Dr. Lear Von Koch is a board certified cardiothoracic surgeon, who has lived and worked in the Scranton, Pa area for 35 years. Dr Koch graduated from Yale University and went on to complete medical school at Baylor College of Medicine.  He then completed his general and thoracic surgery residences at Baylor Affiliated Hospitals Program, under Dr. Michael DeBakey.  In 1979, he relocated to northeastern Pennsylvania, and began a rewarding career in heart, vascular and thoracic surgery.  He has performed more than 10,000 open heart surgeries!

Dr Lear Von Koch

Dr. Koch Performs many types of surgery
CARDIAC SURGERY
Coronary artery bypass
Valve replacement/repair
Repair of heard defects
Aortic aneruysm repair
VASCULAR SURGERY
Carotid endarterectomy
Abdominal aneurysm repair
Lower arterial bypass graft
THORACIC SURGERY
Lung resection
Lobectomy
Open and thoracosopic lung biopsy

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