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Chandler S. Cortina MD

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Associate Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Surgery
Division: Surgical Oncology

image of /images/ORCIDiD_icon16x16.png   https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4750-5028

Member of the Cancer Center


I am willing to collaborate on research projects.
I am willing to mentor a junior faculty member.

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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

    • Publications (94)

  • Contemporary Considerations for Breast Cancer Risk and Screening in Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender-Diverse Populations (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    
  • 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. (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    
  • Sentinel Node Biopsy Utilization in Wisconsin Women Undergoing Breast-Conserving Surgery for DCIS. (Cortina CS, Schumacher JR, Cartmill RS, Venkatesh M, Lawson EH, Kong AL, Lautner MA) Ann Surg Oncol 2025 May 31 PMID: 40450165 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105007248299 06/01/2025    
  • Should abemaciclib candidacy be an indication for ALND?-commentary on SENOMAC post-hoc analysis. (Walker JC, Kong AL, Cortina CS) Gland Surg 2025 Apr 30;14(4):776-780 PMID: 40405951 PMCID: PMC12093160 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105004691132 05/23/2025    
  • Breast Cancer Outcomes in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients in the National Cancer Database. (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    
  • Should abemaciclib candidacy be an indication for ALND?—commentary on SENOMAC post-hoc analysis (Walker JC, Kong AL, Cortina CS) Gland Surgery 2025;14(4):776-780 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105004691132 01/01/2025    
  • Adjuvant breast radiation therapy practice patterns in the United States from 2012-2017. (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    
  • Reflections From the Annals of Surgical Oncology Social Media Committee: The Impact of Promoting Surgical Science Online. (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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85208814141 11/13/2024       1 Citation
  • Examining the false-negative rate of a negative axillary node ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy in breast cancer patients undergoing upfront surgery. (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    
  • Are there differences in overall survival among older breast cancer patients by race and ethnicity? (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    
  • Postsurgical pyoderma gangrenosum after mastectomy with a familial component. (Rogers CC, Nepper J, Holzem KE, Cortina CS) J Surg Case Rep 2024 Oct;2024(10):rjae667 PMID: 39439812 PMCID: PMC11495327 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85207419567 10/23/2024       1 Citation
  • Breast care considerations for transgender and gender-diverse patients. (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    
  • Correction: The Top Ten Annals of Surgical Oncology Original Articles on Twitter/X: 2020-2023. (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) Ann Surg Oncol 2024 Dec;31(13):9112 PMID: 39313730 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204542525 09/24/2024    
  • Evaluating the Accuracy, Quality, and Readability of Online Breast Cancer Information. (Valencia EA, Cortina CS, Cobb AN, Chaudhary LN, Kelly T, Kong AL) Ann Surg Open 2024 Sep;5(3):e465 PMID: 39310356 PMCID: PMC11415127 09/23/2024    
  • 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. (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    
  • Shifting neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment paradigms for breast cancer and its impact on axillary nodal management for clinically node-negative patients. (Cortina CS) Gland Surg 2024 Jul 30;13(7):1154-1158 PMID: 39175711 PMCID: PMC11336792 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200377892 08/23/2024       1 Citation
  • The Top Ten Annals of Surgical Oncology Original Articles on Twitter/X: 2020-2023. (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) Ann Surg Oncol 2024 Dec;31(13):9100-9111 PMID: 39138773 PMCID: PMC11560640 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201204639 08/14/2024    
