Akron Children's Logo
Skip to main content
Close Tools Menu Icon

Operator:

330-543-1000

Questions or Referrals:
ASK CHILDREN‘S

Close Phone Menu Icon
Akron Children's > For Families & Patients > About Akron Children's > Find a Provider
Potts, Brittany, MD

Brittany Potts, MD

Pediatric Hospitalist; Medical Director, Hospital Based Services; Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice Providers

Practices/Specialties: Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Infusion and Sedation Center

Primary Location:
Practicing in Akron and 2 other locations |

Main Phone: 330-543-4440

ALL LOCATIONS:

Akron Children's Hospital Medicine Program, Akron
Main Hospital Building
214 West Bowery Street
Suite 6400
Akron, Ohio 44308
Fax: 330-543-4467
Map & directions

Main Phone: 330-543-4440

Akron Children's Pediatric Global Health
Considine Professional Building
215 West Bowery Street
Level 2
Akron, Ohio 44308
Map & directions

Main Phone: 330-543-3242

Akron Children's Infusion and Sedation Center
Main Hospital Building
214 West Bowery Street
Suite 1200 - Orange Elevator
Akron, Ohio 44308
Map & directions

Appointments: 330-543-1555

Meet Brittany Potts, MD

Dr. Potts is a pediatric hospitalist and the medical director of hospital-based services at Akron Children’s. She also serves as the hospital’s associate chair in the Department of Pediatrics and is the director of pediatric hospital medicine advance practice providers. Dr. Potts has been practicing since 2012 and with Akron Children’s since 2015. She earned her medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio and completed a residency in general pediatrics at Akron Children’s. She went on to complete a fellowship in global pediatric health service delivery at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, Mass. Dr. Potts has a special interest in global health and health equity. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics and in pediatric hospital medicine. Additionally, she is an associate professor of pediatrics at Northeast Ohio Medical University.  Dr. Potts was given the 2022 Outstanding Physician Award by the Advanced Practice Providers Awards Committee for her longstanding commitment to advanced practice providers. 

Education & Affiliations

Medical School:

Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH

Residency:

Pediatrics: Akron Children's, Akron, OH

Fellowship:

Global Pediatric Health: Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

Board Certifications:

American Board of Pediatrics; American Board of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Academic Appointments:

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH

Associations:

  • Society of International Child Health
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Medical Association

Clinical Interests:

Pediatric global health

Special Interests:

Global health, health equity

Back to top of page

By using this site, you consent to our use of cookies. To learn more, read our privacy policy.