Experienced in Lung Cancer
Experienced in Lung Cancer
Lear Von Koch MD & Associates
720 Madison Ave, 
Scranton, PA 

Overview

Lear Koch is a Thoracic Surgeon in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Koch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Carotid Artery Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in PA
Hospital Affiliations
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Regional Hospital Of Scranton
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Capital Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Geisinger
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Lear Von Koch MD & Associates
720 Madison Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
Other Locations
Moses Taylor Hospital
700 Quincy Ave, Scranton, PA 18510

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Total Publications

A conservative surgical approach for management of iatrogenic pulmonary artery perforation.
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