Catherine Porter

Meticulous Surgeon with comprehensive history of dedication to providing high quality comprehensive cancer care to patients, with attention to patient comfort and wellness. Committed to delivering high-quality surgical care to minimize recovery time. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.

• Breast Surgeon, Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital, 09/01/13, present
• Trauma Surgeon, per diem, Santa Clara Valley Regional Medical Center, 03/01/13, 07/31/13

• Board Certification, American Board of Surgery, 05/01/14
• Pennsylvania State License, 01/01/09, present
• New Jersey State License, 01/01/06, 12/31/13

• American College of Surgeons, 01/01/06, present
• Association of Women Surgeons, 01/01/06, present
• American Society of Breast Surgeons, 01/01/12, present
• American Society of Clinical Oncology, 01/01/13, present

• High-mobility group box-1 protein in tracheal aspirates from premature infants: relationship with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and steroid therapy., J Perinatol., 09/01/10
• Association of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation with Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion in a Surgical Population., Submitted for Publication
• Axillary reverse mapping with indocyanine green or isosulfan blue demonstrate similar crossover rates to radiotracer identified sentinel nodes., J Surg Oncol, 12/12/17
• Initial results with preoperative tattooing of biopsied axillary lymph nodes and correlation to sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer patients., Ann. Surg. Oncol., 08/29/14

• Association of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation with Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion in a Surgical Population., Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Congress, Miami Beach, FL, 01/09/10
• Modified Eversion Carotid Endartectomy., 37th Annual Meeting Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Scottsdale, AZ, 04/07/10
• The Fate of DCIS after Neoadjuvant Treatment for Invasive Breast Cancer., 14th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Chicago, IL, 05/01/13
• Initial Results with Black Ink Tattooing of Biopsied Lymph Nodes., 15th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, 04/30/14

• Association of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation with Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion in a Surgical Population., 11th Annual Resident Research Day, Cooper University Hospital, 04/24/09
• High-mobility group box-1 protein in tracheal aspirates from premature infants: relationship with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and steroid therapy., 11th Annual Resident Research Day, Cooper University Hospital, 04/24/09
• Modified Eversion Carotid Endartectomy., 12th Annual Resident Research Day, Cooper University Hospital, 04/19/10
• The Association of Myocardial Infarction and Blood Transfusion among Vascular Surgery Patients., 18th Annual Camishion Research Contest, Cooper University Hospital, 06/01/10
• Updates in Breast Surgery- Oncology Update for Primary Care Providers., The Gables Restaurant, Chadds Ford, PA, 03/24/17

• Chief Surgery Resident, 07/01/11, 06/30/12, Weekly Resident Education conference
• Breast Fellow, 07/01/12, 06/30/13, Quarterly resident skill sessions anatomy lab, weekly resident breast service journal club

• Management Of Acute Arterial Ischemia, 04/01/08, Cooper University Hospital
• Pancreatic Injury: Diagnosis, Management and Controversies, 05/12/09, Cooper University Hospital
• Blood Transfusion In a Critically Ill and Surgical Transfusion, 03/23/10, Virtua Memorial Hospital

• Chief Surgical Resident, 07/01/11, 06/30/12
• Breast Health Task Force Director, 01/01/16, present
• Committee on Cancer Physician Liaison, 01/01/16, present

• 2nd Place Basic Science Research, 11th Annual Resident Research Day, Cooper University Hospital, 04/24/09
• Rising Star Award, Delaware County Community College, 09/01/12

• Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, Breast Surgery Fellowship, 07/01/12, 06/30/13
• Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, General Surgery Resident, 06/01/06, 06/30/12
• Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE, Traditional Osteopathic Rotating Internship, 07/01/05, 06/30/06