Douglas Potoka, MD
Primary Location:
Pediatric Surgery, Boardman(Boardman)
Practicing in Boardman, Akron
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Akron Children's Pediatric Surgery, Boardman
Boardman, Ohio
Akron Children's Pediatric Surgery, Boardman
Leonard J. Fisher Family Building
6505 Market Street, Building A
Boardman,
Ohio
44512
Map & directions
Appointments: 330-543-2778
Main Phone: 330-543-6060
Akron Children's Pediatric Surgery, Akron
Akron, Ohio
Akron Children's Pediatric Surgery, Akron
Considine Professional Building
215 West Bowery Street
Level 6
Akron,
Ohio
44308
Map & directions
Main Phone: 330-543-6060
Appointments: 330-543-2778
Meet Douglas Potoka, MD
Dr. Potoka has been practicing since 2005 and with Akron Children’s since 2020. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he completed a residency at University Health Center of Pittsburgh and a pediatric surgery fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Potoka has a special interest in general and thoracic pediatric surgery and also provides services for trauma and neonatal surgery. He’s certified by the American Board of Surgery in general and pediatric surgery, and is a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Surgeons. He’s also contributed to numerous publications and presentations on topics related to surgery, and been an academic speaker and lecturer at national and regional meetings and universities.
Education & Affiliations
Medical School:
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore MD
Residency:
General Surgery: University Health Center of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
Fellowship:
Pediatric Surgery: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; Surgery: University Health Center of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery: General Surgery; Pediatric Surgery