Dr. Sidney J. Swanson MD
Urologist
4735 Ogletown Stanton Road Suite 1204 Newark Delaware, 19713Rating
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Sidney J. Swanson III, MD, FACS, is a urologist and transplant surgeon who diagnoses and treats patients at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Delaware, which he joined in 2006 as Urologist and Chief of Transplantation Surgery of Christiana Care Kidney Transplant Program. Christiana Care Health System is a private, not-for-profit healthcare system that offers state-of-the-art technology to offer the best in healthcare for the community. As a urologist, Dr. Swanson III has dedicated training and unique experience in the surgical and medical diseases of the male and female urinary-tract system and the male reproductive organs. He has an impressive professional journey that spans twenty-six years and his areas of expertise cover all facets of urology and kidney transplantation. Prior to his current endeavors, he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps for twenty years until his retirement as a colonel in 2005. During his military career, Dr. Swanson was a Transplant Consultant to the Surgeon General of the United States Army, as well as UNOS-certified Surgical Director of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Program (1991-2005) and Chief of the Organ Transplant Service at Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Program (1994-2005). His career highlights include his contribution to the establishment of the Transplantation Branch for the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (1999) and the establishment of the Kidney Transplant Program at Christiana Health Care System (2006). The Transplantation Branch for the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease is a research-based program investigating immunosuppressants and the mechanisms of transplant tolerance.
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Education and Training
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
UrologyAmerican Board of UrologyABU
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Fellowships
- Georgetown University Hospital, 1991
Professional Society Memberships
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons
What do you attribute your success to?
- Strong Work Ethic
Hobbies / Sports
- Fly Fishing, Reading
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Get to know Urologist Dr. Sidney J. Swanson, who serves the population of Newark, Delaware.
Dr. Sidney J. Swanson has been in practice for more than three decades and is currently serving patients within Christiana Care Health Services in Newark, Delaware, where he serves as Surgical Director for the Kidney Transplant Program.
Dr. Swanson’s acclaimed career in medicine began in 1984 when he graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Upon earning his Medical Degree, he completed an internship at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center and a residency at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, before returning to Georgetown University Hospital to complete his fellowship.
Dr. Swanson is certified by the American Board of Urology, and has been awarded the coveted title of Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is particularly known as an expert in kidney transplantation, and is a distinguished member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Dr. Swanson attributes his success to his strong work ethic, and when he is not working he enjoys reading and fly fishing.
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