FerencPuskasMDPhD

Anesthesiology • Las Vegas, NV

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine

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Office
9127 W Russell Rd
Ste 110
Las Vegas, NV 89148
Phone+1 720-848-6745
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Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, 2004 - 2005
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 2001 - 2004
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 2000 - 2001
Semmelweis UniversityClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2020 - 2025
DC State Medical License 2022 - 2024
NV State Medical License 2017 - 2023
CO State Medical License 2005 - 2021
NC State Medical License 2004 - 2008
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2008
OH State Medical License 2002 - 2003
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Clinical indicators of paraplegia underplay universal spinal cord neuronal injury from transient aortic occlusion.
Marshall T. Bell, Ferenc Puskas, Daine T. Bennett, Joseph C. Cleveland, Paco S. Herson, Joshua Mares, Xainzhong Meng, Michael J. Weyant, David A. Fullerton, T. Brett R...> ;Brain Research. 2015 Aug 27
14 citations
Spinal Cord Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Induces Erythropoietin Receptor Expression.
Lisa S. Foley, David A. Fullerton, Daine T. Bennett, Kirsten A. Freeman, Joshua Mares, Marshall T. Bell, Joseph C. Cleveland, Michael J. Weyant, Xianzhong Meng, Ferenc...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015 Jul 1
166 citations
On the role of 4-hydroxynonenal in health and disease.
Miklós Csala, Tamás Kardon, Balázs Legeza, Beáta Lizák, József Mandl, Éva Margittai, Ferenc Puskas, Peter Szaraz, Péter Szelényi, Gábor Bánhegyi> ;Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 2015 May 1
10 citations
Alpha-2 agonist attenuates ischemic injury in spinal cord neurons.
Kirsten A. Freeman, Ferenc Puskas, Marshall T. Bell, Joshua Mares, Lisa S. Foley, Michael J. Weyant, Joseph C. Cleveland, David A. Fullerton, Xianzhong Meng, Paco S. H...> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2015 May 1
14 citations
Erythropoietin activates the phosporylated cAMP [adenosine 3'5' cyclic monophosphate] response element-binding protein pathway and attenuates delayed paraplegia after ...
Joshua Mares, Lisa S. Foley, Marshall T. Bell, Daine T. Bennett, Kirsten A. Freeman, Xianzhong Meng, Michael J. Weyant, Joseph C. Cleveland, David A. Fullerton, Ferenc...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2015 Mar 1
14 citations
Spinal cord protection via alpha-2 agonist-mediated increase in glial cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor.
Kirsten A. Freeman, David A. Fullerton, Lisa S. Foley, Marshall T. Bell, Joseph C. Cleveland, Michael J. Weyant, Joshua Mares, Xianzhong Meng, Ferenc Puskas, T. Brett ...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2015 Feb 1
16 citations
Interruption of spinal cord microglial signaling by alpha-2 agonist dexmedetomidine in a murine model of delayed paraplegia
Marshall T. Bell, Viktor A. Agoston, Kirsten A. Freeman, Ferenc Puskas, Paco S. Herson, Joshua Mares, David A. Fullerton, T. Brett Reece> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2014 Apr 1
7 citations
Reproducable paraplegia by thoracic aortic occlusion in a murine model of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion.
Marshall T. Bell, T. Brett Reece, Phillip D. Smith, Joshua Mares, Michael J. Weyant, Joseph C. Cleveland, Kirsten A. Freeman, David A. Fullerton, Ferenc Puskas> ;Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2014 Mar 3
47 citations
Dexmedetomidine, an α-2a adrenergic agonist, promotes ischemic tolerance in a murine model of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion
Marshall T. Bell, Ferenc Puskas, Daine T. Bennett, Paco S. Herson, Nidia Quillinan, David A. Fullerton, T. Brett Reece> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014 Jan 1
74 citations
Toll-like receptor 4-dependent microglial activation mediates spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury
Marshall T. Bell, Ferenc Puskas, Viktor A. Agoston, Joseph C. Cleveland, Kirsten A. Freeman, Fabia Gamboni, Paco S. Herson, Xianzhong Meng, Phillip D. Smith, Michael J...> ;Circulation. 2013 Sep 10
1 citations
Intraoperative transeophageal echocardiography to diagnose an anomalous circumflex artery.
Quinn Stevens, D O Bryan Ahlgren, Nathaen Weitzel, T Brett Reece, Ferenc Puskas> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2013 Jul 1
