Elite Aesthetics Guide

Elisa Burgess

MD, FACS

Top 10 Plastic Surgeon in Oregon
FACS
ABPS
ABS
ASAPS
Burgess Plastic Surgery · Lake Oswego, Oregon

About Elisa Burgess

Dr. Elisa A. Burgess, MD, FACS, is a double board-certified cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon and the founder of Burgess Plastic Surgery and MedSpa in Lake Oswego, Oregon, at 16865 Boones Ferry Road, Suite 101. She was born and raised in Portland and received her Bachelor of Science from Oregon State University with honors. She graduated from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine in 1993, completed her surgical internship at the University of California-San Francisco, her General Surgery residency at OHSU (where she did research in wound healing at the Northwest Wound Healing Center), and her Plastic Surgery training at OHSU in 2001, where she received teaching and research honors. She is certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. She has over 20 years of experience in specialized breast enhancement techniques. She has publications in the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and has written chapters for textbooks including Plastic Surgery: Indications, Operation and Outcome, and Frontiers in Tissue Engineering. She is a member of The Aesthetic Society (since 2006), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Oregon Medical Association, and the Oregon Society of Plastic Surgeons, where she has served as Treasurer/Secretary, Vice President, and President. She has 126 RealSelf reviews and 632 expert answers. She is affiliated with Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Providence Newberg Medical Center, and Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center. The practice established in 2003 has 24 Yelp reviews. She also publishes Beauty by Burgess, a quarterly lifestyle magazine. The In My Own Skin MedSpa offers nonsurgical treatments. Services include breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, breast reconstruction, tummy tuck, liposuction, facelift, neck lift, brow lift, blepharoplasty, otoplasty, CoolSculpting, HydraFacial, Clear and Brilliant, SecretRF, Ultherapy, ThermiTight, ThermiVa, ThermiSmooth, SkinPen, Botox, Dysport, Juvederm, Restylane, Sculptra, Kybella, IPL, and medical-grade skincare (Epionce, ZO Skin Health, Neocutis).

What Sets Them Apart

Double board-certified: American Board of Plastic Surgery + American Board of Surgery - comprehensive surgical training
ASPS + ASAPS dual membership + FACS - recognized for both reconstructive excellence and aesthetic distinction
Oregon native: Portland born/raised -> OSU -> OHSU -> UCSF -> OHSU - deep Pacific Northwest roots and training
Published researcher: Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery + textbook chapters in Plastic Surgery and Tissue En
Wound healing research at NW Wound Healing Center during OHSU residency - contributes to evidence-based surgical approac
Over 20 years of dedicated plastic surgery practice in Lake Oswego serving the greater Portland community

Burgess Plastic Surgery

Lake Oswego, Oregon(503) 699-6464

Recognition History

2026

Top 10 Plastic Surgeon in Oregon

Elite Aesthetics Guide 2026

Independently Evaluated & Recognized