
Overview
John Puskas is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Puskas has been practicing medicine for over 39 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. 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 275 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 179 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Heart Bypass Surgery.
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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
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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.


