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Philip S. Vuocolo, MD, MHA, FACS

Philip Vuocolo, MD, is a board-certified acute care and trauma surgeon at Penn Highlands General Surgery in DuBois. Dr. Vuocolo is a highly skilled specialist and has served as chief of surgery, chief medical officer and in other senior positions. Dr. Vuocolo also served in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and New York Air National Guard, including active-duty service overseas.

Dr. Vuocolo’s clinical interests include general, laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery; wound care; and hyperbaric medicine. He has published research on topics including experimental comparison of different aortic shunts (changes in hemodynamics and spinal cord evoked potential) and complications following cardiopulmonary bypass. Dr. Vuocolo also holds a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

• Trauma Surgery
• Emergency General Surgery

• American Board of Surgery

• SUNY Upstate Medical Center Syracuse, New York
• Masters in Healthcare Administration, University of Minnesota School of Public Health Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

• General Surgery, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, Syracuse, NY

• General Surgery, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, Syracuse, NY

• American College of Surgeons
• American College of Physician Executives
• American College of Healthcare Executives

• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)

• Emergency Surgery
• ER Trauma Care
• General Surgery