DouglasAPotokaMD
Pediatric (General) Surgery • Pittsburgh, PAAssistant Professor, Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Office
3705 5th Ave
Childrens Hospital 48485
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 412-692-7280Fax+1 412-692-5572- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Douglas Potoka, MD is a Pediatric Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. He is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and Akron Children's Hospital.
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2003 - 2005- UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 1996 - 2003
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 2008 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1997 - 2024
WV State Medical License 2008 - 2011- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Diaphragmatic Hernia Research & Exploration, Advancing Molecular Science Start of enrollment: 2005 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsBeing small for gestational age is not an independent risk factor for mortality in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a multicenter study.A Zenilman, W Fan, R Hernan, J Wynn, A Abramov, C Farkouh-Karoleski, G Aspelund, U S Krishnan, J Khlevner, K Azarow, T Crombleholme, R Cusick, D Chung, M E Danko, D Po...> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2022 Sep 1
- 19 citationsRare and de novo variants in 827 congenital diaphragmatic hernia probands implicate LONP1 as candidate risk gene.Lu Qiao, Le Xu, Lan Yu, Julia Wynn, Rebecca Hernan, Xueya Zhou, Christiana Farkouh-Karoleski, Usha Krishnan, Julie Khlevner, Aliva De, Annette Zygmunt, Timothy M. Crom...> ;American Journal of Human Genetics. 2021 Oct 7
- 19 citationsLikely damaging de novo variants in congenital diaphragmatic hernia patients are associated with worse clinical outcomes.Lu Qiao, Julia Wynn, Lan Yu, Rebecca Hernan, Xueya Zhou, Vincent Duron, Gudrun Aspelund, Christiana Farkouh-Karoleski, Annette Zygumunt, Usha Krishnan, Shannon N. Nees...> ;Genetics in Medicine. 2020 Jul 28
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Press Mentions
Akron Children’s Hospital Welcomes Pediatric Surgeon to Boardman CampusJanuary 24th, 2020
Pediatric Surgeon Joins Akron Children's Hospital in Mahoning ValleyJanuary 24th, 2020
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
UPMC Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Children's Hospital of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Akron Children's HospitalAkron, Ohio
