Department of Surgery

E-mail: jzwis2@uky.edu
Phone: (859) 323-6013
Fax: (859) 323-1045

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications

Active Research Studies

Listen to an interview with Zwisch on his progress with the artificial lung.

Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD
Johnston-Wright Professor of Surgery
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Professor of Pediatrics

Medical School
University of Kentucky

Residency
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Fellowships
Cardiac Division, NIH
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Michigan
Critical Care, University of Michigan

Certification
American Board of General Surgery
American Board of General Surgery - Vascular Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Research and Practice Interests
• Oxygenation and CO2 removal during acute respiratory failure
• Severe respiratory failure unresponsive to conventional medical management
• Multiple modality treatment of resectable esophageal cancer
• Physiology of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)
• Perfusion-induced systemic hyperthermia for advanced lung cancer