Educational Background
Dr. Porter, a native Washingtonian, completed her undergraduate studies at Brown University and was awarded a full tuition merit scholarship to attend Duke University School of Medicine.
After completing her residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, she was able to train with internationally renowned facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons, Dr. M. Eugene Tardy, Jr., and Dr. Dean M. Toriumi.
Subsequently, Dr. Porter was recruited to return to Baylor College of Medicine as an Assistant Professor, to lead the Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery training for the residency program in the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences. While at Baylor she was successful in establishing the Baylor Facial Plastic Surgery Center prior to her return to the Washington, DC area.
Dr. Porter has fast become a leader in the field of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Chevy Chase, MD. She was awarded a research grant from the American Academy of Facial Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery and has been appointed to several faculty positions within the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology. She has completed a 3 year term of writing board questions in the Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery section.
Dr. Porter has numerous book chapters, journal articles and has served as guest editor for several journals. Topics on which she has published include rhinoplasty, chemical peels and her area of research interest, ethnic variations in Facial Plastic Surgery, to name a few.
Certification / Memberships
- American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Board of Otolaryngology
- American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
Additional Affiliations
Clinical Associate Professor at Georgetown University Medical Center - Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Board of Otolaryngology
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellow of the prestigious American College of Surgeons
