About Me:

Dr. Ronald Barbosa is a board certified surgeon who specializes in trauma, general surgery, and surgical critical care. His clinical interests include abdominal surgery, surgical stabilization of rib fractures, management of advanced respiratory failure, and ECMO. He serves on Legacy’s Critical Care Transport Team and has retrieved patients from all over the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Dr. Barbosa is originally from northern California. He has been with the trauma and general surgery services at Legacy Emanuel since 2006. Dr. Barbosa has held various administrative roles, including director of the Trauma ICU and Section Chief of General Surgery, and is currently on the Oregon State Trauma Advisory Board. He also remains active in research, has 28 publications in a variety of trauma and general surgery topics, and has given presentations at numerous state, regional, and national meetings. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his 4 children and exploring the outdoors.