Overview
John Puskas is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Puskas has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Heart Tumor, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 273 peer reviewed articles and participating in 8 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Infective Endocarditis.
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Locations
550 Peachtree Street Northeast, MedicalOfficeTower, Atlanta, GA 30308
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
7 Clinical Trials
Piedmont Heart Inst PHYS Buckhead
Vinod Thourani is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Thourani is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Piedmont Heart Cardiothoracic Surgery Atlanta
Dr. Brown has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since 1994. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He completed his internship and residency at Emory University affiliated hospitals from 1985 to 1994. He then served as research fellow and clinical fellow in cardiothoracic surgery at Emory University affiliated hospitals. Dr. Brown is board certified in thoracic surgery. He has been on medical staff at Piedmont Hospital since 2001. Dr. Brown is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Tumor, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Piedmont Heart Cardiothoracic Surgery Atlanta
Sagar Damle is a Transplant Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Damle is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Myxoma, Heart Tumor, Infective Endocarditis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Damle is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Puskas isElite. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Advanced
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Puskas isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Puskas isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Puskas isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Atrial MyxomaDr. Puskas isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Myxoma.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Puskas isAdvanced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation
- Experienced
- AngioplastyDr. Puskas isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic DissectionDr. Puskas isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Puskas isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Coarctation of the AortaDr. Puskas isExperienced. Learn about Coarctation of the Aorta.
- Constrictive PericarditisDr. Puskas isExperienced. Learn about Constrictive Pericarditis.