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  • Urology, Transplant Surgery
  • 41 years of experience
  • Christiana Care Kidney Transplant Program 4735 Ogletown Stanton Rd Ste 2224, Newark, DE 19713
  • (302) 623-3866

Brief Intro

S. John Swanson, III, M.D., FACS, is the surgical director for the Kidney Transplant Program at Christiana Care. He is a board-certified urologist who completed residency in 1989 and kidney/pancreas fellowship training in 1991. From that time until his retirement in 2005, he had been the UNOS certified surgical director of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Program. In 1994, he also became chief of the Organ Transplant Service, a position he held until his retirement. In 1999, he helped establish the Transplantation Branch for the National Institutes of HealthÂ’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, which is a research-based program investigating immunosuppressants and the mechanisms of transplant tolerance. He was an intramural principal investigator on one protocol and associate on several others. He is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons.

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Georgetown University School Of Medicine - 1984

Languages Spoken

  • Spanish
  • English

Location & Hours

  • Christiana Care Kidney Transplant Program
  • 4735 Ogletown Stanton Rd Ste 2224, Newark, DE 19713
  • Mon:8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Tue:8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Wed:8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Thu:8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Fri:8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Transplant Surgery
  • Urology

Conditions Addressed

  • Male Infertility
  • Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
  • Chronic Renal Disease

Procedures Performed

  • Kidney Transplant
  • Kidney Transplant

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • AARP
  • Aetna
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