Austin J. Puchany

• Puchany, A; Hilmi, I. Post-reperfusion syndrome in liver transplant recipients: What is new in prevention and management?. World Journal of Critical Care Medicine. 06/09/2025; 14 (2) : 1-10.
• Madhani, Raj; Biaesch, Jingyuan; Puchany, Austin. Perioperative Hemodynamic Monitoring for High Risk Surgical Patients. In: Faintuch J, Faintuch S. Recent Strategies in High Risk Surgery. Cham, Switzerland: Springer; 05/29/2024: 49-65.

• Puchany, Austin; Lebovitz, Evan. Anesthetic Management for a Patient with Unknown Mitochondrial Disorder Undergoing MRI: A Case Report. Presented at: Pennsylvania Anesthesiology Resident Research Conference. 03/02/2024.
• Puchany, Austin; Lebovitz, Evan. Anesthetic Management for a Patient with Unknown Mitochondrial Disorder Undergoing MRI: Case Report. Presented at ASA: Anesthesiology 2024; Philadelphia, PA. 10/19/2024.
• Puchany, Austin J; Shick, Vladislav, Alfaras-Melainis, Konstantinos. Severe Dysrhythmia and Cardiac Arrest Following Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Replacement: A Case Report. Presented at: Pennsylvania Anesthesiology Resident Research Conference. 03/02/2024.
• Puchany, Austin J; Shick, Vladislav; Alfaras-Melainis, Konstantinos. Severe Dysrhythmia and Cardiac Arrest Following Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Replacement: A Case Report. Presented at Anesthesiology 2024; Philadelphia, PA. 10/19/2024.
• Puchany, Austin; Qiu, Yue; Pearce-Smith, Beverly. Continuous Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) and Pectoral Fascial Blocks (PECS) in an Anticoagulated Patient after Left Ventricular Assisted Device Implantation via Thoracoscopic Approach. Presented at New York Society of Anesthesiologists - Post Graduate Assembly; New York City, New York. 12/07/2024.
• Puchany, Austin; Turnbull, Jacob; Rogers, Mark; Catterson, Chris; Collins, Sean. Nonoperative Management of a PCL Tear in a Division 1 Wrestler: Case Report. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine, May 2, 2020.
• Puchany, Austin; Filippov, Aundrey. Abstract Poster: “Bacteriophage Lytic Spectra for Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae.” Presented at Army Educational Outreach Program Summer Presentation Ceremony. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 2017.

• VCOM Medical Mission’s Trip, Santa Rosa, Honduras, 10/2019, Recorded patient history and conducted physical examinations on underserved patients of the community., Cleaned/refurbished female child orphanage, and mentored girls on education and life experiences.
• Southwest VA-Free Clinic, Blacksburg, VA, 10/2019- 03/2020, Assisted physicians, recoded vital signs, obtained medical histories, and conducted physical exams., Assisted healthcare professionals in providing primary medical services to a population of patients without health insurance coverage or resources to pay for healthcare services.
• Special Olympics SWVA division, Blacksburg, VA, 02/2019, 02/2020. Obtained medical histories, conducted physical exams, and recorded vital signs., Assisted Physicians and other healthcare professionals in providing primary medical services to children and young adults with mental disability who are also medically underserved.
• Franklin County Health Fair, Rocky Mount, VA, 08/2019, Collaborated with physicians and fellow medical students to provide health care educational outreach to the underserved community in Southwest VA., Performed Osteopathic manipulative medicine on patients with minor ailments.
• Montgomery County High School sports physicals, Christiansburg, VA, 04/2019, Assisted physicians, recorded vital signs, obtained medical histories, and conducted physical exams on 400 middle school and high school athletes.

• Resident Junior Chief of Recruitment (2024-2025):

        Organized in-person and virtual recuritment events

        Optomized Residency social media page to enhance recruitment

• VCOM, AOASM Club – Vice President (2019-2020):

        Organized monthly physician shadow schedule for VT athletic events.

        Implemented new shadowing enrollment system to improve ease of registration for events.

        Organized club fundraising events which increased funds by 200%.

• VCOM – Student Ambassador (2018-2022)

        Conducted off-site school recruitment events.

        Assisted VCOM Admissions staff with on-site recruitment events.

• VCOM, Sigma Sigma Phi Medical Honors Society (inducted 2019)
• Best Case Poster Presentation: American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine Conference (2020): Nonoperative Management of a PCL Tear in a Division 1 Wrestler, PSU
• Penn State University President's Scholarship (2013-2017)

• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists

• ACLS
• BLS