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Dr. Michael Francis Szwerc, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (1992)

854 Vanderbilt Road Suite 4
Connellsville, PA 15425

(724) 689-1440

Dr. Michael Francis Szwerc, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Connellsville, PA specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 1992 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Michael Francis Szwerc, MD is affiliated with Independence Health System, Norwin Medical Commons Surgery Center, EXCELA HEALTH PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, INC, Latrobe Hospital, Westmoreland Hospital and INDIANA HEALTHCARE PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC.

Office Locations

Address:

854 Vanderbilt Road Suite 4
Connellsville, PA 15425

Address:

8775 Norwin Avenue
Irwin, PA 15642

Address:

8775 Norwin Avenue Suite 6
North Huntingdon, PA 15642

Unable to locate address.

Address:

One Mellon Way Ground Floor
Latrobe, PA 15650

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“At Excela, Dr. Michael Szwerc has performed roughly 1,500 surgeries using the da Vinci Surgical System since 2009, part of nearly 6,800 such surgeries the health system has undertaken.”—"UPMC East to add robotic surgical system in Monroeville", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, January 2023

“About 90% of lung cancer surgeries at Excela use this technology, Excela thoracic surgeon Michael Szwerc said.”—"'Like it was a video game': Students try their hands at medical robots during Westmoreland Mall event", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, November 2022

“Because the MONARCH(tm) Platform provides improved reach, vision and control for bronchoscopic procedures, it holds potential to help us to make a diagnosis earlier," said thoracic surgeon Michael...”—"Excela Health among first in nation to use innovative technology to identify lung cancer", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 2022

bronchoscopy	14
dissection	45
doctor visit	178
excision	61
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
lobectomy	36
lymph node procedures	45
minimally invasive procedures	104
open surgery	10
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	107

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	29
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	56

bronchoscopy	11
dissection	32
doctor visit	145
excision	31
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
lobectomy	22
lymph node procedures	32
minimally invasive procedures	76
pleural drainage	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	63
thoracostomy	11

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	22
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	53

doctor visit	91
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	53

doctor visit	96
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	61
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	41

doctor visit	193
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	64

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	49

dissection	11
doctor visit	143
excision	10
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	7
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	7

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	73

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	36

dissection	22
doctor visit	198
excision	34
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	48
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	48

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	89

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	13
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	48

dissection	15
doctor visit	92
excision	14
lobectomy	10
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	23
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	23

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	62

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	53

dissection	12
doctor visit	188
excision	11
hospital care	10
inpatient care	10
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	8
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	8

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Francis Szwerc, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Francis Szwerc, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Connellsville, PA were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and inpatient care.

bronchoscopy	12
dissection	23
doctor visit	149
excision	28
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
lobectomy	21
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	47
open surgery	10
pleural drainage	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	46
thoracostomy	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Francis Szwerc, MD.

**Gender**
Female	61
Male	66

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	58
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	6
75 to 84	32
Less than 65	10
65 to 74	64

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Francis Szwerc, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Francis Szwerc, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	4
Cancer	38

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Francis Szwerc, MD graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (1992)

Residency: University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Francis Szwerc, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Independence Health System

Norwin Medical Commons Surgery Center

EXCELA HEALTH PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, INC

Latrobe Hospital

Westmoreland Hospital

INDIANA HEALTHCARE PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$15,800 Da Vinci Surgical System $15,800
Ethicon Inc.	$2,903 Endoscopy# Other $1,500	Monarch Platform $1,403
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$557 Olympus Respiratory Accessories $557
Davol Inc.	$484 SURGICAL $335	Phasix Mesh $149
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$246 TAGRISSO $205	$41
Other	$1,384 Cardiovascular $171	Heart Valves $111	VAC THERAPY $104	EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system $103	Interventional Lung Solutions $95	Other $799

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$7,250
Food and Beverage	$5,084
Travel and Lodging	$4,038
Education	$3,500
Consulting Fee	$1,500

Biography

Dr. Michael Szwerc is a specialist in thoracic surgery in Irwin, PA, North Huntingdon, PA, and Latrobe, PA. He is professionally affiliated with Independence Health System. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Allegheny General Hospital and a hospital affiliated with the University of North Carolina (UNC).

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