Dr. Brian Puskas is fellowship trained in shoulder surgery. Shoulder surgery can be an option for people with persistent pain, decreased shoulder strength or reduced range of motion making it difficult to carry out routine activities.
Dr. Puskas completed undergraduate studies at Stanford University. He received his medical degree at Pennsylvania State University Hershey College of Medicine followed by internship and orthopaedic residency programs at Boston University in Boston Massachusetts.
Rotator cuff repair is a surgery to repair an injured or torn rotator cuff. Most rotator cuff repairs can be performed arthroscopically on an outpatient basis. An arthroscope, a small fiber-optic instrument consisting of a lens, light source, and video camera. The camera projects images of the inside of the joint onto a large monitor, allowing your surgeon to look for any damage, assess the type of injury and repair it.