Morris A. Swartz, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Director, Pulmonary Diagnostic Services
Director, Respiratory Care

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Division
1st Floor, PHI Building
Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
tel.: (215) 662-8717
fax: (215) 243-3265
email: morris.swartz@uphs.upenn.edu

Education:

MD: University of Rochester

Residency: Temple University Hospital

Fellowship: Graduate Hospital

Dr. Swartz's extensive clinical expertise has centered on general pulmonary problems, with special interest in pulmonary diagnosis and second opinions for difficult cases. Frequent clinical problems encountered include evaluations for chronic cough, shortness of breath, asthma, COPD, lung nodules, sarcoidosis and other interstitial lung diseases.

Sharma VK, Haber AD, Swartz MA. Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome with lupus anticoagulant diagnosed in a 61 year old women. Chest. 120:334, 2001.

Kaloji M, Fallahnejad M, Swartz MA, and Fisher SA: Postoperative complications after combined preoperative and intraoperative radiotherapy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Chest 114:308S, 1998.

Swartz MA, Munz M, Stern MB: Respiratory failure following stereotactic neurosurgery in a 53-year-old woman. Chest 111:1112-14, 1997.

Swartz MA, Ammari R: Pulmonary hypertension caused by pulmonary tumor embolism. Pulmonary Reviews 2:27-29, 1997.

Criner GJ, O'Brien G, Furukawa S, Cordova F, Swartz M, Fallahnejad M, D'Alonzo G: Lung volume reduction surgery in ventilator-dependent COPD patients. Chest 110:877-884, 1996.