publication in The Laryngoscope.

Portuese, W., Stucker, F.:
The Perichondrial-Cutaneous Graft: A Laboratory and Clinical Review.
Presented at The Southern Medical Association Meeting,
New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1988.
Received first place in Resident Category Presentation.

Portuese, W., Stucker, F.:
The Perichondrial-Cutaneous Graft with Eyelid Reconstruction.
Presented at the 5th International Symposium,
Toronto, Canada, June 1989

Portuese, W.,Stucker, F.:
The Perichondrial-Cutaneous Graft: A Laboratory and Clinical Review.
Presented at the 5th International Symposium,
Toronto, Canada, June 1989.
Published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Head and Neck, Decker, B.C., 1991

Portuese, W., Kamer, F.:
Supramid: The disappearing Act.
Presented at the Western Regional Meeting, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, February 1991

Portuese, W., Kamer, F., et al:
Propofol: A New Intravenous Sedative. Experience with 300 cases.
Presented at the Spring Meeting, Hawaii, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, May 3, 1991.
Submitted for publication in the Archives of Otolaryngolgy.

Portuese, W.:
Revision Rhinoplasty and the Difficult Nose.
Presentation given at the Annual Northwest Academy of Otolaryngology Meeting,
January 19, 1996, Whistler, British Columbia.

Portuese, W.:
Revision Rhinoplasty Through the Closed Technique.
Presented at the Annual Northwest Academy of Otolaryngology Meeting,
January 19, 1999, Whistler, British Columbia.