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Chandler S. Cortina MD

Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology


OFFICE ADDRESS:
Hub for Collaborative Medicine
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226


EDUCATION:
08/2005 - 05/2009 Bachelor of Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
07/2009 - 05/2013 Medical Doctorate, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA
08/2019 - 05/2021 Master of Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI


POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2013 - 06/2018 General Surgery Internship and Residency, Rush University Medical Center and John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
08/2018 - 07/2019 Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Lynn Sage Breast Center, Chicago, IL


FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
08/2018 - 07/2019 Clinical Instructor, Surgery, Breast Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
09/2019 - Present Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI


EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
04/2020 - Present Breast Clerkship Director, Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
05/01/2021 - Present Chief, Surgical Oncology Breast and Endocrine Teaching Service, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI


HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
06/2020 - 12/2023 Member, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Cancer Center, Breast Steering Committee, Menomonee Falls, WI
11/2020 - Present Physician Member, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Breast Center Survivorship Steering Committee, Milwaukee, WI
02/2021 - Present Present, Advocacy and Policy Committee, LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
03/2021 - Present Member, Survivorship Steering Committee, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center, Milwaukee, WI
01/2023 - Present Breast Steering Committee, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin Hospitals Integrated Breast Cancer Program, Milwaukee, WI


RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/2020 - Present Committee Member, Research Infrastructure Advisory Committee, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
05/2022 - Present Reviewer and Scientific Study Section Member, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, WeCare Pilot Grants, Milwaukee, WI
05/2022 - Present Reviewer and Study Section Member, Clinical Concept and Project Study Section, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center, Milwaukee, WI
10/2022 - Present Reviewer, Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, Training and Clinical Research Pilot Seed Grants, Milwaukee, WI.


HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
09/2019 - Present Faculty Surgeon, Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
06/2020 - Present Faculty Surgeon, Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital, Menomonee Falls, WI


SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:


Board Certified	Issue Date	Expiration
American Board of Surgery (ABS)	10/2018	None


Certificates	Issued By	Issue Date	Expiration
Breast Surgery	Society of Surgical Oncology	08/2019	None


Licensure	Number	Issue Date	Expiration
Medical License	036.145647	04/2018	07/2020
Medical License	71703-20	08/2019	10/2021


AWARDS AND HONORS:
2022 - Present Big Wig, Susan G Komen Foundation of Wisconsin
2023 - Present Top Population Science Abstract, The Science of Cancer Health Equity in Sexual and Gender Minority Communities, NYU Langone Health Center, New York, NY
2024 - Present Avant-Garde Health, Healthcare Research All-Stars, Surgical Oncology
2024 - Present Milwaukee Magazine’s Top Doctors List, Breast Surgery
- 2010 Summer Research Award, LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
- 2019 Edelstone-Bendix Surgical Research Day, Fellow's Competition Award, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
- 2009 Leadership LSU Class 2009, LSU
- 2008 Academic Abroad Scholarship, LSU In London
- 2007 Student Union Night and Day Award and Scholarship, LSU
- 2021 Foundational Capstone Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
- 2019 Breast Surgical Oncology Fellow Scholarship, Miami Breast Cancer Conference


MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2013 - Present American College of Surgeons (Member)
2016 - Present American Society of Breast Surgeons (Member)
2017 - Present Association for Academic Surgery (Member)
2017 - Present Society of Surgical Oncology (Member)
2018 - Present American Society of Clinical Oncology (Member)
2018 - Present Society of Asian Academic Surgeons (Member)
2020 - Present Wisconsin Surgical Society (Member)
2021 - Present Central Surgical Association (Member)
2022 - Present Milwaukee Surgical Society (Member)


EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Editorship
04/2025 - Present Section Editor, Local-Regional Evaluation and Therapy, Current Breast Cancer Reports
Editorial Board
04/2024 - Present Annals of Surgical Oncology
Journal Review
Surgery
The American Journal of Surgery
Journal of Surgical Research
Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS)
Annals of Surgical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology
The Lancet
JAMA Surgery
The International Journal of Transgender Health
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
American College of Surgeons (ACS) Case Reviews in Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
The BMJ


LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
04/2012 - 05/2013 Surgical Simulation Center Reaccreditation Committee, LSUHSC Shreveport
04/2017 - 06/2018 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Committee, Rush University Medical Center
07/2017 - 06/2018 General Surgery Residency Advisory Committee, Rush University Medical Center
05/2020 - Present Breast Steering Committee, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
01/2021 - 09/2021 Member, Planning Committee, MCW Cancer Center, Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium: Challenges in Cancer Care for Gender and Sexual Minorities
01/2023 - Present Planning Committee, Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium: Challenges in Cancer Care for Older Cancer Patients, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center


NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
03/2020 - 03/2022 Committee Member, Program Committee, Association for Academic Surgery
03/2020 - Present Committee Member, Selected Readings in Breast Surgery Committee, American Society of Breast Surgeons
04/2021 - Present Committee Member, CME/CPD Committee, Society of Surgical Oncology
07/2021 - Present Committee Member, Outreach Committee, Association of Out Surgeons and Allies
08/2021 - Present Committee Member, Publications Committee, American Society of Breast Surgeons
09/2021 - Present Committee Member, Social Media Publications Subcommittee Breast Surgeons, American Society of Breast Surgeons
04/2022 - Present Committee Member, Annals of Surgical Oncology Social Media Committee
07/2022 - Present Institutional Representative, Association for Academic Surgery
01/2023 - Present Institutional Representative, Association of Out Surgeons and Allies
10/2023 - Present Committee Member, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Advisory Board, Society of Surgical Oncology
03/2024 - Present Committee Member, Publications Committee, Association of Academic Surgery

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:


Active
Peer Review
Title:	Transgender Research Ensemble Grant
Source:	MCW Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Role & Effort:	Co-Investigator
PI:	Erin Doren, MD
Dates:	05/2022 - Present
Direct Funds:	$50,000

Title:	Creating a Transdisciplinary Approach to Address Transgender and Nonbinary Cancer Disparities
Source:	Patient–Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington Engagement Award
Role & Effort:	PI
PI:	Chandler S Cortina, MD, MS
Dates:	02/2023 - 01/2025
Direct Funds:	$250,000

Title:	Understanding Breast Cancer Risks and Screening in Transgender Persons through a Pilot Breast Cancer Screening Program
Source:	NIH/NCI K08
Role & Effort:	PI
PI:	Chandler S Cortina, MD, MS
Dates:	07/2023 - 06/2028
Direct Funds:	$1,052,129


Prior
Peer Review
Title:	Use of Low-Molecular Weight Heparin Dalteparin for Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism in High-Risk Trauma Patients
Source:	LSUHSC, Department of Surgery
Role & Effort:	PI
PI:	Chander S Cortina
Dates:	06/2010 - 07/2010
Direct Funds:	$1,000

Title:	Assessing Breast Cancer Risk Prior to Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization
Source:	Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin (AHW) Endowment Seed Grant
Role & Effort:	PI
PI:	Chandler Cortina, MD, MS
Dates:	01/2023 - 12/2023
Direct Funds:	$50,000

Title:	Study of Pre-Analytic Effects on Breast Cancer Biomarkers
Source:	Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin (AHW) Endowment Seed Grant
Role & Effort:	Co-I
PI:	Julie Jorns, MD
Dates:	01/2023 - 12/2023
Direct Funds:	$50,000


INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
CORTINA CS, Moderator, Integrated Abstract Quickshot Presentations: Breast, 16th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Virtual. February 2021
CORTINA CS. Moderator, Integrated Abstract Quickshot Presentations: Breast, 15th Annual Academic Surgical Clinical Congress, Orlando,FL. February 2020
CORTINA CS, Faculty Member, Society of Surgical Oncology Complex General Surgical Oncology Oral Board Review Course, Virtual. January 2022.
CORTINA CS, Moderator, Clinical Outcomes: Breast Oral Presentations, 17th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. February 2022.
CORTINA CS, Providing Equitable Cancer Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: Eliminating Disparities to Optimize Outcomes, MD Anderson Cancer Center's Departments of Surgical Oncology and Breast Surgical Oncology DEI Grand Rounds., Houston, TX. November 2022.
CORTINA CS, Faculty Member, Society of Surgical Oncology Complex General Surgical Oncology Oral Board Review Course, Virtual. January 2023.
CORTINA CS, Breast Cancer Screening and Care in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations. Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Fellows Institute., Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Fellows Institute, Houston, TX. November 2022
CORTINA CS. Moderator, Clinical Outcomes: Oncology Oral Session 2, 18th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. Houston, TX. February 2023
CORTINA CS, Breast Cancer Screening for LGBTQ+ Populations, Society of Surgical Oncology’s International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care, Anticipated March 2023
CORTINA CS and Patel PP. Moderator, Academic Advancement Tweetchat. Association for Academic Surgery. Virtual. July 2022.
CORTINA CS. Strategically Developing a Focused Research Portfolio. Association for Academic Surgery’s Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course. Boston, MA. October 2023.
CORTINA CS. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pipeline Webinar Careers in Surgical Oncology Series: Will You Be Part of a Diverse Workforce? Society of Surgical Oncology. December 2023.
CORTINA CS. Transgender Breast Health: What You Need to Know Now. American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. April 2024.
CORTINA CS. Breast Cancer Risk and Screening Options in Gender Minority Populations. Society of Surgical Oncology International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care. Atlanta, GA. March 2024.

Regional
Clarke CN, CORTINA CS, Chu D, McElroy I, Overcoming Health Disparities, The Word on Medicine Radio Show, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2022 - Present
CORTINA CS. Faculty Member, Society of Surgical Oncology Complex General Surgical Oncology Oral Board Review Course. Virtual. January 2024.
CORTINA CS, Restarting Breast Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, Wisconsin Chapter of the American Cancer Society, Wisconsin Chapter, Virtual Webinar, Milwaukee, WI. October 2020
CORTINA CS, SABCS 2019 Updates on Local Therapy: Surgery, 5th Annual Wisconsin Review of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Milwaukee, IL. January 2020
CORTINA CS, Currey A, Updates in Breast Cancer Management, The Word on Medicine Radio Show, Milwaukee, WI. October 2020
CORTINA CS, Moderator, Clinical Outcomes: Breast Oral Presentations, 17th Annual Academic Surgical Congress., Orlando, FL. February 2022
CORTINA CS, Discussant, Scientific Session 3A, Central and Midwest Surgical Associations' Annual Meeting, July 2021. Chicago, IL
CORTINA CS. Breast Cancer Screening Updates, The Latest in the Word on Medicine Radio Broadcast. Milwaukee, WI. October 2021.
CORTINA CS. Moderator, Surgical Oncology Abstract Presentations, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting. Kohler, WI. November 2021.
CORTINA CS. Breast Surgery 101. Wisconsin State Assembly of the Association of Surgical Technologist (WIAST) Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, WI. October 2021
CORTINA CS. Breast Surgery Updates. Wisconsin State Assembly of the Association of Surgical Technologist (WIAST) Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, WI. October 2023
CORTINA CS. Discussant, Scientific Session 2. Central Surgical Association Annual Meeting. Cleveland, OH. June 2023
CORTINA CS. Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Screening in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients. Henry Ford Health System Annual Breast Oncology Symposium. Detroit MI. September 2023.
CORTINA CS and Sanchez J. Keys to an Inclusive and Safe Care for the LGBTQIA+ Breast Cancer Community: Developing Trust, Inclusivity, and a Welcoming Clinical Space. Living Beyond Breast Cancer Webinar. September 2023.
CORTINA CS and McDow AD. Moderator, Young Surgeons Committee Session: “How I Do It” Videos. Central Surgical Association Annual Cleveland, OH. June 2023.
CORTINA CS, Moderator, Surgical Oncology Abstract Presentations, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI (Virtual). November 2020

Local
CORTINA CS, COVID-19 and Breast Cancer: Concerns in Delay of Treatment, Susan G Komen Webinar, Milwaukee, WI. April 2020
CORTINA CS, Breast Cancer Screening and Risks Assessment: Why and How, Total Wellness Health Fair, Milwaukee, WI. February 2020
CORTINA CS, Spivey T, Gore R., Challenging Breast Cancer Cases, Rush Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Chicago, IL. January 2016.
CORTINA CS, Makiewicz KU. The Gastric Balloon and Procedural Cures for Obesity: A Debate. Rush University Medical Center, Rush University Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Chicago, IL. April 2017
CORTINA CS, The Evolution of Axillary Management in Breast Cancer. University Medical Center, Rush University Department of Surgery Grand Round, Chicago, IL. February 2018
CORTINA CS, The Evolution of Axillary Management in Breast Cancer. Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Surgical Oncology Guest Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin. February 2019
CORTINA CS, Breast Cancer and Gene Mutations, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center's Annual Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day, Milwaukee, WI. October 2019
CORTINA CS and Kong AL, Common Breast Problems: How to Diagnose and Treat a Troubled Breast, Medical College of Wisconsin Women's Health Conference, Milwaukee, WI. April 2020
CORTINA CS, Updates in ADH and DCIS, MCW Surgical Oncology Symposium, Milwaukee, WI. November 2020.
CORTINA CS, Kong AL, Moderator, Breast Cancer Panel Discussion, MCW Surgical Oncology Symposium, Milwaukee, WI. October 2020.
CORTINA CS, From Halsted to 2020: Updates in Breast Surgical Oncology, MCW Coding Team's Brown Bag Lunch Series, Milwaukee, WI. July 2020
Georgeades C and CORTINA CS, LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in Academic Surgery, MCW Surgical Cultural Complications Series, July 2021. Milwaukee, WI
CORTINA CS. Breast Cancer Care in Transgender & Gender-Diverse Populations: Where We Are and Where We’re Going. Cancer Control Research Program Seminar Series, MCW Cancer Center. Milwaukee, WI. January 2024.
CORTINA CS, Faculty Judge, Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP) Research Day, Medical College of Wisconsin, October 2021, Milwaukee, WI
CORTINA CS. Program Moderator, 3rd Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium: Challenges in Cancer Care for Gender and Sexual Minorities, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center. September 2021. Milwaukee WI.
Price J, CORTINA CS, Gender Considerations in High Stakes Clinical Settings, MCW Surgery Cultural Complications Series, Milwaukee, WI. May 2021
CORTINA CS. Panelist, Multidisciplinary Clinical Panel, 3rd Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium: Challenges in Cancer Care for Gender and Sexual Minorities, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center. September 2021. Milwaukee WI.
CORTINA CS., Understanding Breast Cancer Risk and Screening in Transgender Persons in Response to Gender-Affirming Therapies, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center’s Breast Disease Oriented Team Research Lecture. Milwaukee, WI. October 2022.
CORTINA CS. Geographic Differences in Life Expectancy and Cancer Survival in the United States. Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center’s Community Cancer Science Network Breast Cancer Working Group. Milwaukee, WI. April 2023.
CORTINA CS. Faculty Judge, Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP) Research Day. Medical College of Wisconsin. October 2023. Milwaukee WI.
CORTINA CS. Breast Cancer Risk, Screening, & Treatment in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Populations. Milwaukee Academy of Surgery. Milwaukee, WI, November 2023.


PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
CORTINA CS, Bergom C, Fields B, Craft MA, Yen TWF, Currey A, Kong AL, Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema After Modern Axillary Treatments: How Accurate Are Our Estimates?, Central Surgical Association and Midwest Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. July 2021
CORTINA CS, Bergom C, Kijack J, Huang CCS, Zhang Y, Kong AL, An NCDB Analysis on Insurance and Race in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients and Reconstruction, Society of Black Academic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI. April 2020
CORTINA CS, Gradishar WJ, Strauss J, Algulnik M, Bethke K. Radiation Induced Osteosarcoma of the Breast. 2019 Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Symposium. San Diego, CA, March 2019.
Fletcher R, CORTINA CS, Daley S, Kornfield H, Varelas A, Li RD, Veenstra B, Bonomo S. Common Bile Duct Injury: Why is it Still Common? SAGES 2019 Scientific Session. Baltimore, MD, April 2019
Karst I, Neuschler E, Gottschalk N, CORTINA CS, Mendelson EB. Management of radial scars diagnosed on core biopsy during transition to tomosynthesis: is there still a role for surgical excision? American Roentegen Ray Society 2019 Annual Meeting. H, HI, May 2019.
CORTINA CS, Gottschalk N, Kulkarni S, Karst I. Is Breast MRI an Accurate Predictor of Nodal Status after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy? Society of Asian Academic Surgeon's Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, September 2019
CORTINA CS, Bergom C, Craft MA, Fields B, Currey A, Kong AL, A Survey of the American Society of Breast Surgeons Membership on Contemporary Axillary Management in Mastectomy Patients, American Society of Breast Surgeons 22nd Annual Meeting, (Virtual) Orlando, FL. May 2021
Ray H, Doren EL, Adamson KA, LoGiudice JA, Yen TWF, Kong AL, CORTINA CS., Risk Factors for Flap Necrosis in Patients Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Reconstruction., 17th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Orlando, FL. February 2022
Gellings JA, CORTINA CS, Jorns J, Johnson MK, Chiang-Chang H, Kong AL., Annual Cost-Savings with the Implementation of Estrogen-Receptor-Only Testing on DCIS Specimens, Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Care Symposium, Dallas, TX. March 2022
Martinez EM, Rubin M, Miller T, CORTINA CS. Reporting on Transgender and Non-Binary Persons in Contemporary Clinical Trials in Oncology. Society of Academic Asian Surgeons Annual Meeting. Honolulu, HW. September 2022.
Johnson M, CORTINA CS, Mohammed, Kong AL. The Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy for DCIS. Society of Academic Asian Surgeons Annual Meeting. Honolulu, HW. September 2022.
CORTINA CS, Rogers C, Lloren JIC, Johnson MK, Cobb AN, Huang CC, Singh P, Kong AL, Teshome M. Does Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Clinical T1¬–2 N0 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Facilitate De-escalation of Axillary Surgery? American College of Surgeon’s Annual Clinical Congress (ACS). Boston, MA. October 2023.
1) CORTINA CS, Purdy A, Stachowiak SM, Klement KA, Sasor SE, Krucoff KB, Petroll AE, Robertson K, Laktos AEB, Doren EL. A Prospective Single-Arm Pilot Interventional Trial to Assess Individual Breast Cancer Risk Prior to Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization Surgery. San Antonio Breast Cancer Conference. San Antonio, TX. December 2023.
Lawton S, Istl A, Kamaraju S, Stolley M, Petroll AP, CORTINA CS. Malignancy in Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals: Gaps in Cancer Screening, Genetic Testing, and Surveillance in Survivorship. Clinical/Outcomes: Oncology Quickshot III. Academic Surgical Congress. Washington DC, February 2024.
Rogers C, Zeien S, Puccetti K, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Cherian S, CORTINA CS. Determining the Negative-Predictive Value of Preoperative Ultrasound-Guided Core-Needle Axillary Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Upfront Surgery. Clinical/Outcomes: Breast Quickshot I. Academic Surgical Congress. Washington DC, February 2024.
Lawton S, Istl A, Kamaraju S, Stolley M, Petroll AP, CORTINA CS. Tumors, Treatments, and Trust: Cancer Characteristics, Outcomes, and Screening Uptake in a Cohort of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients. Disparities Oral Poster Presentation. Society of Surgical Oncology International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care. Atlanta, GA. March 2024.
CORTINA CS, Purdy A, Brazauskas R, Stachowiak S, Fodrocy J, Klement K, Sasor S, Krucoff K, Robertson K, Buth J, Lakatos AEB, Petroll AE, Doren EL. A Single-Arm Pilot Observational Trial to Examine the Impact of a Personalized Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Prior to Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization Surgery. 2024 National LGBTQ Health Conference. Atlanta, GA. August 2024.
Cawthra T, CORTINA CS, Munson M, Petroll AP, Stolley M. A transdisciplinary approach to understanding the root causes of cancer disparities in the transgender/nonbinary population. 2024 National LGBTQ Health Conference. Atlanta, GA. August 2024.
Medhi M, Kong AL, Frebault J, Huang S, Huang CC, CORTINA CS, Prognostic Outcomes of Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Breast., 16th Annual Academic Surgical Congress., Virtual. February 2021

Regional
Johnson MK, CORTINA CS, Huang CC, Huang S, Frebault J, Kong AL, National Trends in “Going Flat” after Mastectomy, The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2021 - Present
Ray H, Doren EL, Adamson KA, LoGiudice JA, Yen TWF, Kong AL, CORTINA CS, Risk Factors for Flap Necrosis in Patients Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Reconstruction., The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2021 - Present
Fleetwood VA, Gross KN, Alex GC, CORTINA CS, Smolevitz JB, Sarvepalli S, Bakhsh SR, Poirier J, Myers JA, Singer MA, Orkin BA. Common side closure type, but not stapler brand or oversewing, influences side-to-side anastomotic leak rates. Presented at the Annual Midwest Surgical Association Meeting. Lake Geneva, WI, July 2015.
Medhi M, Kong AL, Frebault J, Huang S, Huang CC, CORTINA CS, Prognostic Outcomes of Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Breast, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI (Virtual). November 2020
Veenstra B, Lewandowski J, Whitelock C, Deziel D, Velasco J, CORTINA CS, Myers JA, Current Trends in Surgical Society Membership: What Does the Future Hold, Central Surgical Association and Midwest Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. July 2021
Roznovjak D, Petroll A, Lakatos A, Narayan R, CORTINA CS, Perceptions of Transgender and Nonbinary Persons Towards Breast and Cervical Cancer Development, Screening, and Potential Impact on Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy., The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting. Kohler, WI. November 2022
Antuna-Valencia E, CORTINA CS, Cobb AD, Chaudhary L, Kelly T, Kong AL, Evaluating the Quality and Readability of Online Breast Cancer Information., The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting. Kohler, WI. November 2022.
Johnson M, CORTINA CS, Mohammed, Kong AL, The Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy for DCIS., The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting. Kohler, WI. November 2022.