  • Minimally Invasive Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Can Be Done but Should It? (Cortina CS, Kong AL) JAMA Surg 2024 Oct 01;159(10):1187 PMID: 39141380 PMCID: PMC11464166 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201782322 08/14/2024    
  • A systematic review of sebaceous carcinoma of the breast from 2000-2023: A rare entity with high recurrence rates. (Cohen LN, Flanagan C, Kong AL, Cortina CS) Surg Oncol Insight 2024 Sep;1(3) PMID: 39130075 PMCID: PMC11310847 08/12/2024    
  • The Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy for DCIS. (Johnson MK, Cortina CS, Aldakkak M, Huang CC, Kong AL) Clin Breast Cancer 2024 Oct;24(7):611-619 PMID: 39127597 PMCID: PMC11402566 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200951572 08/11/2024       2 Citations
  • ASO Author Reflections: A Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and the Decision for Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization Surgery or Oncologic Risk-Reducing Mastectomies in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals. (Cortina CS) Ann Surg Oncol 2024 Oct;31(11):7483-7484 PMID: 39060689 PMCID: PMC11452267 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85199809139 07/27/2024       2 Citations
  • 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. (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 Oct;31(11):7474-7482 PMID: 38940898 PMCID: PMC11452287 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197404335 06/28/2024       6 Citations
  • ASO Author Reflections: Opportunities to Mitigate Cancer Disparities in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Populations. (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    
  • ASO Visual Abstract: Tumors, Treatments, and Trust: Cancer Characteristics, Outcomes, and Screening Uptake in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients. (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-s2.0-85201029649 06/12/2024    
  • Tumors, Treatments, and Trust: Cancer Characteristics, Outcomes, and Screening Uptake in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients. (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       2 Citations
  • 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       2 Citations
  • 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 Aug;26(8):855-864 PMID: 38801612 PMCID: PMC11300154 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85194589535 05/27/2024    
  • 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    
  • Risk Factors for Skin Flap and Nipple-Areolar Necrosis in Patients Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy With Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Reconstruction. (Ray HR, Doren EL, Adamson K, Kong AL, Cortina CS) Am Surg 2024 Nov;90(11):2769-2779 PMID: 38671547 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85191696027 04/27/2024    
  • Should surgeons reconsider the role of intraoperative sentinel lymph node evaluation for premenopausal breast cancer patients in the era of RxPONDER? (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    
  • ASO Author Reflections: Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy and Nodal Management in cT1-2 N0 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. (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       2 Citations
  • Does Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Clinical T1-T2 N0 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Increase the Extent of Axillary Surgery? (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       4 Citations
  • Shifting neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment paradigms for breast cancer and its impact on axillary nodal management for clinically node-negative patients (Cortina CS) Gland Surgery 2024;13(7):1154-1158 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200377892 01/01/2024       1 Citation
  • 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. (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       6 Citations
  • National trends in neoadjuvant chemotherapy utilization in patients with early-stage node-negative triple-negative breast cancer: the impact of the CREATE-X trial. (Rogers C, Cobb AN, Lloren JIC, Chaudhary LN, Johnson MK, Huang CC, Teshome M, Kong AL, Singh P, Cortina CS) Breast Cancer Res Treat 2024 Jan;203(2):317-328 PMID: 37864105 PMCID: PMC10872271 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85174540456 10/21/2023       10 Citations
