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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
- GA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- MS State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- AL State Medical License 2008 - 2024
- 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
- 108 citationsManagement of invasive well-differentiated thyroid cancer: an American Head and Neck Society consensus statement. AHNS consensus statement.Maisie L. Shindo, Salvatore M. Caruana, Emad Kandil, Judith C. McCaffrey, Lisa A. Orloff
Head & Neck. 2014-10-01 - 2 citationsPedunculated focal nodular hyperplasia masquerading as perigastric mass identified by EUS-FNA.Kartika Reddy, Kari Hooper, Andra R. Frost, Shantel Hebert-Magee, Walter C. Bell
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2015-01-01 - 6 citationsOutpatient robot-assisted adrenalectomy: Is it safe?Mohamad M. Moughnyeh, Brenessa Lindeman, John R. Porterfield, Sophie Dream
American Journal of Surgery. 2020-05-05
Press Mentions
- 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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