Dr. Francisco J Puga, MD

God used Dr Puga to save our daughter’s life over 30 years ago. He will always be a hero to me!

I would highly recommend this physician. He saved my son's life many years ago. There were no open heart facilities in the whole state of South Dakota back then (1978). We had to go to Rochester. When we got there, they told me that he would die in two hours if he didn't have open heart surgery now. It took all of two hours to get him on a by-pass machine back then. My son had a heart cath, open heart surgery, and was re-opened all in the same day. He was below his birth weight and had lost his sucking reflex (I heard that was the last to go on babies). He didn't get along with his respirator. They had to fly a special respirator in from New York. That was a long time ago...I think Dr. Puga would prefer to be rated on something more recent, but they didn't have these back then. I will be forever grateful. My son is doing fine..32 years later. Never needed anything after that surgery. He did just fine. Thank YOU!