Dr. Fortier, a female plastic surgeon, is thrilled to return to her roots at UConn Health. Though born and raised in Connecticut, she completed her plastic surgery training in the greater Boston area at the renowned Lahey Clinic, as well as training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital under the guidance of internationally respected plastic surgery practitioners. She is a strong believer that when one feels confident about their appearance, this positively affects their self-awareness and attitude which permeates every aspect of their life. Whether you are facing a cancer operation or fighting the physical effects of aging on your body, Dr. Fortier is interested in helping you to improve your function and aesthetic appearance to make you feel whole and restored again. She thrives in helping every patient achieve their goals, no matter how trivial or complicated their concerns may be. She combines the highest standards of professionalism and surgical excellence with a keen artistic vision and compassion. She especially enjoys partaking in international surgical mission trips, and most recently traveled to the Philippines with Operation Smile to provide surgical treatment for children with cleft lip and palate deformities.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
B.S.	Providence College	Biology
M.D.	UConn School of Medicine	Medicine

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Residency	UConn School of Medicine	General Surgery
Residency	Lahey Clinic Medical Center	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Operation Smile Resident Leadership Program	Operation Smile
Departmental Honors in Surgery Sub-Internship, Critical Care, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Psychiatry Clerkships	University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Faculty Award for Overall Academic Excellence	University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Dr. Frank and Florence Marino Scholarship	Providence College
Stephen J. Ryan, MD, Distinguished Student Award	Providence College
Barry Goldwater Scholar, Recognized for Excellence in Natural Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics	Barry Goldwater Scholar and Excellence in Education Foundation
Scholar at Sea Scholarship	National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Big East Athletics Academic All-American	Big East Athletics Conference
Dean's Scholarship	Providence College

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
The case of the missing penny: thoracoscopic removal of a mediastinal coin. (Video presentation)	Talk	99th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons	2013	Washington, D.C.
The case of the missing penny: thoracoscopic removal of a mediastinal coin	Poster	International Pediatric Endosurgery Group Annual Congress	2013	Beijing, China
Surgical site occurrence and hernia recurrence following different techniques of component separation for complex ventral hernia repair. (Poster presentation and invited podium presentation)	Poster	Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference	2013	Washington, D.C.
Use of a novel system to achieve delayed primary fascial closure following abdominal catastrophe	Talk	University of Connecticut General Surgery Residency Research Day	2011	Farmington, CT
Long-term outcomes after laparoscopic colectomy in the treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis	Talk	Annual Meeting of American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons	2009	Hollywood, FL
Life Events, Risk Factors, Depression and Follow-Up Counseling Compliance in an Inner-City Adolescent Population	Poster	Annual Meeting of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association	2005	Washington D.C.