17 citations
Treatment of acute silicoproteinosis by whole-lung lavage.
Marshall Stafford, Anthony Cappa, Michael J. Weyant, Abigail R. Lara, James Ellis, Nathaen Weitzel, Ferenc Puskas> ;Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2013 Apr 30
28 citations
Preservation of Motor Function After Spinal Cord Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury Through Microglial Inhibition
Phillip D. Smith, Marshall T. Bell, Ferenc Puskas, Xianzhong Meng, Joseph C. Cleveland, Michael J. Weyant, David A. Fullerton, T. Brett Reece> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2013 May 1
10 citations
Transesophageal echocardiography in noncardiac thoracic surgery.
Breandan Sullivan, Ferenc Puskas, Ana Fernandez-Bustamante> ;Anesthesiology Clinics. 2012 Dec 1
11 citations
Anesthesia for tracheobronchial surgery.
Barbara J. Wilkey, Paul H. Alfille, Nathaen Weitzel, Ferenc Puskas> ;Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2012 Nov 20
25 citations
Attenuation of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury by specific α-2a receptor activation with dexmedetomidine.
Marshall T. Bell, Ferenc Puskas, Phillip D. Smith, Viktor A. Agoston, David A. Fullerton, Xianzhong Meng, Michael J. Weyant, T. Brett Reece> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2012 Nov 1
68 citations
The Evolution of Chemokine Release Supports a Bimodal Mechanism of Spinal Cord Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury
Phillip D. Smith, Ferenc Puskas, Xianzhong Meng, Joon H. Lee, Joseph C. Cleveland, Michael J. Weyant, David A. Fullerton, T. Brett Reece> ;Circulation. 2012 Sep 11
25 citations
Ischemic dose-response in the spinal cord: both immediate and delayed paraplegia.
Philip D. Smith, Ferenc Puskas, Xianzhong Meng, Doug Cho, Joseph C. Cleveland, Michael J. Weyant, Michael T. Watkins, David A. Fullerton, T. Brett Reece> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2012 May 15
5 citations
Laryngotracheal stenosis: clinical manifestations and management.
Nathaen Weitzel, Vijay R. Ramakrishnan, Micheal Weyant, Ferenc Puskas> ;Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2011 Nov 22
4 citations
Total Ischemia Time Alters the Longitudinal and Circumferential Shortening of the Right Ventricle in Transplanted Hearts
Bryan Ahlgren, Ferenc Puskas, Tamas Seres> ;Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2011 Nov 3
6 citations
Detection of left ventricular apical thrombus with three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography
Ferenc Puskas, Joseph C. Cleveland, Ramesh Singh, Nathaen Weitzel, T. Brett Reece, Robert Shull, Ernesto E. Salcedo, Tamas Seres> ;Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2011 Aug 29
65 citations
Cytokine Expression Profile in Human Lungs Undergoing Normothermic Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion
Miral R. Sadaria, Phillip D. Smith, David A. Fullerton, George A. Justison, Joon H. Lee, Ferenc Puskas, Frederick L. Grover, Joseph C. Cleveland, T. Brett Reece, Micha...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011 Aug 1
23 citations
Attenuation of spinal cord ischemia and reperfusion injury by erythropoietin.
Phillip D. Smith, Ferenc Puskas, David A. Fullerton, Xianzhong Meng, Doug Cho, Joseph C. Cleveland, Michael J. Weyant, T. Brett Reece> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2011 Jan 1
2 citations
Using real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography during Ross procedure in the operating room.
Nathaen Weitzel, Ernesto Salcedo, Ferenc Puskas, Fadi Nasrallah, David Fullerton, Tamas Seres> ;Echocardiography. 2009 Nov 1
81 citations
Left versus right atrial difference in dominant frequency, K(+) channel transcripts, and fibrosis in patients developing atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.
Michael F. Swartz, Gregory W. Fink, Charles J. Lutz, Steven M. Taffet, Omer Berenfeld, Karen L. Vikstrom, Kimberly Kasprowicz, Luna Bhatta, Ferenc Puskas, Jérôme Kalif...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2009 Oct 1
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Press Mentions

Dementia: The Disease Soccer Won't Talk AboutNovember 13th, 2020
Meeting Report for the 39th Annual Meeting and Workshops of the Society of Cardiovascular AnesthesiologistsFebruary 15th, 2018

Hospital Affiliations

HCA Florida Blake HospitalBradenton, Florida
HCA Florida Oak Hill HospitalBrooksville, Florida
George Washington University HospitalWashington, District of Columbia