Penn Medicine Provider
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Erica Pettke, MD, MPH, FACS
4.9
(280)
Sees patients age 18 and up
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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

Education and training

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

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

280 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.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
very helpful.
May 2025
5.0
5.0
dr listened and answered all of my questions
May 2025
5.0
5.0
dr pettke is a great provider
May 2025
5.0
5.0
she is one of the best surgeons.

Insurance accepted

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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

My research

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

Ariel Nehemiah Pilot Feasibility Study of Physical Activity to Manage Bowel Dysfunction in Survivors of Rectal Cancer , Diseases of Colon and Rectum: 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

Pettke E, Ilonzo N, Scanlan J, Griffin J, Whelan RL Loss of independence after colorectal resection , Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 63(6): 2020,e99