Neurosurgeon and Linfield alumnus Dr. Seth Oliveria ’01 will serve as Linfield University’s 2023 Commencement speaker.
Oliveria is director of functional neurosurgery for the Providence Brain and Spine Institute, located within Portland’s Providence St. Vincent Medical Center; he is also a neurosurgeon at The Oregon Clinic.
“Dr. Oliveria is the epitome of what a Wildcat can be,” Linfield President Miles K. Davis said. “Not only is he incredibly distinguished within his field, but he is an active part of his community, loves the outdoors and is a wonderful husband to his wife, Stephanie, whom he met right here at Linfield. He puts his curious and brilliant mind to use improving the lives of his patients every day, and I know students will draw inspiration from his post-Linfield path.”
Originally from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, he graduated from Linfield in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in biology and a chemistry minor. He then attended the University of Colorado Denver for both his medical doctorate and a doctorate of philosophy in neuroscience, then completed his residency and a clinical fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at the University of Florida.
He specializes in deep brain stimulations for patients with Parkinson’s Disease, epilepsy and other movement disorders, which can provide immediate relief and improvement.
Oliveria has received multiple honors for his work, including the National Institutes of Health Predoctoral National Research Service Award, a Medtronic Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship and the University of Florida Resident Research Award and Award for Professionalism in Neurosurgery.
He will speak during the university-wide commencement ceremony, which will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 28, in the McMinnville campus’ Oak Grove. Tickets are not required, and the ceremony is streamed on the university’s YouTube channel (youtube.com/@LinfieldUniversity). It is followed at 2 p.m. by a traditional pinning ceremony for Linfield University-Good Samaritan School of Nursing graduates.
For a full list of Commencement Weekend events, please visit linfield.edu/commencement.
