Christopher P Potestio, MD

Departments

Cooper University Health Care Titles

  • Section Head, Electrophysiology/Cath Lab Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care Anesthesiologist
  • Critical Care Intensivist

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Titles

  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology - General) (Crit Care Med)
  • American Board of Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology - General)

Professional Type

Cooper University Physician

NPI

1558705160

Office Locations

Camden
Anesthesiology at Cooper University Hospital

One Cooper Plaza
(for GPS use 246 S 6th St)
Camden , NJ 08103
Maps & Directions

Education & Training

Medical SchoolRobert Wood Johnson Medical School-Camden, Camden, NJ
InternshipInternal Medicine - Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
ResidencyAnesthesiology - Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
FellowshipCritical Care Medicine - Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Special Interests

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, quality and patient safety, medical education

Memberships

  • American Society of Anesthesiology
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • Society for Education in Anesthesia
  • American Medical Association

Awards and Honors

  • Patient Safety First - Gold Award
  • South Jersey Magazine "Top Physicians" - 2020

Selected Works

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Publications

Potestio, CP. The Structure and Process of PACU Handoff - How to Implement a Multidisciplinary PACU Handoff Checklist. Anesthesia Patient Safety Newsletter, February 2016. 75.

Potestio, C., Mottla, J., Kelley, E., & DeGroot, K. Improving Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Handoff by Implementing a Succinct Checklist. Anesthesia Patient Safety Newsletter, June 2015. 13-15.

Potestio, CP, Freeman, BF. Chapter 41: Pharmacokinetics. Anesthesiology Core Review, McGraw-Hill Professional. New York, NY. June 6, 2014

Potestio, CP, Freeman, BF. Chapter 45: Drug Interactions. Anesthesiology Core Review, McGraw-Hill Professional. New York, NY. June 6, 2014

Potestio, CP, Freeman, BF. Chapter 53: Propofol. Anesthesiology Core Review, McGraw-Hill Professional. New York, NY. June 6, 2014

Potestio, CP, Bellil, L. Chapter 115: Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. Anesthesiology Core Review, McGraw-Hill Professional. New York, NJ. June 6, 2014

Potestio, CP, Freeman, BF. Chapter 109: Synthetic Oxygen Carriers. Anesthesiology Core Review, McGraw-Hill Professional. New York, NY. June 6, 2014

Grants and Research

  • Narratives in the ICU: Does Presenting a Patient's Story During ICU Rounds Evoke Empathy and Improve Medical Student Performance?