  • Current Insurance Policy Coverage for Screening Mammography in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals. (Cortina CS, Siegel EL, Polovneff A, Sahyouni G, Neuner JM, Petroll AE, Stolley M) Ann Surg Oncol 2023 Nov;30(12):6978-6980 PMID: 37620531 PMCID: PMC10591886 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85168660167 08/25/2023       6 Citations
  • Frequent upregulation of HER2 protein in hormone-receptor-positive HER2-negative breast cancer after short-term neoadjuvant endocrine therapy. (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) Breast Cancer Res Treat 2023 Oct;201(3):387-396 PMID: 37460683 PMCID: PMC10795510 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164922339 07/18/2023       7 Citations
  • National Trends in "Going Flat" After Mastectomy. (Johnson MK, Cortina CS, Hsu TL, Huang S, Frebault J, Huang CC, Kong AL) Ann Surg Oncol 2023 Oct;30(11):6374-6382 PMID: 37458947 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164942787 07/17/2023       8 Citations
  • ASO Author Reflections: The Potential Impact of the "Going Flat" Movement on National Rates of Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction. (Johnson MK, Cortina CS, Kong AL) Ann Surg Oncol 2023 Oct;30(11):6383-6384 PMID: 37442912 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164937013 07/14/2023       1 Citation
  • ASO Author Reflections: Extending Optimal Care for Breast Cancer to the Elderly Population. (Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Kong AL) Ann Surg Oncol 2023 Oct;30(11):6471-6472 PMID: 37368097 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85163631846 06/27/2023       1 Citation
  • Applications of Viscoelastic Testing in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review Focusing on Hypercoagulability and Free Flap Thrombosis. (Pamulapati S, Conroy M, Madireddy S, Kamaraju S, Cortina C, Moore H, Hartmann J) Semin Thromb Hemost 2024 Apr;50(3):413-422 PMID: 37327882 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165255209 06/17/2023       2 Citations
  • Associations Between Hospital Volume and Overall Survival After Surgery in Older Patients with Breast Cancer. (Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Frebault J, Cho Y, Thorgerson A, Bergom CR, Huang CC, Kong AL) Ann Surg Oncol 2023 Oct;30(11):6462-6470 PMID: 37314545 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85161937305 06/14/2023       2 Citations
  • Invited Commentary: Does Time Heal All Wounds after Complication from Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction? (Rodriguez-Unda N, Cortina CS) J Am Coll Surg 2023 Aug 01;237(2):330-331 PMID: 37158458 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164978166 05/09/2023    
  • Frequent Upregulation Of HER2 Protein In Hormone Receptor-Positive HER2-Negative Breast Cancer After Short-Term Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy. (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) Res Sq 2023 Apr 07 PMID: 37066270 PMCID: PMC10104267 04/18/2023    
  • Invited Commentary: Current and Future Opportunities in Mitigating Breast Cancer Disparity. (Cortina CS, Cobb AN, Kong AL) J Am Coll Surg 2023 Jun 01;236(6):1239-1241 PMID: 37058342 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159732449 04/15/2023    
  • Perceptions of Transgender and Nonbinary Persons Toward Breast and Cervical Cancer Development, Screening, and Potential Impact on Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy. (Roznovjak D, Petroll AE, Lakatos AEB, Narayan R, Cortina CS) JCO Oncol Pract 2023 May;19(5):e794-e800 PMID: 36800556 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159542707 02/18/2023       26 Citations
  • Postoperative Complications from Breast and Axillary Surgery (Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Guo MS, Kong AL) Surgical Clinics of North America February 2023;103(1):121-139 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140763103 02/01/2023       8 Citations
  • Using the tools we have to improve perioperative outcomes for mastectomy patients with severe persistent mental illness. (Cortina CS, Kong AL) Am J Surg 2023 Jul;226(1):2-3 PMID: 36697355 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147348119 01/26/2023       1 Citation
  • Assessing Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Prior to Gender-Affirming Surgery. (Cortina CS) JAMA Surg 2023 Apr 01;158(4):339-340 PMID: 36630117 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151831501 01/12/2023       12 Citations
