John Potochny, MD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
John Potochny, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
Disease Teams:
Cancer Institute, Breast Cancer Team
Research Interests
- Mammaplasty
- Wounds and Injuries
- Breast Implants
- Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma
- Skin
- Surgeons
- Tissue Expansion Devices
- Seroma
- Breast Neoplasms
- Breast
- Pediatrics
- Plastic Surgery
Clinical Trials
CUFF Study: Characterization of Upper Limb Function following Mastectomy and Reconstruction for Breast Cancer
Recent Publications
2023
McLaughlin, CM, Hughes, AJ, Lee, CC, Perez Holguin, RA, Warfield, DJ, Henry, C, Johnson, T & Potochny, JD 2023, 'Comparison of Tumescent Anesthesia Versus Pectoral Nerve Block in Bilateral Reduction Mammaplasty', Annals of plastic surgery, vol. 90, no. 6, pp. S533-S537. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000003521
Davis, TS & Potochny, JD 2023, 'The Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons: The First 40 Years', Annals of plastic surgery, vol. 90, no. 6, pp. S445-S446. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000003522
2022
Massand, S, Butterfield, JA, Lee, CC, Ingraham, JM & Potochny, JD 2022, 'High Morbidity of Mycobacterial Infections Following Cosmetic Surgery Tourism', Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, vol. 30, no. 5. https://doi.org/10.1097/IPC.0000000000001142
McLaughlin, C, Hughes, AJ, Parham, CS, Fritsche, M, Potochny, JD, Kunselman, A & Ravnic, DJ 2022, 'Smooth Versus Textured Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction: Complications and Efficacy', Annals of plastic surgery, vol. 88, no. 3, pp. S288-S292. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000003193
Vidt, ME, Heitzenrater, J, Dodge, D, Potochny, J, Widders, K, Paulishak, M, Ravnic, D, Henry, CR, Green, M, Kass, R & Schmitz, KH 2022, 'The role of physical arm function and demographic disparities in breast cancer survivors’ ability to return to work', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 10301-10310. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07449-w
2021
Perdikis, G, Eaves, FF, Glassman, GE, Walker, S, Huang, LC, Mast, B, Damitz, L, Rubin, JP, Serletti, JM, Hansen, J, Potochny, J, Kenkel, J, Taub, PJ, Sobczyk, S, Gilman, RH, Saint-Cyr, MH & Cederna, P 2021, 'Aesthetic Surgery in Plastic Surgery Academia', Aesthetic Surgery Journal, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 829-841. https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjaa181
Mankarious, M, Massand, S & Potochny, J 2021, 'Considerations for Elective Surgery in the Post-COVID-19 Patient', Aesthetic Surgery Journal, vol. 41, no. 10, pp. NP1347-NP1348. https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjab214
Potochny, JD 2021, Gauging too much information: Discussing a young mother's options for reconstructive surgery. in Medical Humanities: Criticism and Creativity Breast Cancer Inside Out: Bodies, Biographies & Beliefs. Peter Lang AG, pp. 53-60.
2020
Noel, OF, Fornadley, J & Potochny, J 2020, 'Restoring the Severed Breast and Chest following Seat Belt Trauma', Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002849
Vidt, ME, Potochny, J, Dodge, D, Green, M, Sturgeon, K, Kass, R & Schmitz, KH 2020, 'The influence of mastectomy and reconstruction on residual upper limb function in breast cancer survivors', Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, vol. 182, no. 3, pp. 531-541. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05717-z
2019
Roberts, JM, Carr, LW, Jones, A, Schilling, A, MacKay, DR & Potochny, JD 2019, 'A Prospective Approach to Inform and Treat 1340 Patients at Risk for BIA-ALCL', Plastic and reconstructive surgery, vol. 144, no. 1, pp. 46-54. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000005703
Carr, LW, Roberts, J & Potochny, JD 2019, 'How Breast Implant Surface Type Is Influenced by Breast Implant-associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Survey of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons', Annals of plastic surgery, vol. 82, no. 4S Suppl 3, pp. S208-S211. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000001880