Michael Swartz, PAC, PhD

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 275-2735

Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 619-2
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Surgery (SMD) - Joint

Biography

Professional Background

Michael Swartz started his medical career as a physician's assistant in the division of cardiac surgery at SUNY Upstate in Syracuse, New York. While at SUNY Upstate, Michael completed a Master's of Science in physiology in 2007, and PhD in pharmacology in 2009. Following completion of his graduate work, Michael joined the URMC as both a physician's assistant on the cardiac surgery service and a post-doctoral research fellow working with Dr. George Alfieris. Following completion of his post-doctoral research fellowship he was appointed as an assistant professor of surgery at URMC in 2013.

Research

Despite surgical ingenuity to palliate the 1000 infants born annually in the United States with single ventricle (SV) physiology, the predicted life expectancy for these patients remains less than three decades without cardiac transplantation. Shortly after birth, infants undergo the first in a series of operations which ultimately diverts systemic venous return away from the heart, directly into the pulmonary vasculature. Although short and midterm results of this palliation are acceptable, the majority of patients succumb to heart failure. Cardiac transplantation is the optimal treatment; however, due to limited organ supply and an absence of circulatory support strategies, nearly 25% of failing SV patients die while awaiting cardiac transplant.
We have developed a survival, single ventricle, large animal model that we are currently using to test different strategies for mechanical circulatory support. These strategies developed at the URMC and from other vendors, may provide further options for single ventricle patients while awaiting transplant.

Credentials

Specialties

Education

2001
MS | D'Youville College
Physician Assistant

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

Awards

2011
Best Clinical Presentation
Sponsor: Cardiac Electrophysiology Society
Location: Orlando, FL

2009
Allied Professional Award
Sponsor: Heart Rhythm Society
Location: Boston, MA

2007
Professional Development Award
Sponsor: United University Professions

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Publications

Journal Articles

9/26/2023
Woo JL, Nash KA, Dragan K, Crook S, Neidell M, Cook S, Hannan EL, Jacobs M, Goldstone AB, Petit CJ, Vincent R, Walsh-Spoonhower K, Mosca R, Kumar TKS, Devejian N, Kamenir SA, Alfieris GM, Swartz MF, Meyer D, Paul EA, Newburger JW, Billings J, Davis MM, Anderson BR, . "Chronic Medication Burden After Cardiac Surgery for Pediatric Medicaid Beneficiaries." Journal of the American College of Cardiology.. 2023 Sep 26; 82(13):1331-1340.

4/25/2023
Crook S, Dragan K, Woo JL, Neidell M, Jiang P, Cook S, Hannan EL, Newburger JW, Jacobs ML, Bacha EA, Petit CJ, Vincent R, Walsh-Spoonhower K, Mosca R, Kumar TKS, Devejian N, Kamenir SA, Alfieris GM, Swartz MF, Meyer D, Paul EA, Billings J, Anderson BR, . "Long-Term Health Care Utilization After Cardiac Surgery in Children Covered Under Medicaid." Journal of the American College of Cardiology.. 2023 Apr 25; 81(16):1605-1617.

2/23/2023
Nadtochiy SM, Stefanos T, Angona RE, Darrow N, Jones K, Feng C, Algahim M, LeMoine D, Westcott R, Anderson B, Swartz MF, Eaton MP. "Intravenous dabigatran provides adequate anticoagulation for cardiopulmonary bypass using a rabbit model." Anesthesiology.. 2023 Feb 23; Epub 2023 Feb 23.

Books & Chapters

2018
Chapter Title: Cardiac Surgery
Book Title: Principles of Surgery: Redux and Reconsideration
Author List: Seymour I Schwartz, Michael F Swartz, George M Alfieris
Published By: McGraw-Hill 2018

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