  • Chest mass in a transgender man after top surgery. (Cortina CS, Kong AL) Lancet Oncol 2023 Jan;24(1):e57 PMID: 36603928 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85145645333 01/06/2023       6 Citations
  • Modern Management of Chest Wall Recurrences after Mastectomy (Barmettler G, Williams MD, Cortina CS) Current Breast Cancer Reports December 2022;14(4):113-119 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135204712 12/01/2022    
  • Postoperative Complications from Breast and Axillary Surgery. (Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Guo MS, Kong AL) Surg Clin North Am 2023 Feb;103(1):121-139 PMID: 36410345 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140763103 11/22/2022       8 Citations
  • Annual cost-savings with the implementation of estrogen-receptor-only testing on Ductal Carcinoma in Situ specimens. (Gellings JA, Cortina CS, Jorns JM, Johnson MK, Huang CC, Kong AL) Am J Surg 2023 Feb;225(2):304-308 PMID: 36283883 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140332648 10/26/2022    
  • Discussion. Surgery 2023 Mar;173(3):618 PMID: 36202654 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147786298 10/07/2022    
  • Transgender and Non-binary Persons in Contemporary Oncology Randomized Clinical Trials. (Martinez EO, Rubin M, Miller T, Cortina CS) Ann Surg Oncol 2022 Dec;29(13):7958-7960 PMID: 35999415 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85136867012 08/24/2022       6 Citations
  • Primary Breast Neuroendocrine Tumors: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database. (Martinez EO, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Kijak J, Lee WY, Huang CC, Cortina CS) Ann Surg Oncol 2022 Oct;29(10):6339-6346 PMID: 35789311 PMCID: PMC9464685 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133397784 07/06/2022       12 Citations
  • ASO Author Reflections: Rare Breast Cancer Subtypes and the Role for Precision Oncology. (Martinez EO, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Cortina CS) Ann Surg Oncol 2022 Oct;29(10):6347-6348 PMID: 35789300 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85136009361 07/06/2022       1 Citation
  • Inclusion and Reporting of Transgender and Nonbinary Persons in Clinical Trials and Tumor Registries-The Time Is Now. (Cortina CS) JAMA Oncol 2022 Aug 01;8(8):1097-1098 PMID: 35679027 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85132709962 06/10/2022       20 Citations
  • Treatment Patterns in Women Age 80 and Over With DCIS: A Report From the National Cancer Database. (Frebault J, Bergom C, Cortina CS, Shukla ME, Zhang Y, Huang CC, Kong AL) Clin Breast Cancer 2022 Aug;22(6):547-552 PMID: 35595612 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85130383287 05/21/2022       1 Citation
  • New Challenges in the Differential Diagnosis of High-Grade Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and Serous Carcinoma. (Puzyrenko A, Cortina CS, Jorns JM) Int J Surg Pathol 2022 Oct;30(7):728-733 PMID: 35234527 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85126007422 03/03/2022       1 Citation
  • Progress, barriers, and the future of LGBTQ+ surgeons in academic surgery. (Cortina CS, Williamson AJ, Goulet ND) Am J Surg 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt B):294-295 PMID: 35221099 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125330025 03/01/2022       3 Citations
  • Providing High-Quality Surgical Care for Mastectomy Patients. (Cortina CS) J Am Coll Surg 2022 Jan 01;234(1):23-24 PMID: 35213457 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125549485 02/26/2022    
  • Current trends in surgical society membership: What does the future hold? (Veenstra BR, Lewandowski JC, Whitelock CM, Deziel DJ, Velasco J, Cortina C, Myers JA) Am J Surg 2022 Mar;223(3):455-458 PMID: 35086693 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123697754 01/29/2022       3 Citations
  • Current trends in surgical society membership: What does the future hold American Journal of Surgery 2022 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124746308 01/01/2022    
  • Discussion. Surgery 2022 Mar;171(3):692 PMID: 34857384 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120424983 12/04/2021    
