Bryan A Pukenas, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Attending, Hospital of the University Pennsylvania
Active, Pennsylvania Hospital
Associate, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending, Virtua Health
Quality and safety officer, Neuroendovascular program , University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship Co-Director, Endovascular Neurosurgery Program, University of Pennsylvania
Director, Pediatric Neuroendovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 219 Dulles
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street, 219 Dulles
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215 662 6865
Fax: 215 662 3283
Fax: 215 662 3283
Publications
Education:
BA (Biology)
West Virginia University, 1999.
MD (Medicine)
West Virginia University School of Medicine, 2003.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
West Virginia University, 1999.
MD (Medicine)
West Virginia University School of Medicine, 2003.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Interventional Neuroradiology (spinal and intracranial)Aneurysms
Arteriovenous Malformations
Arteriovenous Fistula
Carotid Stenosis
Intracranial Stenosis
Angioplasty
Stenting
Stroke
Facial vascular malformations
Intracranial and spinal embolization
Vertebroplasty
Kyphoplasty
Interventional spinal pain management
Intracranial hypotension
Biopsy
Cryotherapy
Thermal ablation
Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Description of Research Expertise
Intracisternal gene therapy deliverySuboccipital Puncture
Porcine Brain Injury
Canine intracranial vasospasm
Canine stroke
Radiation exposure to patients undergoing diagnostic radiology procedures
Specialty catheter development
Selected Publications
Musmar B, Adeeb N, Abdalrazeq H, Salim HA, Roy J, Tjoumakaris SI, Kandregula S, Ogilvy CS, Kondziolka D, Sheehan JP, Dmytriw AA, Aslan A, Patel P, Lan M, Baldassari MP, Koduri S, Atallah E, Zeineddine H, Pontarelli MK, Abou-Al-Shaar H, El Naamani K, Abdelsalam A, Ironside N, Kumbhare D, Gummadi S, Baskaya M, Ataoglu C, Mccarthy F, Sanchez-Forteza A, Essibayi MA, Keles A, Muram S, Sconzo D, Riina H, Rezai A, Alwakaa O, Tos SM, Mantziaris G, Park MS, Hanalioglu S, Erginoglu U, Pöppe J, Sen RD, Griessenauer CJ, Ocampo-Navia MI, Devia DA, Perez-Mendez W, Puentes JC, Abo Kasem R, Spiotta AM, Puri AS, Singh J, Kuhn AL, Burkhardt JK, Starke RM, Sekhar LN, Levitt M, Altschul D, Haranhalli N, McAvoy M, Eltiti M, Abushehab A, Foreman P, Shakir HJ, Zaidat OO, AlMajali M, Ruppert-Gomez M, See AP, Abla AA, Stapleton CJ, Patel A, Nguyen A, Koch MJ, Srinivasan VM, Chen PR, Blackburn S, Alshahrani R, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Bulsara KR, Kan P, Kim LJ, Choudhri O, Pukenas B, Simonato D, Li YL, Alaraj A, Fuschi M, Patel AB, Savardekar A, Notarianni C, Cuellar HH, Lawton MT, Guthikonda B, Morcos J, Jabbour P.: Safety and efficacy of preoperative embolization in the treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations with perinidal aneurysms and single draining vein: a multicenter study with propensity score-weighting. J Neurointerv Surg Aug 2025.Jabarkheel R, Gajjar AA, Muhammad N, Tang OY, Tomlinson SB, Golubovsky J, Corral Tarbay A, Sioutas GS, Mannam S, Vaz A, Ajmera S, Kandregula S, Pukenas B, Choudhri O, Jankowitz BT, Burkhardt JK, Srinivasan VM.: The role of Area Deprivation Index in treatment selection for anterior communicating artery aneurysms. J Neurosurg Jul 2025.
