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Dr. John D. Puskas

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John D. Puskas, MD

PDF of Dr. Puskas' CV

Academic Appointment
green arrow Professor of Surgery and Associate Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Clinical Appointments
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Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Emory University Hospital Midtown
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Surgical Director, Emory Carlyle Fraser Center for Atrial Fibrillation
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Director, Clinical Research Unit, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Telephone
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Affiliations
green arrow Emory University Hospital Midtown
green arrow Emory University Hospital

Board Certification
green arrow American Board of Surgery
green arrow American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Medical School
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MD received 1986, Harvard Medical School
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MSc in Surgical Science received 1991, University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science

Postgraduate Training
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General Surgery Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1986-1993
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Research Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto, 1989-1991
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Residency and Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory, 1993-1996

Honors and Awards
green arrow J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Award (best paper in adult cardiac surgery), Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, January 2009, San Francisco, CA
green arrow J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Award (best paper in adult cardiac surgery), Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, January 2007, San Diego, CA
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Best Oral Presentation, International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Annual Meeting, London, UK, June, 2004
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Educational Award from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons to attend the Howard School of Public Health/J. F. Kennedy School of Government Executive Course in "Skills For The New World Of Health Care," 4/26–5/4/2003

Current Organizational Memberships
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American College of Surgeons, Fellow
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American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Education Committee

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American College of Chest Physicians
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International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, President
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Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Society of University Surgeons
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U.S. Surgical Endosurgery, Executive Committee
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MGH Surgical Alumni Society

Clinical Interests
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Bypass surgery
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Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
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Arterial grafting in coronary artery bypass surgery
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Tracheal resection and reconstruction
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Valve repair/replacement
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Surgical management of arterial revascularization therapies
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Minimally invasive surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation


Research Interests:
green arrow The application of evidence-based medicine to cardiothoracic surgical practice, especially in the development of new techniques and technologies for innovative procedures.
green arrow Translating advances in basic science and device innovation to clinical cardiothoracic practice.

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member
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