- Dr. Lear V Koch, MD
-75.6533051
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Dr. Lear V Koch, MD
Thoracic Surgery
- Pennsylvania, Scranton
Overview
Dr. Lear V Koch, MD works in Scranton, Pennsylvania is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery and graduated Baylor College Med Affil Hospital in 1979. Dr. Koch is affiliated with Community Medical Center, Moses Taylor Hospital and practicing for 51 years
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Conditions
• Acute Rhinitis• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Headache
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Iris
• Corneal Flash Burns
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
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• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• Cranial CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• Cranial Osteopathy
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Endocarditis
• Hand Neuropathy
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Memory Disorders
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Infantile With Cataract - Hypogonadism
• Nasal Surgery
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Photosensitivity
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
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Procedures
• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias• Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Dissection
• Aortic Ectasia
• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
• Aortic Valve Disease
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
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• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• Cardiomegaly
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Congenital Aortic Valve Disorders
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Empyema
• Endocarditis
• Endovascular Repair of Aorta
• Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aorta
• Esophageal Cancer
• Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
• Heart Defect Repair
• Heart Tumors, Benign
• Impella Device
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Cancer
• Lung Neoplasms, Not Specified as Malignant
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lung Removal, Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Maze Procedure
• Mediastinal Tumors, Malignant
• Mitral Valve Disease
• Neuroendocrine Tumors
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Pericardial Disease
• Peripheral Arterial Aneurysm and Dissection
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Pleural Neoplasm, Malignant
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Pulmonary Valve Disease
• Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Secondary Hypertension
• Septal Defect
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tilt Testing or Cardiac Event Monitors
• Tracheal Surgery
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 51
State License
- Pennsylvania
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
Baylor College Med Affil Hospital
Houston, TX, USA
Year completed: 1979
Houston, TX, USA
Year completed: 1979
Medical School
Baylor College Of Medicine
Houston, TX, United States
Graduated: 1972
Houston, TX, United States
Graduated: 1972
Awards
1 ACC
2 ACCP
3 ACS
4 ICS
5 STS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Lear Von Koch MD and Associates
720 Madison Avenue
Pennsylvania (PA)
Scranton
18510
Phone:(570) 343-1115
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 10 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Lear Von Koch MD and Associates, 720 Madison Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania (PA), 18510
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union
- Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union WC
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Capital Blue Cross
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna PPO
- Community Blue PPO
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health America PPO
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Geisinger Health Plan
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Community Medical Center
99 Highway 37 West
New Jersey NJ,
Toms River,
8755
Community Medical Center is a hospital located in Toms River, NJ. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 11 of 12 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 12 procedures.
Moses Taylor Hospital
700 Quincy Avenue
Pennsylvania PA,
Scranton,
18510
Moses Taylor Hospital is a hospital located in Scranton, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 6 of 6 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 4 of 6 procedures.
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