Local
Gross KN, Alex GC, CORTINA CS, Smolevitz JB, Fleetwood VA, Sarvepalli S, Bakhsh SR, Poirier J, Myers JA, Singer MA, Orkin BA. Increased Operative Time and Intraoperative Blood Transfusion are Associated with Postoperative Anastomotic Leak. Presented at the Annual Resident Research Competition, Chicago Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Chicago, IL, April 2015.
Fleetwood VA, Gross KN, Alex GC, CORTINA CS, Smolevitz JB, Sarvepalli S, Bakhsh SR, Poirier J, Myers JA, Singer MA, Orkin BA, Common side closure type, but not stapler brand or oversewing, influences side-to-side anastomotic leak rates., Chicago Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Resident Research Competition, Chicago, IL. April 2015
CORTINA CS, Gottschalk N, Kulkarni S, Karst I, Is Breast MRI an Accurate Predictor of Nodal Status after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy?, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Edelstone-Bendix Surgical Research Day, Chicago, IL. June 2019
Ray H, Doren EL, Adamson KA, LoGiudice JA, Yen TWF, Kong AL, CORTINA CS., Risk Factors for Flap Necrosis in Patients Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Reconstruction., MCW Department of Surgery Fall Research Symposium, Milwaukee, WI. September 2021
Antuna-Valencia E, CORTINA CS, Cobb AD, Chaudhary L, Kelly T Kong AL. Evaluating the Quality and Readability of Online Breast Cancer Information. MCW Department of Surgery Fall Research Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. September 2022
Johnson M, CORTINA CS, Mohammed, Kong AL. The Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy for DCIS. MCW Department of Surgery Fall Research Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. September 2022.
Lautner MA CORTINA CS, Schumacher JR, Cartmill RS, , Weber JJ, Ties J, Pasiuk J, Cobb AN, Natarajan S, Boyer B, Lawson E, Kong AL. Axillary Nodal Staging in Women Undergoing Upfront Surgery for DCIS in Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Research Summit 2024. Madison, WI. January 2024.


COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
2020 - Present Member, Department of Surgery Resident Selection Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
2023 - Present Member, Department of Surgery Resident Selection Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
2023 - Present Member, Division of Surgical Oncology, Section of Breast Surgery, Faculty Search Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin


COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
08/2022 - 10/2023 Academic Representative, Medical College of Wisconsin Community Cancer Science Network, YWCA Milwaukee Breast Cancer Workgroup


