Lorraine Portelance, M.D., FASTRO

Roles

• Biography

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  After graduating from a residency in Radiation Oncology from University of Montreal in 1998, Dr. Portelance completed a Fellowship at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St-Louis Missouri. She was then recruited in the McGill University network where she worked for ten years before joining the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center department of Radiation Oncology in 2010. Dr. Portelance is involved in national collaborative clinical research groups. She has developed an expertise in the management of Gynecological and Gastrointestinal cancer. She has been a national co-PI on RTOG 0848 a phase II clinical trial which has established the role of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in the adjuvant setting for patient with cervical and endometrial cancer.

• Education & Training

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  Education

  2004: McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

  Other

  1992: University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

  MD

  1984: McGill University , Montreal, QC, Canada

  BS, Physical Therapy

  Post Graduate Training

  1999: Mallinckrodt Institute, St-Louis, MI

  Post-Doctoral Fellowship

  1997: University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

  Residency

  Licensures and Certifications

  Florida Department of Health Board of Medicine. FL.

  Medical License

  American Board of Radiology

  Diplomate

  Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

  Fellow

  Quebec Medical College

  Specialist Certification in Radiation Oncology

  Medical Council of Canada

  Medical License

• Honors & Awards

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• Teaching Interests

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  Role of radiation therapy in the management of Gastrointestinal and Gynecological cancer.
  
  Brachytherapy (radio biology, clinical and technical aspect)
  
  Teaching techniques: formal lecture, interactive sessions, Web based learning module

• Research Interests

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  Establish the role of new technology to improve cancer control and decrease treatment toxicity for Gastrointestinal and Gynecologic malignancies.
  Include MRI guided adaptive radiation therapy, MRI guided brachytherapy,

• Publications

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• Professional Activities

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