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Dr. Robert Michael Cortina, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

New York Medical College (1992)

Professional interests include: aortic aneurysm repair, heart bypass surgery (CABG), heart surgery, and more.

1912 Tradd Court
Wilmington, NC 28401

(910) 251-3766

Dr. Robert Michael Cortina, MD is a general surgeon in Wilmington, NC specializing in general surgery and thoracic surgery. He graduated from New York Medical College in 1992 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Robert Michael Cortina, MD is affiliated with Novant Health and NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1912 Tradd Court
Wilmington, NC 28401

abdominal surgery	13
breast procedures	28
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	26
dissection	34
doctor visit	704
excision	76
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	113
image guided procedures	28
inpatient care	113
lobectomy	33
lymph node procedures	31
minimally invasive procedures	50
minor procedures	27
open surgery	62
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	93
ultrasound (sonogram)	130
vascular procedures	151

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	634
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	63
Less than 65	105

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	36

catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	9
dissection	23
doctor visit	561
excision	33
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
lobectomy	26
lymph node procedures	45
minimally invasive procedures	2
neck imaging	14
open surgery	38
pleural drainage	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	46
thoracostomy	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	135
vascular procedures	139

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	578
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	53
Less than 65	95

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	38

**Gender**
Male	734
Female	808

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1276
Black	238
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	704
From 75 to 84	478
85 and over	122
Less than 65	238

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	35

abdominal imaging	20
breast procedures	15
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	9
dissection	13
doctor visit	708
excision	9
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
lobectomy	23
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	4
minor procedures	10
neck imaging	17
open surgery	21
pelvic imaging	20
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	213
vascular procedures	203
women's imaging	17

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	630
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	363
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	63
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	36

abdominal imaging	17
abdominal surgery	10
aspiration	13
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	9
dissection	13
doctor visit	667
excision	9
gastrointestinal procedures	10
hospital care	48
image guided procedures	11
inpatient care	48
lobectomy	20
lymph node procedures	10
minimally invasive procedures	16
minor procedures	10
neck imaging	31
open surgery	18
pelvic imaging	17
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	138
vascular procedures	130

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	605
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	345
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	58
Less than 65	89

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	37

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	550
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	53
Less than 65	77

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	40

abdominal imaging	13
abdominal surgery	24
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	630
excision	12
gastrointestinal procedures	24
hospital care	98
inpatient care	98
lobectomy	21
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	3
neck imaging	42
open surgery	50
pelvic imaging	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	148
vascular procedures	105

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	57
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	37

dissection	20
doctor visit	400
excision	16
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	30
neck imaging	10
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	24
vascular procedures	13

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	26
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	54

dissection	59
doctor visit	942
excision	70
hospital care	199
inpatient care	199
lobectomy	46
lymph node procedures	56
minimally invasive procedures	125
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	128

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Michael Cortina, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Michael Cortina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wilmington, NC were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	16
abdominal surgery	15
aspiration	13
breast procedures	19
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	18
dissection	25
doctor visit	662
excision	34
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	98
image guided procedures	17
inpatient care	98
lobectomy	26
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	35
minor procedures	16
neck imaging	22
open surgery	38
pelvic imaging	16
pleural drainage	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	55
thoracostomy	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	142
vascular procedures	134
women's imaging	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Michael Cortina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	289
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	68
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	519
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	188
85 and over	49
Less than 65	79
65 to 74	293

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Michael Cortina, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Michael Cortina, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	31
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Robert Michael Cortina, MD graduated from New York Medical College in 1992. He completed residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery General Surgery and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: New York Medical College (1992)

Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School Affiliated Hospitals (1998)

Board Certification: Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery General Surgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert Michael Cortina, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Novant Health

NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert Michael Cortina, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$409 XARELTO $409
Ethicon US, LLC	$408 ECHELON FLEX Stapler $78	ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler $69	SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix $45	Advanced Wound care $40	Echelon Powered Circular $37	Other $139
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$293 Da Vinci Surgical System $293
Covidien Sales LLC	$290 ReliaTack $202	Synthetic Mesh $69	CVI $19
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$181 Wound Matrix $103	Regranex $35	Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $21	Santyl $12	Pico $10
Other	$2,049 OFIRMEV $229	SURGICAL PAIN INCISIONAL PRODUCTS $107	ORBACTIV $94	DAV-Phasix $90	AlloDerm $69	Other $1,460

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,629

Research Payments

Dr. Robert Michael Cortina, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $5,046.

Biography

Dr. Robert Cortina is a general surgery and thoracic surgery specialist. Dr. Cortina is professionally affiliated with Novant Health.

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Biography

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