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Chandler S. Cortina, MD, MS, FSSO, FACS
Associate Professor
Locations
- Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
- Froedtert Hospital
- Froedtert West Bend Hospital
- Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
- Cancer Center - Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
Specialties
- Surgical Oncology
Languages
- English
Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
Cancer Center - Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
New Patient Appointments - Benign Breast
Education
- MD - Doctor of Medicine
- MS -Master of Science
- FSSO-Fellow of the Society of Surgical Oncology
- FACS - Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Biography
Dr. Chandler Cortina was born and raised in Louisiana where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at Louisiana State University and his Medical Degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. He then completed a residency in General Surgery at Rush University Medical Center and Cook County Hospital in Chicago, IL. Dr Cortina then completed a fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at the Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center at Northwestern University and joined the Division of Surgical Oncology here at Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin in September 2019 as a Breast Surgical Oncologist.
Research Areas of Interest
- Breast Neoplasms
- Cohort Studies
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Health Services for Transgender Persons
- Healthcare Disparities
- Intraoperative Care
- Minority Health
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Sexual and Gender Minorities
Clinical Expertise
- Breast Neoplasms
- Breast Neoplasms, Male
- Health Services for the Aged
- Mastectomy
- Prophylactic Mastectomy
- Risk Factors
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Transgender Persons
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Research Interests
Dr. Chandler Cortina has strong passion for breast cancer outcomes research. His current research is focused on axillary management trends and the treatment of older adults with breast cancer. Dr. Cortina’s research also focuses on assessing both the potential risk and management of breast cancer in transgender persons.
Publications
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(Cortina CS, Kong AL.) Am J Surg. 2024 Aug;234:184-185 PMID: 38423806 PMCID: PMC11223953 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85188214409 03/01/2024
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(Cortina CS, Purdy A, Brazauskas R, Stachowiak SM, Fodrocy J, Klement KA, Sasor SE, Krucoff KB, Robertson K, Buth J, Lakatos AEB, Petroll AE, Doren EL.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun 28 PMID: 38940898 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197404335 06/28/2024
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(Istl AC, Lawton S, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun 14 PMID: 38874873 06/14/2024
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(Istl AC, Lawton S, Kamaraju S, Stolley M, Petroll AE, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun 12 PMID: 38864983 06/12/2024
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(Istl AC, Lawton S, Kamaraju S, Stolley M, Petroll AE, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun 11 PMID: 38861206 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195645715 06/11/2024
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An Annual Symposium on Disparities in Milwaukee, WI, with a 2023 Focus on Older Adults with Cancer.
(Kamaraju S, McKoy J, Williams GR, Gilmore N, Minami C, Bylow K, Rajalingam H, Cortina CS, Beckert A, Stolley M, Bullock D, Kurzrock R, Jatoi A.) Curr Oncol Rep. 2024 May 27 PMID: 38801612 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85194589535 05/27/2024
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(Cortina CS, Rogers CC, Teshome M.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 May;31(5):3196-3197 PMID: 38341380 PMCID: PMC11003827 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85185148320 02/11/2024
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(Cortina CS, Lloren JI, Rogers C, Johnson MK, Cobb AN, Huang CC, Kong AL, Singh P, Teshome M.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 May;31(5):3128-3140 PMID: 38270828 PMCID: PMC11003830 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85183006469 01/25/2024
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(Pamulapati S, Conroy M, Cortina C, Harding E, Kamaraju S.) Arch Sex Behav. 2024 May;53(5):1969-1980 PMID: 38148450 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180656414 12/27/2023
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Divergent Cellular Expression Patterns of PD-L1 and PD-L2 Proteins in Breast Cancer.
(Jorns JM, Sun Y, Kamaraju S, Cheng YC, Kong A, Yen T, Patten CR, Cortina CS, Chitambar CR, Rui H, Chaudhary LN.) J Pers Med. 2024 Apr 29;14(5) PMID: 38793060 PMCID: PMC11121947 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85194400127 05/25/2024
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(Ray HR, Doren EL, Adamson K, Kong AL, Cortina CS.) Am Surg. 2024 Apr 26:31348241250039 PMID: 38671547 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85191696027 04/27/2024
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Breast Cancer Subtypes: Clinicopathologic Features and Treatment Considerations
(Cobb AN, Czaja R, Jorns J, Cortina CS.) Current Breast Cancer Reports. June 2024;16(2):150-160 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85188604136 06/01/2024