1990
Dr. Porter graduates magna cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology.
1990
Dr. Porter is inducted into the academic honor societies, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, and Alpha Lambda Delta.
1994
Dr. Porter receives a Doctor of Medicine from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California.
2000
Dr. Porter is certified as a Diplomate by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
2002
Dr. Porter becomes Chief of the Division of Neurology at the UCLA/Santa Monica Medical Center.
2002
Dr. Porter becomes a Clinical Professor of Neurology in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
2011
Dr. Porter joins the National Association of Professional Women.
2011
Dr. Porter is listed among the Leading Physicians of the World, the Top Neurologists in Santa Monica, CA, and the Top Women Southern California Super Doctors. She remains listed throughout 2018.
2012
Dr. Porter is certified in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry by United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties.
2012
Dr. Porter becomes a Fellow of the American Neurological Association.
2015
Dr. Porter becomes the Director of Clinical Programs for the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research at UCLA.
2018
Dr. Porter becomes the Director of Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Neurocognitive Disorders Programs at the Pacific Brain Health Center of the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, an affiliate of Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California.
2018
Dr. Porter becomes a Professor of Translational Neurosciences and Neurotherapeutics at the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California.