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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 800-822-8816
Summary
- Matching Patients with Surgeons Based on Objective Outcomes
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2007 - 2008
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Surgery, 2002 - 2007
- University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
- TN State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- AL State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- GA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- MS State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- MN State Medical License 2003 - 2019
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Member Board of Directors Association of Program Directors in Surgery
- Member American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, 2012
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Obesity Paradox in Thyroid Surgery: Is Higher BMI Protective Against Hypoparathyroidism?Tyler Fields, Kimberly Ramonell, Jessica Fazendin, Andrea Gillis, Erin Buczek
The American Surgeon. 2024-01-01 - Physician-Targeted Interventions Reduce Surgical Expense and Improve Value-Driven Health Outcomes.Rongbing Xie, Lauren A Wallace, Brenessa M Lindeman, John R Porterfield, Daniel I Chu
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023-12-01 - 3 citationsCommon Components of General Surgery Robotic Educational Programs.Camille L Stewart, Courtney Green, Michael P Meara, Michael M Awad, Megan Nelson
Journal of Surgical Education. 2023-11-01
Press Mentions
- Porterfield, Fazendin, and Lindeman Discuss Hyperthyroidism Updates at UAB MedCastDecember 5th, 2024
- UAB’s 500th TAVR Procedure Gives Retired Pastor, Baseball Player Opportunity to Help OthersDecember 21st, 2016
Committees
- Co-Director, Robotic Surgery Committee 2021 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
Industry Relationships
- Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer, Informed Surgical Inc.Our Mission To build a community of high performing Surgeons and Hospitals that will improve quality of surgical outcomes for patients by using the power of digital technology to better align and educate surgical teams.2022 - Present
External Links
- UAB ENDOCRINE & ROBOTIC SURGERYhttps://www.uab.edu/medicine/surgery/gastrointestinal/faculty/porterfield
- INFORMED SURGICAL INC.https://informed.me/
- INSTITUTE FOR SURGICAL EXCELLENCE https://www.surgicalexcellence.org/
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