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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 - 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 91 Degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. He then completed a residency in General Surgery at Rush University 91 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 91 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

  • (Johnson MK, Cortina CS, Aldakkak M, Huang CC, Kong AL.) Clin Breast Cancer. 2024 Oct;24(7):611-619 PMID: 39127597 PMCID: PMC11402566 08/11/2024

  • (Cohen LN, Flanagan C, Kong AL, Cortina CS.) Surg Oncol Insight. 2024 Sep;1(3) PMID: 39130075 PMCID: PMC11310847 08/12/2024

  • (Istl AC, Lawton S, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Sep;31(9):5587-5588 PMID: 38874873 PMCID: PMC11309883 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196082480 06/14/2024

  • (Istl AC, Lawton S, Kamaraju S, Stolley M, Petroll AE, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Sep;31(9):5591-5592 PMID: 38864983 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195645715 06/12/2024

  • (Istl AC, Lawton S, Kamaraju S, Stolley M, Petroll AE, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Sep;31(9):5560-5569 PMID: 38861206 PMCID: PMC11309885 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195645715 06/11/2024

  • (Cortina CS, Purdy A, Brazauskas R, Stachowiak SM, Fodrocy J, Klement K, Sasor S, Krucoff K, Robertson K, Buth J, Lakatos AEB, Petroll AE, Doren EL.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug 30 PMID: 39214939 08/31/2024

  • (Cortina CS, Kong AL.) JAMA Surg. 2024 Aug 14 PMID: 39141380 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201782322 08/14/2024

  • (Jain AJ, Schultz K, Brainerd MJ, Murimwa GZ, Fleming AM, Fackche N, Bilir E, Chiba A, Martin AN, Singh P, Childers CP, Freidman LR, Zafar N, Abdelsattar Z, Cortina C, Stewart C, Cowher MD, Ganai S, Merck B, Nandakumar G, Pandalai PK, Narayan RR, Ahmad SA.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug 13 PMID: 39138773 08/14/2024

  • (Cortina CS.) Gland Surg. 2024 Jul 30;13(7):1154-1158 PMID: 39175711 PMCID: PMC11336792 08/23/2024

  • (Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 26 PMID: 39060689 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85199809139 07/27/2024

  • (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

  • (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