Joseph Bocka MD

Addiction Medicine, Emergency Medicine

Medical Director Substance Use Care team

770 Balgreen DriveFirst floorMansfield, OH 44906
Phone+1 419-756-6366
Fax+1 419-525-6723

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Summary

Dr. Joseph Bocka is an Addiction and Emergency Medicine specialist in Mansfield, OH. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in 1988 after graduating from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1985. Since 1999, Dr. Bocka has been practicing as a physician at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital and OhioHealth Shelby Hospital and Catalyst Life Services. Previously, he served as Emergency Medical Director at Southeastern Medical Center from 1995 to 1999 then OhioHealth Shelby for 10 years. He has contributed to medical literature with publications in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, including works that have been cited multiple times by other publications.

Education & Training

Corewell Health William Beaumont University HospitalResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1985 - 1988
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1985

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1994 - 2027
MD State Medical License 1991 - 1994
MI State Medical License 1986 - 1993
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Emergency Department Use of an Eye Magnet for the Removal of Soft Tissue Foreign Bodies
Joseph J. Bocka, Jean Godfrey
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1994-02-01
15 citations
External transcutaneous pacemakers
Joseph J. Bocka
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1989-12-01
17 citations
Automatic external defibrillators
Joseph J. Bocka
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1989-12-01