  • Breast cancer-related lymphedema rates after modern axillary treatments: How accurate are our estimates? (Cortina CS, Yen TWF, Bergom C, Fields B, Craft MA, Currey A, Kong AL) Surgery 2022 Mar;171(3):682-686 PMID: 34736790 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85118558521 11/06/2021       6 Citations
  • Invasive Breast Cancer Treatment Patterns in Women Age 80 and Over: A Report from the National Cancer Database. (Frebault J, Bergom C, Cortina CS, Shukla ME, Zhang Y, Huang CC, Kong AL) Clin Breast Cancer 2022 Jan;22(1):49-59 PMID: 34391660 PMCID: PMC9003119 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85112506268 08/16/2021       15 Citations
  • ASO Author Reflections: The Evolving Multidisciplinary Management of the Axilla in Mastectomy Patients. (Cortina CS, Kong AL) Ann Surg Oncol 2022 Jun;29(6):3853-3854 PMID: 34365564 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85112071889 08/09/2021       2 Citations
  • Treating Positive Axillary Disease in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients: The Impact of Age on Radiation Therapy. (Cortina CS, Woodfin AA, Tangalakis LL, Wang X, Son JD, Poirier J, Rao R, Kopkash K, Madrigrano A) Breast Care (Basel) 2021 Jun;16(3):276-282 PMID: 34248469 PMCID: PMC8248769 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088400477 07/13/2021       4 Citations
  • A National Survey of Breast Surgeons and Radiation Oncologists on Contemporary Axillary Management in Mastectomy Patients. (Cortina CS, Bergom C, Craft MA, Fields B, Brazauskas R, Currey A, Kong AL) Ann Surg Oncol 2021 Oct;28(10):5568-5579 PMID: 34247336 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85110472323 07/12/2021       14 Citations
  • Breast Cancer Risk and Screening in Transgender Persons: A Call for Inclusive Care. (Clarke CN, Cortina CS, Fayanju OM, Dossett LA, Johnston FM, Wong SL) Ann Surg Oncol 2022 Apr;29(4):2176-2180 PMID: 34097159 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107782600 06/08/2021       49 Citations
  • Treating Positive Axillary Disease in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients: The Impact of Age on Radiation Therapy (Cortina CS, Woodfin AA, Tangalakis LL, Wang X, Son JD, Poirier J, Rao R, Kopkash K, Madrigrano A) Breast Care 1 June 2021;16(3):276-282 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088400477 06/01/2021       4 Citations
  • Postmastectomy breast reconstruction in women aged 70 and older: An analysis of the National Cancer Database (NCDB). (Cortina CS, Bergom CR, Kijack J, Thorgerson AA, Huang CS, Kong AL) Surgery 2021 Jul;170(1):30-38 PMID: 33888316 PMCID: PMC8217182 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104672137 04/24/2021       15 Citations
  • Comment on "Women Could Avoid Axillary Lymph Node Dissection by Choosing Breast-Conserving Therapy Instead of Mastectomy". (Cortina CS, Kong AL) Ann Surg Oncol 2021 Dec;28(Suppl 3):772-773 PMID: 33834325 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104081823 04/10/2021       3 Citations
  • Prognostic Outcomes of Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Breast. (Mehdi M, Kong AL, Frebault J, Huang S, Huang CC, Cortina CS) J Surg Res 2021 Aug;264:138-148 PMID: 33823490 PMCID: PMC8222152 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103976713 04/07/2021       8 Citations
  • Breast Cancer Risk and Screening in Transgender Individuals (Roznovjak D, Petroll A, Cortina CS) Current Breast Cancer Reports March 2021;13(1):56-61 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85098787239 03/01/2021       7 Citations
  • Epidemiology and outcomes of primary pediatric lung malignancies: Updates from the SEER database. (Smith NJ, Mukherjee D, Wang Y, Brazauskas R, Nelson AA, Cortina CS) Am J Surg 2021 Oct;222(4):861-866 PMID: 33549297 PMCID: PMC8985451 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100386252 02/08/2021       6 Citations
  • The consideration for outpatient mastectomy during the COVID-19 global pandemic. (Cortina CS, Ward EP, Kong AL) Am J Surg 2021 Aug;222(2):290-291 PMID: 33419520 PMCID: PMC7837365 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85098793330 01/10/2021       10 Citations
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): Protocols in Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction (Cortina CS, Patten CR, Adamson K, Doren EL) Current Breast Cancer Reports December 2020;12(4):398-404 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089388626 12/01/2020       6 Citations
  • De-Escalation of Local-Regional Therapy for Older Breast Cancer Patients (Cortina CS) Current Breast Cancer Reports December 2020;12(4):344-350 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095715403 12/01/2020    
