JohnRPorterfieldJr.MDFACS

General Surgery • Birmingham, AL

Endocrine, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Clinical Informatics

Professor of Surgery UAB Department of Surgery Chief Medical Officer & Co-founder Informed Surgical Inc.

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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+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
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2027
TN State Medical License 2022 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2008 - 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

1 citations
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
4 citations
Common 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

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/