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Chandler S. Cortina, MD, MS, FSSO, FACS

Associate Professor

Locations

  • Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
  • Froedtert Hospital
  • Froedtert West Bend Hospital
  • Clinical Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

Specialties

  • Surgical Oncology

Languages

  • English

Clinical Cancer Center - Froedtert 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 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 91ɫƵ 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

  • (Cohen LN, Rogers CC, Lloren JIC, Kamaraju S, Chaudhary LN, Huang CC, Cobb AN, Singh P, Kong AL, Teshome M, Cortina CS.) Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Jun 03 PMID: 40459676 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105007155274 06/03/2025

  • (Cortina CS, Schumacher JR, Cartmill RS, Venkatesh M, Lawson EH, Kong AL, Lautner MA.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 May 31 PMID: 40450165 06/01/2025

  • (Chan K, Cotler JH, Istl AC, Kamaraju S, Petroll AE, Stolley M, Cortina CS.) JAMA Oncol. 2025 May 22 PMID: 40402506 PMCID: PMC12100505 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105006601758 05/22/2025

  • (Walker JC, Kong AL, Cortina CS.) Gland Surg. 2025 Apr 30;14(4):776-780 PMID: 40405951 PMCID: PMC12093160 05/23/2025

  • (Cobb AN, Rogers C, Dong X, Huang CC, Kong AL, Cortina CS.) Surgery. 2025 Mar;179:108896 PMID: 39482112 PMCID: PMC11786985 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85208024576 11/01/2024

  • (Narayan RR, Fleming AM, Gunder M, Zafar SN, Abdelsattar Z, Bilir E, Tran T, Pu T, Friedman L, McMasters KM, Ahmad SA, Annals of Surgical Oncology Social Media Committee.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Feb;32(2):656-664 PMID: 39532759 11/13/2024

  • (Huynh V, Conroy M, Carroll EF, Cortina CS.) Current Breast Cancer Reports. December 2025;17(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85218348660 12/01/2025

  • (Walker JC, Kong AL, Cortina CS.) Gland Surgery. 2025;14(4):776-780 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105004691132 01/01/2025

  • (Rogers C, Zeien S, Puccetti K, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Cherian S, Cortina CS.) Am J Surg. 2025 Jan;239:116047 PMID: 39481279 PMCID: PMC11650375 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85207766054 11/01/2024

  • (Gellings JA, Cortina CS, Kijak J, Bradley J, Aldakkak M, Bergom C, Kong AL.) Surg Oncol Insight. 2024 Dec;1(4) PMID: 39555478 PMCID: PMC11566854 11/18/2024

  • (Rogers CC, Nepper J, Holzem KE, Cortina CS.) J Surg Case Rep. 2024 Oct;2024(10):rjae667 PMID: 39439812 PMCID: PMC11495327 10/23/2024

  • (Carroll EF, Rogers C, Summerside M, Cortina CS.) Womens Health (Lond). 2024;20:17455057241289706 PMID: 39382481 PMCID: PMC11465296 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206046021 10/09/2024