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Vidrine SR, Cortina C, Black M, Vidrine SB. Simultaneous acute appendicitis and pseudomembranous colitis in a pediatric patient. J La State Med Soc. 2012;164(5):265-7.
2. Fleetwood VA, Gross KN, Alex GC, Cortina CS, Smolevitz JB, Sarvepalli S, Bakhsh SR, Poirier J, Myers JA, Singer MA, Orkin BA. Common side closure type, but not stapler brand or oversewing, influences side-to-side anastomotic leak rates. Am J Surg. 2017 Mar;213(3):590-595.
3. Petersen L, Cortina CS, Mulder LL, Bhat D, Roa R, Kopkash KA, Monahan D, Marcus E, Madrigrano A. Health Disparity or Bad Biology? An Analysis of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients in an Urban Academic Hospital Cancer Surgery. 3(1):116..
4. Cortina CS, Sheppard SM, Bonomo SR. An Atypical Cause of Colonic Obstruction: A Hiatal Hernia after Sleeve Gastrectomy Containing the Transverse Colon ACS Case Reviews in Surgery. 1(6):6-9..
5. Cortina CS, Agarwal S, Mulder LL, Poirier J, Rao R, Ansell DA, Madrigrano A. Are Providers and Patients Following Hormonal Therapy Guidelines for Patients Over the Age of 70? The Influence of CALGB 9343. Clin Breast Cancer. 2018 Dec;18(6):e1289-e1292.
6. Cortina CS, Robin AZ, Lin DM, Gattuso P, Kopkash K, Madrigrano A. An uncommon disease: Periductal stromal tumor of the breast. Breast J. 2018 Nov;24(6):1080-1081.
7. Cortina CS, Madrigrano A. Nipple changes in an 85-year-old man. CMAJ. 2019 Feb 04;191(5):E135. PMCID: PMC6351245
8. Cortina CS, Alex GC, Vercillo KN, Fleetwood VA, Smolevitz JB, Poirier J, Myers JA, Orkin BA, Singer MA. Longer Operative Time and Intraoperative Blood Transfusion Are Associated with Postoperative Anastomotic Leak after Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery. Am Surg. 2019 Feb 01;85(2):136-141.
9. Hardy BM, Cortina CS, Javidiparsijani S, Ghai R, Madrigrano A. Hypercalcemia in Metaplastic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast. Am J Case Rep. 2019 Mar 20;20:366-369. PMCID: PMC6439960
10. Tangalakis LL, Cortina CS, Son JD, Poirier J, Madrigrano A. Obesity Does Not Influence Management of Advanced Breast Cancer in the Elderly. Clin Breast Cancer. 2019 Jun;19(3):197-199.
11. Kornfeld HW, Mulder LL, Spivey TL, Cortina CS, Madrigrano A, Kopkash KA. The temporal and financial benefit of intraoperative breast specimen imaging: A pilot study of the Kubtec MOZART. Breast J. 2019 Jul;25(4):766-768.
12. Allen S, Cortina CS. An unusual cause of breast hypertrophy: pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia secondary to contraceptive implant. Lancet. 2020 Jun 20;395(10241):1937.
13. Fletcher R, Cortina CS, Kornfield H, Varelas A, Li R, Veenstra B, Bonomo S. Bile duct injuries: a contemporary survey of surgeon attitudes and experiences. Surg Endosc. 2020 Jul;34(7):3079-3084.
14. Cortina CS, Patten CR, Adamson K, Doren EL. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): Protocols in Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Curr Breast Cancer Rep (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12609-020-00378-9
15. Cortina CS. De-Escalation of Local-Regional Therapy for Older Breast Cancer Patients Current Breast Cancer Reports. 2020.
16. Cortina CS, Gottschalk N, Kulkarni SA, Karst I. Is Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging an Accurate Predictor of Nodal Status After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy? J Surg Res. 2021 Jan;257:412-418.
17. Roznovjak D, Petroll A, Cortina CS. Breast Cancer Risk and Screening in Transgender Individuals Current Breast Cancer Reports. 2021.
18. Cortina CS, Ward EP, Kong AL. The consideration for outpatient mastectomy during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Am J Surg. 2021 Aug;222(2):290-291. PMCID: PMC7837365
19. Smith NJ, Mukherjee D, Wang Y, Brazauskas R, Nelson AA, Cortina CS. Epidemiology and outcomes of primary pediatric lung malignancies: Updates from the SEER database. Am J Surg. 2021 Oct;222(4):861-866. PMCID: PMC8985451
20. Mehdi M, Kong AL, Frebault J, Huang S, Huang CC, Cortina CS. Prognostic Outcomes of Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Breast. J Surg Res. 2021 Aug;264:138-148. PMCID: PMC8222152
21. Cortina CS, Kong AL. Comment on "Women Could Avoid Axillary Lymph Node Dissection by Choosing Breast-Conserving Therapy Instead of Mastectomy". Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Dec;28(Suppl 3):772-773.
22. Cortina CS, Bergom CR, Kijack J, Thorgerson AA, Huang CS, Kong AL. Postmastectomy breast reconstruction in women aged 70 and older: An analysis of the National Cancer Database (NCDB). Surgery. 2021 Jul;170(1):30-38. PMCID: PMC8217182
23. Clarke CN, Cortina CS, Fayanju OM, Dossett LA, Johnston FM, Wong SL. Breast Cancer Risk and Screening in Transgender Persons: A Call for Inclusive Care. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Apr;29(4):2176-2180.
24. Cortina CS, Bergom C, Craft MA, Fields B, Brazauskas R, Currey A, Kong AL. A National Survey of Breast Surgeons and Radiation Oncologists on Contemporary Axillary Management in Mastectomy Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Oct;28(10):5568-5579.
25. Cortina CS, Woodfin AA, Tangalakis LL, Wang X, Son JD, Poirier J, Rao R, Kopkash K, Madrigrano A. Treating Positive Axillary Disease in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients: The Impact of Age on Radiation Therapy. Breast Care (Basel). 2021 Jun;16(3):276-282. PMCID: PMC8248769
26. Cortina CS, Kong AL. ASO Author Reflections: The Evolving Multidisciplinary Management of the Axilla in Mastectomy Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Jun;29(6):3853-3854.
27. Frebault J, Bergom C, Cortina CS, Shukla ME, Zhang Y, Huang CC, Kong AL. Invasive Breast Cancer Treatment Patterns in Women Age 80 and Over: A Report from the National Cancer Database. Clin Breast Cancer. 2022 Jan;22(1):49-59. PMCID: PMC9003119
28. Cortina CS, Yen TWF, Bergom C, Fields B, Craft MA, Currey A, Kong AL. Breast cancer-related lymphedema rates after modern axillary treatments: How accurate are our estimates? Surgery. 2022 Mar;171(3):682-686.
29. Veenstra BR, Lewandowski JC, Whitelock CM, Deziel DJ, Velasco J, Cortina C, Myers JA. Current trends in surgical society membership: What does the future hold? Am J Surg. 2022 Mar;223(3):455-458.
30. Cortina CS. Providing High-Quality Surgical Care for Mastectomy Patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Jan 01;234(1):23-24.
31. Cortina CS, Williamson AJ, Goulet ND. Progress, barriers, and the future of LGBTQ+ surgeons in academic surgery. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt B):294-295.
32. Puzyrenko A, Cortina CS, Jorns JM. New Challenges in the Differential Diagnosis of High-Grade Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and Serous Carcinoma. Int J Surg Pathol. 2022 Oct;30(7):728-733.
33. Cortina CS, Bergom C, Craft MA, Fields B, Brazauskas R, Currey A, Kong AL. ASO Visual Abstract: A National Survey of Breast Surgeons and Radiation Oncologists on Contemporary Axillary Management in Mastectomy Patients Annals of surgical oncology. 1 December 2021;28:588.
34. Cortina CS, Bergom C, Craft MA, Fields B, Brazauskas R, Currey A, Kong AL. ASO Visual Abstract: A National Survey of Breast Surgeons and Radiation Oncologists on Contemporary Axillary Management in Mastectomy Patients Annals of surgical oncology. 1 December 2021;28:588.
35. Cortina CS, Patten CR, Adamson K, Doren EL. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): Protocols in Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction Current Breast Cancer Reports. December 2020;12(4):398-404.
36. Frebault J, Bergom C, Cortina CS, Shukla ME, Zhang Y, Huang CC, Kong AL. Treatment Patterns in Women Age 80 and Over With DCIS: A Report From the National Cancer Database. Clin Breast Cancer. 2022 Aug;22(6):547-552.
37. Cortina CS. Inclusion and Reporting of Transgender and Nonbinary Persons in Clinical Trials and Tumor Registries-The Time Is Now. JAMA Oncol. 2022 Aug 01;8(8):1097-1098.
38. Martinez EO, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Cortina CS. ASO Author Reflections: Rare Breast Cancer Subtypes and the Role for Precision Oncology. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct;29(10):6347-6348.
39. Martinez EO, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Kijak J, Lee WY, Huang CC, Cortina CS. Primary Breast Neuroendocrine Tumors: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct;29(10):6339-6346. PMCID: PMC9464685
40. Barmettler G, Williams MD, Cortina CS. Modern Management of Chest Wall Recurrences after Mastectomy Current Breast Cancer Reports. 2022.
41. Martinez EO, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Kijak J, Lee WY, Huang CC, Cortina CS. ASO Visual Abstract: Primary Breast Neuroendocrine Tumors-An Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct;29(10):6349.
42. Martinez EO, Rubin M, Miller T, Cortina CS. Transgender and Non-binary Persons in Contemporary Oncology Randomized Clinical Trials. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Dec;29(13):7958-7960.
43. Gellings JA, Cortina CS, Jorns JM, Johnson MK, Huang CC, Kong AL. Annual cost-savings with the implementation of estrogen-receptor-only testing on Ductal Carcinoma in Situ specimens. Am J Surg. 2023 Feb;225(2):304-308.
44. Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Guo MS, Kong AL. Postoperative Complications from Breast and Axillary Surgery Surgical Clinics of North America. 2022.
45. Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Guo MS, Kong AL. Postoperative Complications from Breast and Axillary Surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2023 Feb;103(1):121-139.
46. Cortina CS, Kong AL. Chest mass in a transgender man after top surgery. Lancet Oncol. 2023 Jan;24(1):e57.
47. Cortina CS. Assessing Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Prior to Gender-Affirming Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2023 Apr 01;158(4):339-340.
48. Cortina CS, Kong AL. Using the tools we have to improve perioperative outcomes for mastectomy patients with severe persistent mental illness. Am J Surg. 2023 Jul;226(1):2-3.
