Pediatric Surgery

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Douglas A. Potoka, MD
	Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC 3705 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-692-5053 412-692-8299 Fax douglas.potoka@chp.edu

Education and Training
Medical School:	1996 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency:	1999 Surgery Residency, University Health Center of Pittsburgh 2003 Senior/Chief Resident, University Health Center of Pittsburgh
Fellowship:	2001 Research Fellow, Surgery, University Health Center of Pittsburgh 2005 Chief Fellow, Pediatric Surgery, UPMC and Children's Hospital

Awards 1999 Best Junior Resident (voted by finishing chief residents) Phi Beta Kappa Alpha Omega Alpha Publications
Biographical 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.

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