John D Puskas MD MSc, FACC, FACS

Thoracic Surgery•New York, NY

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Beth Israel

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440 West 114th StreetMount Sinai Saint Luke’s HospitalNew York, NY 10025
Phone+1 212-523-2798
Fax+1 212-523-5344

Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1994 - 1996
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1993
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2014 - 2027
GA State Medical License 1994 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2019 - 2025
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

National Top Doctor Castle Connoly, 2014-2020
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

SMART Trial Longitudinal Follow-Up:Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Randomized On-X Anticoagulation Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 06
COMPLETED
NA
Study of the PAS-Port® Proximal Anastomosis System in Coronary Bypass Surgery Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3
Comparing the Effectiveness of a Mitral Valve Repair Procedure in Combination With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Versus CABG Alone in People With Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Surgical Ablation Versus No Surgical Ablation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
Hybrid Revascularization Observational Study Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Completed
The eMESH 1 Feasibility Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Unknown status
Phase 1, Phase 2
ProspeCtive, nOn-randoMized, MulticENter Clinical Evaluation of Edwards Pericardial Bioprostheses With a New Tissue Treatment Platform (COMMENCE) Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 11
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Trial Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 09
COMPLETED
NA
Randomization of Single vs Multiple Arterial Grafts Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 07
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Seven-Year Results for RESILIA Tissue in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Replacement Patients: Age and Valve Size Considerations.
Michael Salna, Joseph E Bavaria, David Heimansohn, Thomas Beaver, Bartley Griffith
Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2025-08-05
A study assessing the performance, safety, and durability of a new bioprosthetic aortic valve after up to seven years in the heart: a plain language summary.
Thomas Beaver, Joseph E Bavaria, Bartley Griffith, Lars G Svensson, Philippe Pibarot
Future Cardiology. 2025-08-01
Worse Outcomes after Coronary Bypass Grafting in Females is a Multifactorial Problem Requiring a Multilateral Strategic Response.
Conor F Hynes, John D Puskas
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-07-25

Journal Articles

Association of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft with Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
John D Puskas, Leonard N Girardi, JAMA
Original Investigation Left Main Revascularization with PCI or CABG in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: EXCEL Trial
John D Puskas, David E Kandzari, Gennaro Giustino, Roxana Mehran, Martin B Leon, Philippe Genereux, Michael 3rd Ragosta, Charles A Simonton, Irving L Kron, Gregg W Stone, ScienceDirect

Lectures

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Intensive vs. Conservative Glucose Control in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (GLUCO-CABG)
Atlanta, GA - 6/13/2014

Authored Content

Association of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft with Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass GraftingJuly 2020
Association of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft with Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass GraftingJuly 2020
New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After PCI or CABG for Left Main DiseaseFebruary 2018
New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After PCI or CABG for Left Main DiseaseFebruary 2018
New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After PCI or CABG for Left Main Disease the EXCEL TrialFebruary 2018
New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After PCI or CABG for Left Main Disease the EXCEL TrialFebruary 2018
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Press Mentions

How Interventional Cardiologists Can Boost Cardiac Surgery VolumesAugust 11th, 2025
CCTA Could Make Invasive Angiography a Thing of the PastJuly 28th, 2025
How to Choose Between CABG and PCI When Treating Coronary Artery DiseaseJuly 25th, 2025
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member
American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member

Other Languages

French