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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 Ϲ 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

  • (Cobb AN, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jan;33(1):167-168 PMID: 41073818 PMCID: PMC12556592 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105018638916 10/11/2025

  • (Cobb AN, Dong X, Makope A, Cohen L, Huang CC, Kong AL, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jan;33(1):118-128 PMID: 41023545 PMCID: PMC12558606 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105018229193 09/30/2025

  • (Cohen LN, Bobholz F, Cortina CS.) Curr Breast Cancer Rep. 2025 Dec;17(1) PMID: 40765843 PMCID: PMC12320750 08/06/2025

  • (Cobb AN, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Nov 22 PMID: 41273670 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105022627412 11/22/2025

  • (Myers SP, Cortina CS.) J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Nov 10 PMID: 41211838 11/10/2025

  • (Summerside M, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct;32(11):8192-8193 PMID: 40748442 PMCID: PMC12355726 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105012363134 08/01/2025

  • (Summerside M, Istl AC, Rogers CC, Cobb AN, Kong AL, Singh P, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct;32(11):8184-8191 PMID: 40684019 PMCID: PMC12355729 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105011267387 07/20/2025

  • (Summerside M, Istl AC, Rogers CC, Cobb AN, Kong AL, Singh P, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug 20 PMID: 40836144 08/21/2025

  • (Gaughan NA, Rademacher N, Rogers C, Purdy A, Mattingly JD, Patten CR, Cobb AN, Kong AL, Cortina CS.) Minerva Surg. 2025 Aug;80(4):334-353 PMID: 40719430 PMCID: PMC12355728 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105012570688 07/28/2025

  • (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

  • (Cohen LN, Bobholz F, Cortina CS.) Current Breast Cancer Reports. December 2025;17(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105010471560 12/01/2025

  • (Huynh V, Conroy M, Carroll EF, Cortina CS.) Curr Breast Cancer Rep. 2025;17 PMID: 40631067 PMCID: PMC12234010 07/09/2025