49. Cortina CS, Cobb AN, Kong AL. Invited Commentary: Current and Future Opportunities in Mitigating Breast Cancer Disparity. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Jun 01;236(6):1239-1241.
50. Chaudhary LN, Jorns J, Sun Y, Cheng YC, Kamaraju S, Burfeind J, Gonyo M, Kong A, Patten C, Yen T, Cortina C, Carson E, Johnson N, Bergom C, Tsaih SW, Banerjee A, Wang Y, Chervoneva I, Weil E, Chitambar CR, Rui H. Frequent Upregulation Of HER2 Protein In Hormone Receptor-Positive HER2-Negative Breast Cancer After Short-Term Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy. Res Sq. 2023 Apr 07. PMCID: PMC10104267
51. Rodriguez-Unda N, Cortina CS. Invited Commentary: Does Time Heal All Wounds after Complication from Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction? J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Aug 01;237(2):330-331.
52. Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Frebault J, Cho Y, Thorgerson A, Bergom CR, Huang CC, Kong AL. Associations Between Hospital Volume and Overall Survival After Surgery in Older Patients with Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6462-6470.
53. Pamulapati S, Conroy M, Madireddy S, Kamaraju S, Cortina C, Moore H, Hartmann J. Applications of Viscoelastic Testing in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review Focusing on Hypercoagulability and Free Flap Thrombosis. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2024 Apr;50(3):413-422.
54. Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Kong AL. ASO Author Reflections: Extending Optimal Care for Breast Cancer to the Elderly Population. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6471-6472.
55. Johnson MK, Cortina CS, Kong AL. ASO Author Reflections: The Potential Impact of the "Going Flat" Movement on National Rates of Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6383-6384.
56. Johnson MK, Cortina CS, Hsu TL, Huang S, Frebault J, Huang CC, Kong AL. National Trends in "Going Flat" After Mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6374-6382.
57. Chaudhary LN, Jorns JM, Sun Y, Cheng YC, Kamaraju S, Burfeind J, Gonyo MB, Kong AL, Patten C, Yen T, Cortina CS, Carson E, Johnson N, Bergom C, Tsaih SW, Banerjee A, Wang Y, Chervoneva I, Weil E, Chitambar CR, Rui H. Frequent upregulation of HER2 protein in hormone-receptor-positive HER2-negative breast cancer after short-term neoadjuvant endocrine therapy. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2023 Oct;201(3):387-396. PMCID: PMC10795510
58. Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Frebault J, Cho Y, Thorgerson A, Bergom CR, Huang CC, Kong AL. ASO Visual Abstract: Associations Between Hospital Volume on Overall Survival After Surgery in Older Patients with Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6473-6474.
59. Johnson MK, Cortina CS, Hsu TL, Huang S, Frebault J, Huang CC, Kong AL. ASO Visual Abstract: National Trends in "Going Flat" After Mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6385.
60. Cortina CS, Siegel EL, Polovneff A, Sahyouni G, Neuner JM, Petroll AE, Stolley M. Current Insurance Policy Coverage for Screening Mammography in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Nov;30(12):6978-6980. PMCID: PMC10591886
61. Pamulapati S, Conroy M, Cortina C, Harding E, Kamaraju S. Systematic Review on Gender-Affirming Testosterone Therapy and the Risk of Breast Cancer: A Challenge for Physicians Treating Patients from Transgender and Gender-Diverse Populations. Arch Sex Behav. 2024 May;53(5):1969-1980.
62. Cortina CS, Rogers CC, Teshome M. ASO Author Reflections: Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy and Nodal Management in cT1-2 N0 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 May;31(5):3196-3197. PMCID: PMC11003827
63. Cortina CS, Kong AL. Should surgeons reconsider the role of intraoperative sentinel lymph node evaluation for premenopausal breast cancer patients in the era of RxPONDER? Am J Surg. 2024 Aug;234:184-185. PMCID: PMC11223953
64. Cobb AN, Czaja R, Jorns J, Cortina CS. Breast Cancer Subtypes: Clinicopathologic Features and Treatment Considerations Current Breast Cancer Reports. 2024.
65. Ray HR, Doren EL, Adamson K, Kong AL, Cortina CS. Risk Factors for Skin Flap and Nipple-Areolar Necrosis in Patients Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy With Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Reconstruction. Am Surg. 2024 Nov;90(11):2769-2779.
66. Istl AC, Lawton S, Kamaraju S, Stolley M, Petroll AE, Cortina CS. Tumors, Treatments, and Trust: Cancer Characteristics, Outcomes, and Screening Uptake in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Sep;31(9):5560-5569. PMCID: PMC11309885
67. Istl AC, Lawton S, Kamaraju S, Stolley M, Petroll AE, Cortina CS. ASO Visual Abstract: Tumors, Treatments, and Trust: Cancer Characteristics, Outcomes, and Screening Uptake in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Sep;31(9):5591-5592.
68. Johnson MK, Cortina CS, Aldakkak M, Huang CC, Kong AL. The Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy for DCIS. Clin Breast Cancer. 2024 Oct;24(7):611-619. PMCID: PMC11402566
69. Cortina CS. Shifting neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment paradigms for breast cancer and its impact on axillary nodal management for clinically node-negative patients Gland Surgery. 2024;13(7):1154-1158.
70. Cohen LN, Flanagan C, Kong AL, Cortina CS. A systematic review of sebaceous carcinoma of the breast from 2000-2023: A rare entity with high recurrence rates. Surg Oncol Insight. 2024 Sep;1(3). PMCID: PMC11310847
71. Jain AJ, Schultz K, Brainerd MJ, Murimwa GZ, Fleming AM, Fackche N, Bilir E, Chiba A, Martin AN, Singh P, Childers CP, Friedman LR, Zafar SN, Abdelsattar Z, Cortina C, Stewart C, Cowher MD, Ganai S, Merck B, Nandakumar G, Pandalai PK, Narayan RR, Ahmad SA. The Top Ten Annals of Surgical Oncology Original Articles on Twitter/X: 2020-2023. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Dec;31(13):9100-9111. PMCID: PMC11560640
72. Cortina CS. Shifting neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment paradigms for breast cancer and its impact on axillary nodal management for clinically node-negative patients. Gland Surg. 2024 Jul 30;13(7):1154-1158. PMCID: PMC11336792
73. 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. ASO Visual Abstract: The Impact of a Breast Cancer Risk Assessment on the Decision for Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization Surgery in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals-A Pilot Single-Arm Educational Intervention Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug 30.
74. Valencia EA, Cortina CS, Cobb AN, Chaudhary LN, Kelly T, Kong AL. Evaluating the Accuracy, Quality, and Readability of Online Breast Cancer Information. Ann Surg Open. 2024 Sep;5(3):e465. PMCID: PMC11415127
75. Jain AJ, Schultz K, Brainerd MJ, Murimwa GZ, Fleming AM, Fackche N, Bilir E, Chiba A, Martin AN, Singh P, Childers CP, Friedman LR, Zafar SN, Abdelsattar Z, Cortina C, Stewart C, Cowher MD, Ganai S, Merck B, Nandakumar G, Pandalai PK, Narayan RR, Ahmad SA. Correction: The Top Ten Annals of Surgical Oncology Original Articles on Twitter/X: 2020-2023. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Dec;31(13):9112.
76. Istl AC, Lawton S, Kamaraju S, Stolley M, Petroll AE, Cortina CS. ASO Visual Abstract: Tumors, Treatments, and Trust: Cancer Characteristics, Outcomes, and Screening Uptake in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Sep;31(9):5591-5592.
77. Rogers CC, Nepper J, Holzem KE, Cortina CS. Postsurgical pyoderma gangrenosum after mastectomy with a familial component. J Surg Case Rep. 2024 Oct;2024(10):rjae667. PMCID: PMC11495327
78. Rogers C, Zeien S, Puccetti K, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Cherian S, Cortina CS. Examining the false-negative rate of a negative axillary node ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy in breast cancer patients undergoing upfront surgery. Am J Surg. 2025 Jan;239:116047. PMCID: PMC11650375
79. Cobb AN, Rogers C, Dong X, Huang CC, Kong AL, Cortina CS. Are there differences in overall survival among older breast cancer patients by race and ethnicity? Surgery. 2025 Mar;179:108896. PMCID: PMC11786985
80. Gellings JA, Cortina CS, Kijak J, Bradley J, Aldakkak M, Bergom C, Kong AL. Adjuvant breast radiation therapy practice patterns in the United States from 2012-2017. Surg Oncol Insight. 2024 Dec;1(4). PMCID: PMC11566854
81. Huynh V, Conroy M, Carroll EF, Cortina CS. Contemporary Considerations for Breast Cancer Risk and Screening in Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender-Diverse Populations Current Breast Cancer Reports. December 2025;17(1).
82. Walker JC, Kong AL, Cortina CS. Should abemaciclib candidacy be an indication for ALND?—commentary on SENOMAC post-hoc analysis Gland Surgery. 2025;14(4):776-780.
83. Chan K, Cotler JH, Istl AC, Kamaraju S, Petroll AE, Stolley M, Cortina CS. Breast Cancer Outcomes in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients in the National Cancer Database. JAMA Oncol. 2025 May 22. PMCID: PMC12100505
84. Walker JC, Kong AL, Cortina CS. Should abemaciclib candidacy be an indication for ALND?-commentary on SENOMAC post-hoc analysis. Gland Surg. 2025 Apr 30;14(4):776-780. PMCID: PMC12093160
85. Cortina CS, Schumacher JR, Cartmill RS, Venkatesh M, Lawson EH, Kong AL, Lautner MA. Sentinel Node Biopsy Utilization in Wisconsin Women Undergoing Breast-Conserving Surgery for DCIS. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 May 31. PMCID: PMC12210222
86. Cohen LN, Rogers CC, Lloren JIC, Kamaraju S, Chaudhary LN, Huang CC, Cobb AN, Singh P, Kong AL, Teshome M, Cortina CS. National trends in neoadjuvant systemic therapy utilization in patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer from 2016-2021: The impact of the KATHERINE trial. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Jun 03.
87. Cobb AN, Czaja R, Jorns J, Cortina CS. Breast Cancer Subtypes: Clinicopathologic Features and Treatment Considerations. Curr Breast Cancer Rep. 2024 Jun;16(2):150-160. PMCID: PMC12199283

Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Cobb AN, CORTINA CS. Axillary Management in Breast Cancer Patient’s Undergoing Upfront Mastectomy. Difficult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approached. Difficult Decision in Surgical Oncology. Nature Publishing Group. 2023, In press.

Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other
1. CORTINA CS. De-escalation in Breast Cancer Surgery: When Less Becomes More. MCW Surgery Update: Leading the Way. Summer 2020.
2. CORTINA CS with Acken L. Hope on the Horizon. Interview with MKE Lifestyle Magazine. September 2020.
3. CORTINA CS. Cancer Care for Transgender Patients: Current State and Future Directions. MCW Med InQueery. Spring 2021.
4. Foedcry J and CORTINA CS. Current Guidelines and Updates in Breast Cancer Screening. MCW Surgery Update: Leading the Way. Summer 2021
5. CORTINA CS with Snyder M. Top Oncologist Weighs In on the Importance of Sista Strut. OnMilwaukee Magazine. October 2021.
6. . Discussion. Surgery. 2022 Mar;171(3):692.
7. CORTINA CS. Highlights from the 2023 American Society of Breast Surgeon’s 24th Annual Meeting. Doximity Op-Med. May 8, 2023. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/highlights-from-the-2023-american-society-of-breast-surgeon-s-24th-annual-meeting
8. Georgeades C, CORTINA CS, Clarke CN, Tsai S, Wang TS. Allyship in Academic Surgery. Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Surgery’s Leading the Way Newsletter, Spring 2023 edition.

