College
University of Illinois, BS, 1965

Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine, MD, 1969
Masters of Medical Management, Tulane University, 1998

Residency Program
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Chicago

Board Certified
Otolaryngology, 1974

Year Appointed to Penn Faculty
1974

Area of Expertise
Cochlear implantation

Area of Special Interest
Pediatric ear disorders

Positions Held in Major Societies (Past & Present)
American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO)
    President, 1991-1992
    Research and Education Fund Campaign Chairman 1991-1994
Eastern Section of the Triological Society
    Secretary/Treasurer, 1995
The Triological Society Council
    Member-at-Large, May 1999-May 2002
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Ambulatory Computerized Patient Record Steering Committee, 2001- Present
    OR Operations Group, 2001- Present
Member, PARC (Patient Access and Revenue Capture) Committee, 2002 - Present
Surgical Representative, Process Assessment in Patient Safety Committee, 2002 - Present
Surgical Representative, Ambulatory Surgical Facility Patient Safety Committee, 2002 - Present
Member, CHOP OR Expansion and Facilities Planning Committee, 2003 - Present

Honors & Awards
The Best Doctors in America 1992-1996
Who's Who in America 1992-1999
The Very Best in 70 Specialties 1996
Basic Science Award named the William P. Potsic Award by the
    American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology 1997
Sylvan E. Stool Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Teaching and Service in the Field of Ear, Nose and Throat
    Advances in Children 1997
America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd., 2000/01
The Little Blue Book. National Physicians DataSource, LLC, 2000
Top Docs for Kids. Philadelphia, 2001
SOHN Presidential Award presented by the Society of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Nurses, 2002
Delaware Valley Consumers Checkbook Outstanding Physicians pp. 23., Summer/Fall 2003
The Best Doctors in America. American Health, 2003-2004
Consumer’s Guide to Top Doctors, 2003
Top Doctors. Philadelphia 2004:202, May 2004
Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 2004-2005
Who’s Who in the East, 32 nd Ed., June 2004
Who’s Who in America, 59 th Ed., July 2004

Contributions
Recent Lectures by Invitation:
Preliminary investigation on CTH:YAG laser for cochlear implantation.  Presented at the BIOS 2000 Meeting: Jan. 22, 2000; San Jose, CA

Congenital cholesteatoma: A report of the 160 cases at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Presented at the 6th International Conference on Cholesteatoma and Middle Ear Surgery: June 29 - July 2, 2000; Cannes, France

Congenital cholesteatoma in children. Presented at the 2001 25th Anniversary Seminar at Sea - Society of Otorhinolaryngology:Head and Neck Nurses: March 19, 2001; Western Caribbean

Cochlear implantation in children - Medical surgical management.  Presented at Cochlear Implants in Children: One-Day Workshop.  The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: May 18, 2001; Philadelphia, PA

A staging system for congenital cholesteatoma. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology: May 9-12, 2001; Scottsdale, AZ

Congenital cholesteatoma: Twenty years' experience. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Sept 12, 2001; Denver, CO

Recent Faculty, Moderator, Panel Member:
American Neurotology Society. May 13-14, 2000; Orlando, FL

COSM. May 14-18, 2000; Orlando, FL

6th International Conference on Cholesteatoma Ear Surgery. June 29 - July 2, 2000; Cannes, France

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundations, Inc. 2000 Annual Meeting. Sept 24-27, 2000; Washington, DC

American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting. Oct 27-Nov 1, 2000; Chicago, IL

House Ear Institute and House Ear Clinic. 8th Symposium - Cochlear Implants in Children. Feb 28-Mar 3, 2001; Los Angeles, CA

Potsic WP. Cochlear Implantation in Children with Multiple Handicaps. Presented as panel participant at the Annual Meeting of American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology: May 10, 2002; Boca Raton, Florida.

Potsic WP. Congenital Cholesteatoma. Presented at the Annual PAO-HNS/SOHN Scientific Meeting: June 28, 2002; Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Potsic WP, Calandra LM, Marsh RR. Late Onset Complications of Otitis Media in Cochlear Implant Children. Poster presented at the 8 th International Cochlear Implant Conference: May 10-13, 2004; Indianapolis, Indiana.

Recent Publications
Potsic WP, Samadi DS, Marsh RR, Wetmore RF. A staging system for congenital cholesteatoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002;128:1009-1012.

Potsic WP, Korman SB, Samadi DS, Wetmore RF. Congenital cholesteatoma: Twenty years' experience at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002;126:409-414.

Franck KH, Shah UK, Marsh RR, Potsic WP. Effects of Clarion electrode design on mapping levels in children. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2002;111(12):1128-1132.

Bason L, Dudley T, Lewis K, Shah U, Potsic W, Ferraris A, Fortina P, Rappaport E, Krantz ID. Homozygosity for the V371 Connexin 26 mutation in three unrelated children with sensorineural hearing loss. Clin Genet 2002;61:459-464.

Elden LM, Potsic WP. Screening and prevention of hearing loss in children. Curr Opin Pediatr 2002;14:723-730.

Potsic WP, Samadi DS, Wetmore RF, Marsh RR. Congenital Cholesteatoma: A report of 160 cases at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In: Magnan J, Chays A, eds. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery. Marseille: Label Production; 2001;337-342.

Handler SD, Potsic WP. Otolaryngology trauma. In: G Fleisher and S Ludwig, eds. Synopsis of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4 th ed. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins; 2002;517-520.

Potsic, WP, Handler SD. Otolaryngologic emergencies. In: G Fleisher and S Ludwig, eds. Synopsis of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4 th ed. Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins; 2002;574-582.

Tom LWC, Potsic WP, Handler SD. Methods of examination (Chapter 52). In: Bluestone C, Stool S, et al eds. Pediatric Otolaryngology, 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders (Elsevier Science); 2003:1109-1119.

Shah UK, Pawel BR, Potsic WP. Preliminary investigation of CTH:YAG laser for cochlear implantation. Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization: Therapeutics and Systems X, SPIC 3097:350-355, 2000.

Steinberg A, Brainsky A, Bain L, Montoya L, Indenbaum M, Potsic W. Parental values in the decision about cochlear implantation. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 55(2):99-107, 2000.

Hayman CD, Marsh RR, Potsic WP. Pediatric audiologists' views on cochlear implantation. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl 185:116-117, 2000.

Franck KH, Shah UK, Marsh RR, Potsic WP. Effects of Clarion electrode design on mapping levels in children. Ann Otol Laryngol Rhinol (in press).

Lustig LR, Arts HA, Brackmann DE, Francis HF et al. Hearing rehabilitation using the BAHA bone-anchored hearing aid: Results in 40 patients. Otol Neurotol 22:328-334, 2001.