  • Is Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging an Accurate Predictor of Nodal Status After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy? (Cortina CS, Gottschalk N, Kulkarni SA, Karst I) J Surg Res 2021 Jan;257:412-418 PMID: 32892139 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090125578 09/07/2020       5 Citations
  • An unusual cause of breast hypertrophy: pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia secondary to contraceptive implant. (Allen S, Cortina CS) Lancet 2020 Jun 20;395(10241):1937 PMID: 32563379 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086524330 06/22/2020    
  • Bile duct injuries: a contemporary survey of surgeon attitudes and experiences. (Fletcher R, Cortina CS, Kornfield H, Varelas A, Li R, Veenstra B, Bonomo S) Surg Endosc 2020 Jul;34(7):3079-3084 PMID: 31388804 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85070251692 08/08/2019       20 Citations
  • The temporal and financial benefit of intraoperative breast specimen imaging: A pilot study of the Kubtec MOZART. (Kornfeld HW, Mulder LL, Spivey TL, Cortina CS, Madrigrano A, Kopkash KA) Breast J 2019 Jul;25(4):766-768 PMID: 31087462 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065771276 05/16/2019       2 Citations
  • Hypercalcemia in Metaplastic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast. (Hardy BM, Cortina CS, Javidiparsijani S, Ghai R, Madrigrano A) Am J Case Rep 2019 Mar 20;20:366-369 PMID: 30890689 PMCID: PMC6439960 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85063274152 03/21/2019       6 Citations
  • Obesity Does Not Influence Management of Advanced Breast Cancer in the Elderly. (Tangalakis LL, Cortina CS, Son JD, Poirier J, Madrigrano A) Clin Breast Cancer 2019 Jun;19(3):197-199 PMID: 30827764 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85062149945 03/05/2019       1 Citation
  • Longer Operative Time and Intraoperative Blood Transfusion Are Associated with Postoperative Anastomotic Leak after Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery. (Cortina CS, Alex GC, Vercillo KN, Fleetwood VA, Smolevitz JB, Poirier J, Myers JA, Orkin BA, Singer MA) Am Surg 2019 Feb 01;85(2):136-141 PMID: 30819288 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85062382468 03/02/2019       10 Citations
  • Nipple changes in an 85-year-old man. (Cortina CS, Madrigrano A) CMAJ 2019 Feb 04;191(5):E135 PMID: 30718339 PMCID: PMC6351245 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85061003565 02/06/2019       2 Citations
  • Are Providers and Patients Following Hormonal Therapy Guidelines for Patients Over the Age of 70? The Influence of CALGB 9343. (Cortina CS, Agarwal S, Mulder LL, Poirier J, Rao R, Ansell DA, Madrigrano A) Clin Breast Cancer 2018 Dec;18(6):e1289-e1292 PMID: 30072192 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85050632825 08/04/2018       9 Citations
  • An uncommon disease: Periductal stromal tumor of the breast. (Cortina CS, Robin AZ, Lin DM, Gattuso P, Kopkash K, Madrigrano A) Breast J 2018 Nov;24(6):1080-1081 PMID: 30033582 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85050614953 07/24/2018       1 Citation
  • An Atypical Cause of Colonic Obstruction: A Hiatal Hernia after Sleeve Gastrectomy Containing the Transverse Colon (Cortina CS, Sheppard SM, Bonomo SR) ACS Case Reviews in Surgery 1(6):6-9. 07/01/2018    
  • Health Disparity or Bad Biology? An Analysis of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients in an Urban Academic Hospital (Petersen L, Cortina CS, Mulder LL, Bhat D, Roa R, Kopkash KA, Monahan D, Marcus E, Madrigrano A) Cancer Surgery 3(1):116. 03/01/2018    
  • Common side closure type, but not stapler brand or oversewing, influences side-to-side anastomotic leak rates. (Fleetwood VA, Gross KN, Alex GC, Cortina CS, Smolevitz JB, Sarvepalli S, Bakhsh SR, Poirier J, Myers JA, Singer MA, Orkin BA) Am J Surg 2017 Mar;213(3):590-595 PMID: 28148456 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85010953142 02/06/2017       5 Citations
  • Simultaneous acute appendicitis and pseudomembranous colitis in a pediatric patient. (Vidrine SR, Cortina C, Black M, Vidrine SB) J La State Med Soc 2012;164(5):265-7 PMID: 23362591 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84874696384 02/01/2013       1 Citation
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