Sarraj A, Blackburn S, Abraham MG, Hussain MS, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Chen M, Kasner SE, Churilov L, Sitton CW, Pujara DK, Sundararajan S, Hu YC, Herial NA, Budzik RF, Hicks WJ, Vora N, Arenillas JF, Alfonso ML, Ramos Araque ME, Tsai JP, Abdulrazzak MA, Kozak O, Yan B, Mitchell PJ, Cordato DJ, Manning NW, Cheung A, Hanel RA, Aghaebrahim AN, Wu TY, Portela PC, Merchán AJP, Gandhi CD, Al-Mufti F, Samaniego EA, Maali L, Qureshi A, Lechtenberg CG, Slavin S, Rosterman L, Gibson D, Wallace AN, Sahlein D, Pérez de la Ossa N, Hernández Pérez M, Schaafsma JD, Blasco J, Renú A, Sangha N, Warach S, Kleinig TJ, Mullen M, Elijovich L, Shaker F, Al-Shaibi FK, Johns H, Duncan KR, Opaskar A, Popovic MJ, Altose M, Ray A, Xiong W, Sunshine J, DeGeorgia M, Nguyen TN, Fifi JT, Tjoumakaris S, Jabbour P, Pereira VM, Lansberg MG, Albers GW, Sila C, Bambakidis N, Davis S, Wechsler L, Hill MD, Grotta JC, Ribo M, Hassan AE, Campbell BC; SELECT2 Investigators.: General vs Nongeneral Anesthesia for Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients With Large Core Strokes: A Prespecified Secondary Analysis of SELECT2 Trial. Neurology 105: e213819, Jul 2025.
Sconzo D, Ramirez-Velandia F, Muram S, Enriquez-Marulanda A, Riordan CP, Adeeb N, Musmar B, Salim HA, Kandregula S, Dmywtriw AA, Abdelsalam A, Ataoglu C, Erginoglu U, Kondziolka D, Aslan A, Naamani KE, Sheehan J, Park MS, Zeineddine HA, Ironside N, Kumbhare D, Gummadi S, Essibayi MA, Tos SM, Keles A, Rezai A, Pöppe J, Sen RD, Baskaya MK, Griessenauer CJ, Jabbour P, Tjoumakaris SI, Atallah E, Riina H, Abushehab A, Burkhardt JK, Starke RM, Sekhar LN, Levitt MR, Altschul DJ, Haranhalli N, McAvoy M, Abla A, Stapleton C, Koch M, Srinivasan VM, Chen PR, Blackburn S, Kim LJ, Choudhri O, Pukenas B, Mantziaris G, O'Leary S, Kan P, Li YL, Simonato D, Bulsara K, Fuschi M, Alaraj A, Hanalioglu S, Patel A, Savardekar A, Cuellar H, Lawton M, Morcos J, Guthikonda B, Taussky P, Ogilvy CS; MISTA Consortiumn.: Impact of smoking on occlusion rates following stereotactic radiosurgery for Spetzler Martin grade I-III brain arteriovenous malformations - A propensity score matched analysis of the MISTA consortium. J Clin Neurosci 139: 111411, Jun 2025.
Wu AQ, Scott K, Rahmani R, Kandregula S, Pukenas B, Catapano JS, Srinivasan VM, Burkhardt JK.: The 'Slingshot' technique: balloon-guide assisted tracking of distal systems past tortuosity and ledges in thrombectomy. J Neurointerv Surg May 2025.
Narsinh KH, Grant PE, Barajas RF Jr, Ivanidze J, Shah BR, Pukenas B, Tanabe J, Hess C, Lindan CE.: Introducing the Gene & Cell Therapy Study Group of the ASNR, ASFNR, and ASPNR. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 46: 646-647, Apr 2025.
Rahmani R, Jensen KN, Bhargava D, Paul BW, Huguenard AL, Eberle AT, Fargen KM, Hui FK, Starke RM, Brinjikji W, Arthur AS, Chatterjee AR, Osbun J, Jadhav AP, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Pukenas B, Catapano JS, Srinivasan VM, Burkhardt JK.: Cerebral venous thrombectomy: the new frontier. J Neurointerv Surg Apr 2025.
