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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

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

  • (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

  • (Summerside M, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug 01 PMID: 40748442 PMCID: PMC12355726 08/01/2025

  • (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

  • (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 Aug;212(3):531-543 PMID: 40459676 PMCID: PMC12213117 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105007155274 06/03/2025

  • (Cortina CS, Schumacher JR, Cartmill RS, Venkatesh M, Lawson EH, Kong AL, Lautner MA.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug;32(8):5446-5448 PMID: 40450165 PMCID: PMC12210222 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105007248299 06/01/2025

  • (Summerside M, Istl AC, Rogers CC, Cobb AN, Kong AL, Singh P, Cortina CS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul 19 PMID: 40684019 PMCID: PMC12355729 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105011267387 07/20/2025

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

  • (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

  • (Cobb AN, Czaja R, Jorns J, Cortina CS.) Curr Breast Cancer Rep. 2024 Jun;16(2):150-160 PMID: 40574868 PMCID: PMC12199283 06/27/2025