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
  ...
• 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)
  ...
• 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

Medical School

Baylor College Of Medicine

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
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 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 photo


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 photo


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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