Saliou G, Salim HA, Musmar B, Adeeb N, Aslan A, Swaid C, Cuellar M, Dibas M, Cancelliere NM, Diestro JDB, Algin O, Ghozy S, Lay SV, Guenego A, Renieri L, Carnevale JA, Mastorakos P, ElNaamani K, Shotar E, Möhlenbruch MA, Kral M, Chung C, Salem MM, Lylyk I, Foreman PM, Shaikh H, Župančić V, Hafeez MU, Catapano JS, Waqas M, Arslan M, Ergun O, Rabinov JD, Ren Y, Schirmer CM, Piano M, Kuhn AL, Michelozzi C, Starke RM, Hassan AE, Ogilvie M, Nguyen A, Jones J, Brinjikji W, Nawka MT, Psychogios MN, Ulfert C, Pukenas B, Burkhardt JK, Huynh TJ, Martinez-Gutierrez JC, Essibayi MA, Sheth SA, Slawski D, Tawk R, Pulli B, Lubicz B, Panni P, Puri AS, Pero G, Raz E, Griessenauer CJ, Asadi H, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Haranhalli N, Altschul D, Ducruet AF, Albuquerque FC, Regenhardt RW, Stapleton CJ, Kan P, Kalousek V, Lylyk P, Boddu SR, Knopman J, Tjoumakaris SI, Cuellar H, Jabbour P, Clarençon F, Limbucci N, Pereira VM, Patel AB, Dmytriw AA, Hajdu SD.: Higher risk of recurrence in partially thrombosed cerebral aneurysms post-WEB (Woven EndoBridge) device treatment: insights from the WorldWideWEB Consortium registry. J Neurointerv Surg Apr 2025.
Echols TC, Britt A, Vatsky SE, Sheppard SE, Pukenas BA, Borst AJ.: Unusual Presentation of Coronary Artery Fistula in Capillary Malformation Arteriovenous Malformation 2 Syndrome: A Case Report. Am J Med Genet A Mar 2025.
Essibayi MA, Jabal MS, Jamil H, Salim HA, Musmar B, Adeeb N, Dibas M, Cancelliere NM, Bengzon JD, Algin O, Ghozy S, Lay SV, Guenego A, Renieri L, Carnevale J, Saliou G, Mastorakos P, Naamani KE, Shotar E, Möhlenbruch M, Kral M, Chung C, Salem MM, Lylyk I, Foreman PM, Shaikh H, Župančić V, Hafeez MU, Catapano J, Waqas M, Besler MS, Gunes YC, Rabinov JD, Maingard J, Schirmer CM, Piano M, Kühn AL, Michelozzi C, Starke RM, Hassan A, Ogilvie M, Nguyen A, Jones J, Brinjikji W, Nawka MT, Psychogios M, Ulfert C, Pukenas B, Burkhardt JK, Huynh T, Martinez-Gutierrez JC, Sheth SA, Slawski D, Tawk R, Pulli B, Lubicz B, Panni P, Puri AS, Pero G, Raz E, Griessenauer CJ, Asadi H, Siddiqui A, Levy EI, Khatri D, Haranhalli N, Ducruet AF, Albuquerque FC, Regenhardt RW, Stapleton CJ, Kan P, Kalousek V, Lylyk P, Boddu S, Knopman J, Tjoumakaris SI, Cuellar-Saenz HH, Jabbour PM, Clarençon F, Limbucci N, Pereira VM, Patel AB, Altschul DJ, Dmytriw AA; WorldWideWEB Consortium Collaborators.: Prediction of persistent incomplete occlusion of intracranial aneurysms treated with woven EndoBridge device. Neurosurg Rev 48: 314, Mar 2025.