Dr. Thomas J. Puschak, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Dr. Puschak practices Orthopedic Surgery in Golden and Littleton, Colorado.

Physician Profile for Dr. Thomas J. Puschak, MD

Addresses:: 660 Golden Ridge Road Suite 250; Golden, CO 80401; 7851 South Elati Street Ste 103; Littleton, CO 80120

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 16; Practice Member Since: 2005.; Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/partnership,
Awards and Honors:: 1992, E.B. Rinker Scholarship; 1992, Walther Cancer Institute Scholarship; 1991, Donald Macchia Pharmacology Award; Magna Cum Laude; 1985-89, Wabash National Honor Scholar
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: 2003, Indiana State Medical Association; 2005, Colorado Medical Society; 2003, North American Society for Pediatrics Gastroenterology; 2003, American Medical Association; 2005, Clear Creek Valley Medical Society; 2003, Indianapolis Medical Society
Publications:: 2004, Use of Artificial Disc Replacement in Degenerative Conditions of the Cervical Spine, Current Opinion in Orthopaedics; 2004, Fixation in the Occiput, Contemporary Spine Surgery; REcommended Treatment Protocol in the Setting of a Septic Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty, Seminars in Spine Surgery; 2003, Posterior C1-C2 Transarticular Screws., Techniques in Orthopaedics; 1999, Pseudarthrosis Following Anterior Cervical Fusion: Treatment Options and Results, Seminars in Spine Surgery
Physician Treats:: Degenerative disc disease, Herniated discs, Spinal stenosis, Spine (Back Or Lumbar) Pain, Spine dislocations & fractures, Neck pain, Spinal deformity, Spinal fractures, Spinal infection, Spinal trauma, Spine (Back) Diseases & Disorders
Physician Performs:: Microdiscectomy, Spine (Back) & Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion)

Patient / Medical Philosophy: To practice high quality orthopedic care for my patients. The philosophy is the patient drives the practice. The employees are team members who are mutually accountable and pursue our goal of high quality care in a team approach.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Orthopedic Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Thomas J. Puschak, MD is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery); A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.

Medical School:: Indiana University School Of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN 1993
Internship:: Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis, IN
Residency:: Indiana Heart Hospital The
Indianapolis, IN
Undergraduate School:: Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN
Professional Status:: Private Practice - Group/partnership

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Microdiscectomy	200
Spine (Back) & Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion)	75

Health Plan / Other

Physicians that Share Call:: Douglas Straehley, Walter Robinson, Mark Conklin, James Johnson, Christopher Hirose, Douglas Wong, Douglas Foulk, Mark Mills, Thomas Friermood, Michael Morley, Amit Agarwala, Courtney Brown, Christopher Brian, Peter Lammens, Patrick Mcnair, Eric Stahl, Bharat Desai, Mitchell Seemann, and Charles Gottlob.
Participates in Clinical Trials:: No

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Thomas J. Puschak, MD as of 11/22/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Thomas J. Puschak, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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