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Office
3601 West 13 Mile Road
Royal Oak, MI 48073Phone+1 248-898-0123
Summary
- Thomas A. Schwann, MD, MBA, FACS, FACC is the Regional Chief of Cardiac Surgery for Corewell Health East practicing at Beaumont Hospital Dearborn, Beaumont Hospital Troy and William Beaumont University Hospital Royal Oak, MI. He received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and has been in practice 31 years. He has held multiple administrative and academic leadership positions with more than 130 peer reviewed publications. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery with a focus on an Heart Team based approach to complex coronary artery disease. He is committed to improving quality of the current healthcare and patient experience while moving the field of cardiac surgery forward developing novel future treatment paradigms.
Education & Training
- University of ToledoMBA, 2010 - 2012
- University of ToledoMBA, 2010 - 2012
- Yale-New Haven Hospital1991 - 1994
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1991
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1986
- Columbia University, Columbia CollegeBA, Biochemistry, Summa cum laude, 1978 - 1982
- Columbia University, Columbia CollegeB.A., Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude, 1978 - 1982
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 1998 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 1994 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- CT State Medical License 1991 - 2010
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Pacemaker Award University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation, 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Trial Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 09
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 180 citationsObesity and Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac SurgeryAnoar Zacharias, Thomas A. Schwann, Christopher J. Riordan, Samuel J. Durham, Aamir Shah
Circulation. 2005-11-22 - 6 citationsIncremental Value of Increasing Number of Arterial Grafts: The Effect of Diabetes Mellitus.Thomas A. Schwann, Abdul Karim M. El Hage Sleiman, Maroun Yammine, Robert F. Tranbaugh, Milo Engoren
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018-06-01 - 5 citationsExpert systematic review on the choice of conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting: endorsed by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and Th...Mario Gaudino, Faisal G Bakaeen, Sigrid Sandner, Gabriel S Aldea, Hirokuni Arai
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2023-08-01
Journal Articles
- Evidence and Temporality of the Obesity Paradox in Coronary Bypass Surgery: An Analysis of Cause-Specific MortalityThomas A Schwann, Ian Monroe, Milo C Engoren, Mark R Bonnell, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Ovary and unilateral oophorectomy: is having one the same as having two?Brown DN, Menopause, 1/24/2014
- Time-varying (0-15 years) survival benefit of radial artery versus saphenous vein grafting: a multi-institutional analysis of 9852 patientsSchwann TA, Tranbaugh RF, Dimitrova KR, Engoren MC, Kabour A, Hoffman DM, Geller CM, Habib RH, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Top 10 “Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters” Studies for 2010-2011.Strayer SM, Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians, Palm Springs, CA, 1/1/2011
- Quit Advisor MD: A Web-Based Tool for Improving Brief Smoking Cessation Counseling Interventions by Physicians. Poster PresentationStrayer SM, Bovbjerg V, Elward K, Ingersoll K, Pelletier SL, Rollins L, Schorling J, Yan G, North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1/1/2009
- Effectiveness Trial of Zyban for Smoking Cessation in the Outpatient Setting.Strayer SM, Flusche A, Hodge J, Martindale JR, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/1/2004
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Lectures
- Perineal Repair1/1/2014
- Latest Approaches for Smoking Cessation1/1/2014
- Single-cell analysis of intestinal T cells: Insights into celiac disease and colon cancer.Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - 1/1/2014
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Other
- Bioterrorism: an overview for family physicians. Clinical Update 272, Clinical Update SeriesStrayer SM, Seto CK, AAFP Home Study Self-Assessment Program
1/1/2002 - Educating Parents at the Well Child Exam: Maximizing Physician Effectiveness and Meeting Parental Needs. Master’s Thesis Defense, Department of EpidemiologySmithson AJW
University of Minnesota School of Public Health - 1/1/1999
Press Mentions
- Quality Improvement for Cardiac SurgeryOctober 24th, 2017
- Multiarterial Approach to CABG Still Entails Higher Risk but Might Unlock the Door to Better Long-Term SurvivalJanuary 25th, 2017
- Volume Implicated in Multi-Arterial Graft Coronary OutcomesJanuary 25th, 2017
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