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Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Infectious Disease

Emory University School of Medicine

30 N 1900 E Room 4b319
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

(801) 587-8812

Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD is an adult infectious disease specialist in Salt Lake City, UT specializing in adult infectious disease. He graduated from Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD is affiliated with University of Utah Health and UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ADULT SERVICES.

Office Locations

30 N 1900 E Room 4b319
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

(801) 587-8812

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50 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Sankar Swaminathan of the University of Utah and other panelists stressed the importance of managing potentially dangerous drug interactions between Paxlovid and other commonly used medications.”—"COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval", Chicago Tribune, March 2023

“Sankar Swaminathan, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Utah School of Medicine, said the emergence of new variants in patients taking molnupiravir was "not likely to happen," at...”—"Some Scientists Concerned COVID Anti-Viral Pill Could Produce New Variants", Newsweek, January 2022

“But Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, chief of the U. Health Division of Infectious Diseases, said there wasn t enough data to rule out the possibility of potential birth defects from the Merck treatment,...”—"Why a University of Utah doctor gave the new COVID-19 pill a thumbs down", Desert News, December 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	91
inpatient care	91

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart failure and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	52
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	105
inpatient care	105

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, depression and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, depression and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	67
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	52
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	26
inpatient care	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated during 2017 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	41
inpatient care	41

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated during 2021 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	77
inpatient care	77

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	64
inpatient care	64

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	55
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Salt Lake City, UT were hospital care and inpatient care.

hospital care	61
inpatient care	61

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	8

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	10
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	6
65 to 74	10

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	3
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD graduated from Emory University School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Chicago Medical Center. He is certified by the Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases and has a state license in Utah.

Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center

Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases

Licensed In: Utah

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Utah Health

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ADULT SERVICES

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Shionogi Inc	$5,291 Fetroja $800	$4,491
COMSORT, Inc	$100 $100
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$70 $70

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$3,700
Travel and Lodging	$1,499
Food and Beverage	$192
Education	$70

Biography

Dr. Sankar Swaminathan practices adult infectious disease in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Swaminathan is a graduate of Emory University School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Swaminathan completed a residency program at the University of Chicago Medical Center. In addition to English, he speaks Tamil. He is professionally affiliated with the University of Utah Health and Optum. Dr. Swaminathan is not accepting new patients at this time according to Optum.