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Douglas A. Potoka, MD
Job Title
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 4
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
412-692-5053
Phone
412-692-8299
Fax
Email
douglas.potoka@chp.edu
Education and Training
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Medical School: |
1996 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
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Residency: |
1999 Surgery Residency, University Health Center of Pittsburgh |
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Fellowship: |
2001 Research Fellow, Surgery, University Health Center of Pittsburgh |
Awards
- 1999 Best Junior Resident (voted by finishing chief residents)
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Alpha Omega Alpha
Publications
- Laparoscopic versus open nissen fundoplication in infants after neonatal laparotomy.
Barsness KA, Feliz A, Potoka DA, Gaines BA, Upperman JS, Kane TD
JSLS
Biography Summary
Douglas Potoka, MD, recently joined the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Most recently, he was chief fellow in pediatric surgery at Children's. Dr. Potoka has had articles published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Journal of Trauma and American Journal of Physiology, among others.
