Thomas A. Schwann, MD, MBA

Department of Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery

Departmental/Divisional Leadership Roles

• Division Chief, Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery
• Associate Director, Heart and Vascular Program

Academic Appointment

• Professor of Surgery at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
  M.B.A. (2011-2013)
• Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT
  • Residency, Cardiothoracic Surgery (1991-1994)
  • Residency, General Surgery (1986-1991)
• Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
  M.D. (1982-1986)
• Columbia University, New York, NY
  B.A., Biochemistry (1978-1982)

Scholarly Foci

• Multi-arterial coronary artery bypass surgery
• Telehealth
• Transfusions
• Value in healthcare

Scholarly Activity

View a list of Dr. Schwann's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository.

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles

• Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • Participant User File Program
    • Chair (2017-present)
  • Workforce on Research and Development
    • Member (2017-present)
  • Member (1997-present)
• American Association for Thoracic Surgery
  • Member (2013-present) 
• American College of Cardiology
  • Ohio Chapter
    • Board of Trustees
      • Member (2014-2018)

Significant Honors and Awards (Limit 5)

• Leadership and Service Award, University of Toledo College of Medicine (2018)
• Department of Surgery Award for Excellence in Resident Education, Mentorship and Professionalism (2018)
• Department of Surgery Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Academic Contribution (2017)
• Fellow, American College of Cardiology (1997)
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons (1995)

Contact Information

Department of Surgery
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-5550
Thomas.schwannMD@baystatehealth.org

(Updated March 2022)