John Potochny, MD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
John Potochny, MD
Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
Disease Teams:
Cancer Institute, Breast Cancer Team
Clinical Trials
CUFF Study: Characterization of Upper Limb Function following Mastectomy and Reconstruction for Breast Cancer
Recent Publications
2025
Newland, M, Lee, CC, Li, C, Sun, A & Potochny, J 2025, 'Incidence of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism following Panniculectomy in Patients with History of COVID-19', Plastic and reconstructive surgery, vol. 156, no. 5, pp. 793-798. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000012202
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