Overview
Dr. Puchalski is co-director of the Heart Institute and medical director of cardiology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. He joined the hospital staff in 2020. He was previously associate director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He also served as director of noninvasive imaging for cardiology after building the Fetal Heart Center and starting the cardiovascular MRI program. He was director of quality improvement for the Heart Center at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City and medical director of outpatient services at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Riverton, Utah. Dr. Puchalski has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, authored numerous book chapters and given many talks both nationally and internationally. He is a fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology and Board member of the Fetal Heart Society. He is also a reviewer for numerous medical journals. He earned his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. He completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at University of California San Francisco.
Dr. Puchalski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiomyopathy. His top areas of expertise are Ebstein's Anomaly, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Tetralogy of Fallot, and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 45 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Cardiomyopathy.
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Locations
Suite 310, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)Dr. Puchalski isDistinguished. Learn about Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).
- Ebstein's AnomalyDr. Puchalski isDistinguished. Learn about Ebstein's Anomaly.
- Advanced
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)Dr. Puchalski isAdvanced. Learn about Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS).
- Tetralogy of FallotDr. Puchalski isAdvanced. Learn about Tetralogy of Fallot.
- Experienced
- Alpha ThalassemiaDr. Puchalski isExperienced. Learn about Alpha Thalassemia.
- Becker Muscular DystrophyDr. Puchalski isExperienced. Learn about Becker Muscular Dystrophy.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Puchalski isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Puchalski isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Coarctation of the AortaDr. Puchalski isExperienced. Learn about Coarctation of the Aorta.
- Congenital Mitral StenosisDr. Puchalski isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Mitral Stenosis.