Abstracts
1. CORTINA CS, Youssef A. Use of Low-Molecular Weight Heparin Dalteparin for Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism in High-Risk Trauma Patients. LSUHSC Summer Research Symposium. Shreveport, LA. September 2010.
2. Fleetwood VA, Gross KN, Alex GC, CORTINA CS, Smolevitz JB, Sarvepalli S, Bakhsh SR, Poirier J, Myers JA, Singer MA, Orkin BA. Common side closure type, but not stapler brand or oversewing, influences side-to-side anastomotic leak rates. Rush University Medical Center Research Forum. Chicago, IL. April 2015.
3. Gross KN, Alex GC, CORTINA CS, Smolevitz JB, Fleetwood VA, Sarvepalli S, Bakhsh SR, Poirier J, Myers JA, Singer MA, Orkin BA Increased Operative Time and Intraoperative Blood Transfusion are Associated with Postoperative Anastomotic Leak. American Society of Colorectal Surgeons 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting. Boston, MA. June 2015.
4. Fleetwood VA, Gross KN, Alex GC, CORTINA CS, Smolevitz JB, Sarvepalli S, Bakhsh SR, Poirier J, Myers JA, Singer MA, Orkin BA. Common side closure type, but not stapler brand or oversewing, influences side-to-side anastomotic leak rates. American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress. Chicago, IL. October 2015.
5. CORTINA CS, Son JD, Kopkash KA, Madrigrano A. Management of axillary disease in breast cancer patients over the age of 70: a single center's perspective on the factors that influence treatment. 34th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference. Miami, FL. March 2017.
6. CORTINA CS, Mulder LL, Ravindran S, Iantorno S, Kopkash K, Madrigrano A. Patient factors that influence treatment of axillary lymph node management in elderly patients with breast cancer: a survey of Chicagoland providers. 35th Annual Rush University Forum for Research and Clinical Investigation. Chicago, IL. March 2018
7. CORTINA CS, Mulder LL, Ravindran S, Iantorno S, Kopkash K, Madrigrano A. Patient factors that influence treatment of axillary lymph node management in elderly patients with breast cancer: a survey of Chicagoland providers. 35th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference. Miami, FL. March 2018
8. Mulder LL, CORTINA CS, Son J, Madrigrano A. Obesity Does Not Influence Management of Advanced Breast Cancer in the Elderly Population. American Society of Breast Surgeons 19th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 2018
9. CORTINA CS Agarwal S, Mulder LL, Poirier J, Rao R, Ansell D, Madrigrano A. Are providers and patients following hormonal therapy guidelines for patients over the age of 70: the influence of CALGB 9343. American Society of Breast Surgeons 19th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 2018
10. CORTINA CS, Gottschalk N, Kulkarni S, Karst I. Is Breast MRI an Accurate Predictor of Nodal Status after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy? Illinois Surgical Congress. Chicago, IL. April 2019
11. CORTINA CS, Gottschalk N, Kulkarni S, Karst I. Is Breast MRI an Accurate Predictor of Nodal Status after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy? Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Annual Research Symposium. Chicago, IL. April 2019
12. CORTINA CS, Gottschalk N, Kulkarni S, Karst I. Is Breast MRI an Accurate Predictor of Nodal Status after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy? American Society of Breast Surgeons 20th Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX. May 2019
13. Flanagan C, Kong AL, CORTINA CS. A Systematic Review of Sebaceous Carcinoma of the Breast. 37th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference. Miami, FL. March 2020
14. Mukherjee D, Nelson A, CORTINA CS. Primary Pediatric Lung Neoplasms: An Updated Analysis of the SEER Database. Medical College of Wisconsin Graduate Student Association Annual Research Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. March 2020
15. CORTINA CS, Bergom CR, Kijack J, Zhang Y, Huang CC, Kong AL. Breast Reconstruction in the Elderly: An Analysis of the NCDB. American Society of Breast Surgeons 21th Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV. May 2020
16. Mukherjee D, Nelson A, CORTINA CS. Primary pediatric lung neoplasms: outcomes and changes over the last five decades. Pediatric Academic Medical Societies Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. May 2020
17. Medhi M, Kong AL, Frebault J, Huang S, Huang CC, CORTINA CS. Prognostic Outcomes of Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Breast. 2020 MCW Department of Surgery Fall Research Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. September 2020.
18. Chaudhary LN, Jorns JM, Cheng YC, Kamaraju K, Gonyo MB, Kong AL, Patten CR, Yen R, CORTINA CS, Carson E, Bergom C, Banarjee A, Wang Y, Chitambar C, Rui H. Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy Helps Identify HER2-driven Endocrine Resistance in Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer. 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. San Antonio, TX. December 2020.
19. CORTINA CS, Bergom C, Craft MA, Fields B, Currey A, Kong AL. Neoadjuvant Endocrine A Survey of Radiation Oncologists on Contemporary Axillary Management in Postmastectomy Breast Cancer Patients. 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. San Antonio, TX. December 2020.
20. Ray H, Doren EL, Adamson KA, LoGiudice JA, Yen TWF, Kong AL, CORTINA CS. Risk Factors for Flap Necrosis in Patients Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Reconstruction. MCW Medical Student Research Day. Milwaukee , WI. October 2021.
21. Chaudhary LN, Jorns JM, Cheng YC, Kamaraju S, Burfeind J, Gonyo MB, Kong AL, Patten CR, Yen TWF, CORTINA CS, Carson E, Johnson N, Bergom C, Banerjee A, Wang Y, Sun Y, Chitambar CR, Rui H. HER1-4 Protein Up-Regulation Following Short-term Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Patients with Hormone Receptor-Positive HER2-Negative Breast Cancer. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. San Antonio, TX. December 2021.
22. Johnson MK, CORTINA CS, Huang CC, Huang S, Frebault J, Kong AL. National Trends in “Going Flat” after Mastectomy. MCW Medical Student Research Day. Milwaukee, WI. October 2021
23. Martinez EO, Kijak J, Lee WY, Kong AL, Chiang-Chang H, CORTINA CS. Treatment Pattens and Outcomes of Primary Neuroendocrine Breast Tumors. American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV. April 2022.
24. Johnson MK, CORTINA CS, Huang CC, Huang S, Frebault J, Kong AL. National Trends in “Going Flat” after Mastectomy. American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV. April 2022.
25. Johnson M, CORTINA CS, Mohammed, Kong AL. The Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy for DCIS. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, June 2022.
26. Roznovjak D, Petroll A, Lakatos A, Narayan R, CORTINA CS. Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in Transgender Persons: perceptions of risks understanding. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, June 2022.
27. Molina MI, Jain PV, CORTINA CS, Sun Y, Hallgier R, Jorns JM. Pre-analytical effects on Breast Cancer Biomarkers. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology’s 112th Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, March 2023.
28. Valencia EA, CORTINA CS, Cobb A, Chaudhary L, Kelly T, Kong AL. Accuracy of Patient-Focused Breast Cancer Online Resources. American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2023.
29. Chaudhary LN, Jorns JM, Sun Y, Kamaraju S, Cheng YC, Kong AL, Yen TWF, Patten CR, CORTINA CS, Chervoneva I, Chitambar CR, Rui H. Frequent discordance in PD-L1 and PD-L2 protein expression in breast cancer. Abstract in submission to the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Meeting. Madrid, Spain. October 2023
30. Rogers C, Lloren JIC, Johnson MK, Cobb AN, Chaudhary LN, Huang CC, Teshome M, Singh P, Kong AL CORTINA CS. National Trends in Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Utilization for cT1-2 N0 Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Did the CREATE-X Trial Impact Treatment Patterns? American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Meeting. Chicago, IL. June 2023
31. Rogers C, Lloren JIC, Johnson MK, Cobb AN, Chaudhary LN, Huang CC, Teshome M, Singh P, Kong AL CORTINA CS. National Trends in Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Utilization for cT1-2 N0 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Did the CREATE-X Trial Impact Treatment Patterns? MCW Cancer Center Trainee Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. April 2023
32. CORTINA CS, Munson M, Cawthra T, Petroll AE, Pinsoneault L, Stolley M. Creating a Transdisciplinary Approach to Address Transgender and Nonbinary Cancer Disparities. Science of Cancer Health Equity in Sexual and Gender Minority Communities Conference. New York, NY. October 2023.
33. CORTINA CS, Purdy A, Stachowiak SM, Klement KA, Sasor SE, Krucoff KB, Petroll AE, Doren EL. Assessing Individual Breast Cancer Risk Prior to Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization Surgery. Science of Cancer Health Equity in Sexual and Gender Minority Communities Conference. New York, NY. October 2023.
34. Lawton S, Istl AC, Kamaraju S, Stolley M, Petroll A, CORTINA CS. Malignancy in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals: A Single-Institution Cohort Study to Assess Gaps in Cancer Screening, Genetic Testing, and Cancer Outcomes. Science of Cancer Health Equity in Sexual and Gender Minority Communities Conference. New York, NY. October 2023
35. Cawthra T, Munson M, CORTINA CS, Pinsoneault L, Petroll AE, Stolley M. A Transdisciplinary Team Approach to Understanding Cancer Disparities in the Transgender/Nonbinary Population. 16th American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Orlando, FL. October 2023.
36. Chaudhary LN, Jorns JM, Sun Y, Kamaraju S, Cheng YC, Kong AL, Yen TWF, Patten C, CORTINA CS, Chervoneva I, Chitambar CR, Rui H. PD-L1 and PD-L2 Protein Expression is Frequently Discordant in Breast Cancer. San Antonio Breast Cancer Conference. San Antonio, TX. December 2023.
37. CORTINA CS, Purdy A, Stachowiak SM, Klement KA, Sasor SE, Krucoff KB, Petroll AE, Robertson K, Laktos AEB, Doren EL. A Prospective Single-Arm Pilot Interventional Trial to Assess Individual Breast Cancer Risk Prior to Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization Surgery. San Antonio Breast Cancer Conference. San Antonio, TX. December 2023.

Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. CORTINA CS. The Incidence of Adjacent Synchronous Invasive Carcinoma and/or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Patients with Intraductal Papilloma without Atypia on Core Biopsy: Results from a Prospective Multi-Institutional Registry (TBCRC 034). May 5, 2021. American Society of Breast Surgeons Selected Readings Program.
2. CORTINA CS. Benefits of Timodality Therapy Compared with Systemic Therapy Alone in Male Patients with Stage IV Breast Cancer. May 17, 2022. American Society of Breast Surgeons Selected Readings Program.
3. Teshomme M, Tchou JC, Singh P, Hieken TJ, CORTINA CS, Diego E, Obeng-Gyasi S, Blair SL. How to Write a Manuscript. American Society of Breast Surgeon’s Publication Committee Webinar. April 2023.
4. CORTINA CS, Plichta JK, Reyna C. Managing the Uncommon: Male Breast Cancer. Society of Surgical Oncology’s SurgOnc Today® Podcast. May 2023.
5. CORTINA CS. Delayed Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection in Patients with a Preoperative Diagnosis of Ductal Cancer In Situ by Preoperative Injection with Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide (SPIO) Nanoparticles: The SentiNot Study. American Society of Breast Surgeons Selected Readings Program. May 2023.

Database, Video, or Other Research/Clinical Contributions
1. CORTINA CS. Breast hypertrophy and a contraceptive implant: Differential diagnosis of breast hypertrophy. The Lancet. Supplemental Video. Jul 3, 2020. https://youtu.be/gfZBHgX7DEY

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