Erica Pettke, MD, MPH, FACS

Colon and Rectal Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Colon and Rectal Surgery University City
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About me

  • Associate Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
  • Associate Program Director, Medical Student Surgical Clerkship
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Residency: Mount Sinai Morningside
  • Fellowship: Swedish Health Services

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Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

438 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
April 2026
knowledgable, professional
Anonymous
April 2026
very informative and professional
Anonymous
March 2026
okay
Anonymous
March 2026
after dr. pettke's explanation of my condition and the surgery to correct it i felt reassured that i was in good hands. she has a wonderful manner.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Pettke is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Goldberg, D, Pettke, E Global Perspectives on Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Epidemiology, Challenges, and Advances , Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery: 2025

Nehemiah A, Pettke EN, Appel S, Garcia DO, Bea JW, Thomson CA, Sun V, Krouse RS Pilot Feasibility Study of Physical Activity to Manage Bowel Dysfunction in Survivors of Rectal Cancer , Diseases of Colon and Rectum, 68(4): 2025,483-490

Krasnovsky L, Weber AT, Gershuni V, Pettke E, Lewis JD. Preoperative Exclusive Enteral Nutrition Is Associated With Reduced Skin and Soft Tissue and Intra-abdominal Infections in Patients With Crohn's Disease Undergoing Intestinal Surgery: Results from a Meta-Analysis. , Inflamm Bowel Dis, 30(11): 2024,2105-2114

Shafique N, Susman CG, Tortorello GN, Dheer A, Pettke E, Karakousis GC. Changing colon cancer screening guidelines to age 45: Has it made a difference? , Surgery, 176(3): 2024,680-683

Jeffrey L. Roberson, MD Erica N. Pettke, MD, MPH, FACS Dietary Risk Factors: Fiber and Beyond , Clin Colon Rectal Surg: 2024

Shantha Kumara H, Jaspreet S, Pettke E, Miyagaki H, Herath SA, Yan X, Cekic V, Whelan RL. Osteopontin levels are persistently elevated for 4 weeks following minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection , Surgical Innovation : 2022 (Epub)

Tong JK, Straker RJ, Pettke E, Shanmugan S, Saur NM, Aarons CB, Bleier JI, Mahmoud NN Exploring the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on patterns of colorectal surgical care , Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 65(5): 2022

Kumara HMCS, Addison P, Gamage DN, Pettke E, Shah A, Yan X, Cekic V, Whelan RL Sustained postoperative plasma elevations of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 following minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection , Molecular & Clinical Oncolody, 16(2): 2022,28

Shantha Kumara H, Miyagaki H, Herath SA, Pettke E, Yan X, Cekic V, Whelan RL Plasma MMP-2 and MMP-7 levels are elevated first month after surgery and may promote growth of residual metastases , World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology , 13(8): 2021,879-892

Heidelberg LS, Pettke EN, Wagner T, Angotti L An atypical case of necrotizing fasciitis secondary to perforated cecal cancer , Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2020(11): 2020,rjaa371