We are required by law to protect the privacy of your medical information and to provide you with written notice describing: HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN ACCESS THIS INFORMATION. We may use or disclose to others your medical information for purposes of providing or arranging for your health care, the payment for or reimbursement of the care that we provide to you, and the related administrative activities supporting your treatment. We may be required or permitted by certain laws, regulations, or circumstances to use and disclose your medical information for certain purposes without your authorization. Under other circumstances we may need your written authorization (that you may later revoke) in order to use or disclose your medical information. As our patient, you have important rights relating to inspecting and copying your medical information that we maintain, amending or correcting that information, obtaining an accounting of our disclosures of your medical information, requesting that we communicate with you confidentially, requesting that we restrict certain uses and disclosures of your health information, and complaining if you think your rights have been violated. We have available a detailed NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES which fully explains your rights and our obligations under the law. We may revise our NOTICE from time to time. The Effective Date at the top right hand side of this page indicates the date of the most current NOTICE in effect. You have the right to receive a copy of our most current NOTICE in effect. If you have not yet received a copy of our current NOTICE, please ask at the front desk and we will provide you with a copy. If you have any questions, concerns or complaints about the NOTICE or your medical information please call our office (503.699.6464). Email Privacy We will never share, sell, or rent individual personal information with anyone without your advance permission or unless ordered by a court of law. Information submitted to us is only used to interact with you based on your request for information or continue communications based on a prior relationship. All email sent contains an easy, automated way for you to cease communication. To change your expressed interests, simply follow the instructions at the end of any email. If you have received unwanted, unsolicited email sent via this system or purporting to be sent via this system, please forward a copy of that email with your comments to Elisa A. Burgess, M.D., F.A.C.S. for review. Disclaimer Elisa A. Burgess, M.D., F.A.C.S. has provided the information on this web site with the intention of its use for educational purposes only. The information contained herein is not a guarantee for accuracy or completeness and Elisa A. Burgess, M.D., F.A.C.S. claims no responsibility for any errors or omissions. Nothing on this web site is intended to offer medical advice, and the information on this site should not be considered a substitute for a medical consultation with an experienced plastic surgeon. Users of this information are encouraged to research and confirm the information contained herein with other sources. Elisa A. Burgess, M.D., F.A.C.S. and all of its members, managers and employees will not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or other damages arising from or relating to your use of the web site or the information contained therein.