Dr. Michael Francis Szwerc MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd Suite 310 Allentown PA, 18103About
Dr. Michael Szwerc is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Allentown, PA. Dr. Szwerc specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Szwerc typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Finding the LAD during MIDCAB operations.
- Evaluation of graft patency during minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting with Doppler flow analysis.
- Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-based pain control for minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery.
- Pressure overload induces heterologous expression of the atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) gene.
- Invasive carcinoid tumor of the heart.
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