
Chandler Cortina, MD, FSSO
Assistant Professor
Location
- Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
- 8800 West Doyne Ave.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
Specialties
- Surgical Oncology
Cancer Center - Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
New Patient Appointments-Breast
Overview
Diseases and Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Diseases
- High-Risk Breast Disease
Treatments and Services
- Breast Surgery
- Lumpectomy
- Mastectomy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB)
- Surgical Oncology - Breast
- Axillary Surgery
- High Risk Patients
- Virtual Visit
Patients Ages Seen
- Adult
- Senior
Languages
- English
Hospital Affiliations
- Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls
- Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
- Froedtert West Bend Hospital – West Bend
Board Certifications
- General Surgery
Clinic Locations
Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
- 8800 West Doyne Ave.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (866) 680-0505
- Get Directions
Cancer Center - Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
- W180 N8085 Town Hall Road
- Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
- (262) 251-1000
- Get Directions

Biography
Dr. Cortina is a breast surgical oncologist whose goal is to treat each patient with the care that is best suited for their disease process with attention to recently published and current guidelines. Dr. Cortina's research interest include the development of guidelines for personalized breast cancer care.
Education and Training
Doctor of Medicine - Louisiana State University Health Science Center - Shreveport, LA (2013)
Internship & Residency in General Surgery - Rush University Medical Center - Chicago, IL (2013-2018)
Fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology - Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine - Chicago, IL (2018-2019)
Publications
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The consideration for outpatient mastectomy during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
(Cortina CS, Ward EP, Kong AL.) Am J Surg. 2021 Jan 04 PMID: 33419520 01/10/2021
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Breast Cancer Risk and Screening in Transgender Individuals
(Roznovjak D, Petroll A, Cortina CS.) Current Breast Cancer Reports. 2021 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85098787239 01/01/2021
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(Cortina CS, Gottschalk N, Kulkarni SA, Karst I.) J Surg Res. 2021 01;257:412-418 PMID: 32892139 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090125578 09/07/2020
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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
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(Allen S, Cortina CS.) Lancet. 2020 06 20;395(10241):1937 PMID: 32563379 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086524330 06/22/2020
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(Cortina CS, Woodfin AA, Tangalakis LL, Wang X, Son JD, Poirier J, Rao R, Kopkash K, Madrigrano A.) Breast Care. 2020 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088400477 01/01/2020
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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): Protocols in Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction
(Cortina CS, Patten CR, Adamson K, Doren EL.) Current Breast Cancer Reports. 2020 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089388626 01/01/2020
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De-Escalation of Local-Regional Therapy for Older Breast Cancer Patients
(Cortina CS.) Current Breast Cancer Reports. 2020 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095715403 01/01/2020
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(Kornfeld HW, Mulder LL, Spivey TL, Cortina CS, Madrigrano A, Kopkash KA.) Breast J. 2019 07;25(4):766-768 PMID: 31087462 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065771276 05/16/2019
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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 06;19(3):197-199 PMID: 30827764 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85062149945 03/05/2019
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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
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(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