Catherine M. Porter, DO

Breast Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Women's Specialty Center Fern Hill
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About me

My education and training

  • Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Residency: Christiana Care Health System
  • Residency: Cooper University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Stanford University Medical Center

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

827 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
very kind and thoughtful
Anonymous
May 2026
i have been seeing dr porter for over 2 years and can't think of even one negative comment.
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. porter is an amazing dr with great bedside manner
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. porter is very kind and empathetic. she doesn't rush you, and makes you feel comfortable.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Porter is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Choy N, Lipson J, Kieryn A, Porter C, Pal S, Ikeda D, Trinh L, Ozawa M, Wheeler A, Allison K, Jensen K, Wapnir I. Initial Results with Black Ink Tattooing of Biopsied Lymph Nodes. , 15th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Las Vegas, NV : 2014

Porter C, Morrison D, Wapnir I. The Fate of DCIS after Neoadjuvant Treatment for Invasive Breast Cancer. , 14th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Chicago, IL : 2013

Porter CM, Debesa O, Vito K, Gerber DR. The Association of Myocardial Infarction and Blood Transfusion among Vascular Surgery Patients. , 13th Annual Resident Research Day. Cooper University Hospital: 2011

Aghai ZH, Saslow JG, Meniru C, Porter C, Eydelman R, Bhat V, Stahl G, Sannoh S, Pyon K, Hewitt C, Bhandari V. High-mobility group box-1 protein in tracheal aspirates from premature infants: relationship with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and steroid therapy. , J Perinatol. , 30(9): 2010,610-615

Porter CM, Debesa O, Vito K, Gerber DR. The Association of Myocardial Infarction and Blood Transfusion among Vascular Surgery Patients. , 18th Annual Camishion Research Contest. Cooper University Hospital: 2010

Kumar S, Porter C, Hager, E et al. Modified Eversion Carotid Endartectomy. , 37th Annual Meeting Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Scottsdale, AZ : 2010

Kumar S, Porter CM, Hager E, Alexander JB, Carabasi RA, Carpenter JC, Lombardi JV. Modified Eversion Carotid Endartectomy , 12th Annual Resident Research Day. Cooper University Hospital: 2010

Porter CM, Athar MK, Vito K, Hunter K, Gerber DR. 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 : 2010

Porter CM, Athar MK, Vito K, Hunter K, Gerber DR. Association of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation with Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion in a Surgical Population. , 17th Annual Camishion Research Contest. Cooper University Hospital: 2009

Porter CM, Athar MK, Vito K, Hunter K, Gerber DR. Association of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation with Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion in a Surgical Population. , 11th Annual Resident Research Day. Cooper University Hospital: 2009