Roberto Cortez III, MD

Roberto Cortez III, MD 

Assistant Professor

Department of Surgery

Location: Grady - 80 Jesse Hill Drive Atlanta Georgia 30303
Phone: (404)789-3900
E-mail: surgerydept@msm.edu

Education

POSTGRADUATE:
Ryder Trauma Center/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami FL
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care/Trauma Surgery

Brown University, Providence, RI
Designation: T32 Trauma/Inflammation Research Training Grant Fellow

Brown University, Providence, RI
Residency: General Surgery

MEDICAL SCHOOL:
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Degree: Doctor of Medicine

UNDERGRADUATE:
University of Texas San Antonio
Degree: BS in Biology, Honors College, Magna Cum Laude

Specialties

  • Trauma

Board Certification

  • BLS/ACLS
  • ATLS
  • Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET)
  • ATLS Instructor Certification
  • American Board of Surgery
  • General Surgery

Publications

  • Cortez R, Lazcano E, Miller T, Hein RE, Constantine RS, Anigian K, Davis KE, Kenkel JM. Barbed Sutures and Wound Complications in Plastic Surgery: An Analysis of Outcomes. Aesthet Surg J. 2015 Feb;35(2):178-88.
  • Constantine RS, Kenkel M, Hein RE, Cortez R, Anigian K, Davis KE, Kenkel JM. The Impact of Perioperative Hypothermia on Plastic Surgery Outcomes: A Multivariate Logistic Regression of 1062 Cases. Aesthet Surg J. 2015 Jan;35(1):81-8.
  • Hein RE, Constantine RS, Cortez R, Miller T, Anigian K, Lysikowski J, Davis KE, Reed G, Trussler A, Rohrich RJ, Kenkel JM. An Alternative Outpatient Care Model: Postoperative Guest Suite-Based Care. Aesthet Surg J. 2014 Nov;34(8):1225-31.
  • Anigian K, Miller T, Constantine RS, Farkas J, Cortez R, Hein RE, Lysikowski JR, Davis KE, Reed G, Kenkel JM. Effectiveness of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Outpatient Plastic Surgery. Aesthetic Surg J. 2014 Nov;34(8):1252-8.
  • Cortez R, Lynch K, Charpentier K, Harrington DT, Cioffi WG, Beard R. An Assessment of Fine Surgical Knot Tying. J Surg Educ. 2019 May-Jun;76 (3):808-813. 
  • Lee CM, Park J, Lee JH, Chen E, Kamle S, Akosman B, Cortez R, He CH, Zhou Y, Herzog EL, Ryu C, Peng X, Rosas IO, Poli S, Bostwick CF, Elias JA, Lee CG. Chitinase1 Regulates Pulmonary Fibrosis by Modulating TGF-b1 Signaling and Smad7 Expression via Tgfbrap1 and Foxo3. Life Sci Alliance. 2019 May 13;2(3):e201900350. doi: 10.26508/lsa.201900350. Print 2019 Jun.
  • Potz BA, Cortez R, Scrimgeour LA, Abid R, Sellke FW. Why is Red Wine Good for You? Manuscript in Progress
  • Thompson L, Wolde T, Cortez R, Lucce S, Byers PM. The Effect of Age on Outcomes in Motorcycle-Related Trauma. Manuscript in Progress
  • Taylor R, Jabori S, Cortez R, Smartz T, O’Neil C, Peleg M, Kassira W, Thaller S. Stratification of Assault-Related Facial Fractures Indicates At-Risk Communities in South Florida. Manuscript in Progress
  • Kim D, Cortez R, Kheirbek T. Infections of the Head and Neck. Ch. 93. P.882-886. Cecil Essentials of Medicine 10th Edition.

Honors and Awards

  • Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital Outstanding Intern Award 
  • 2016 New England Surgical Society 1st Place Resident Prize Podium Presentation 
  • 2019 Alpert Medical School/Brown University Champion of the Learning Environment Award 
  • 2021 Alpert Medical School/Brown University Champion of the Learning Environment Award 
  • 2022 Alpert Medical School/Brown University Resident Teaching Award 
  • 2022 Florida COT     
  • 2023 Florida Man Case Competition Finalist