Doctor Bios

Winnie Henderson, M.D., PhD

Dr. Henderson was born in Hong Kong, China and has spent most of her life in California, Nevada and Oregon. She is fluent in English and Cantonese.
Dr. Henderson completed her medical and general surgical training at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland and has lived in Oregon for the last 15 years.
In addition to her general surgical training, she completed a one-year rural surgery fellowship in Grants Pass, Oregon where she gained broad surgical experience in general, orthopedic, trauma and obstetrics/gynecologic surgery while caring for a rural community.
After her undergraduate study, she spent seven years in scientific research prior to her medical education. Her graduate studies resulted in the development of a patented cellular system to study lymphoma. She has published in scientific journals and has presented at scientific meetings as well as the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Henderson has a special interest in general, thoracic, breast, pancreatic, gastrointestinal, and oncological surgical issues.
Dr. Henderson and her husband, Bill have two children, Andrew and Michael. She enjoys golfing, skiing, hiking, traveling and spending quality time with her family.

Undergraduate:

California State University, Fresno, California, B.A. in Chemistry, summa cum laude

Graduate School:

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, Master of Science in Biochemistry

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, Oregon, Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Medical School:

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Portland, Oregon

Residency:

General Surgery Residency Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Portland, Oregon

Fellowship:

Rural Surgery Fellowship, Three Rivers Community Hospital

Grants Pass, Oregon

Surgical focus:

General Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

Breast Surgery

Pancreatic Surgery

Gastrointestinal Surgery

Oncological Surgery

Interests:

Golfing, skiing, hiking, spending time with her family