Dr. Alexander J. Sweidan
Internist
136 Broadway Costa Mesa CA, 92627About
Dr. Alexander Sweidan is an internist practicing in Costa Mesa, CA. Dr. Sweidan specializes in the medical treatment of adults. Internists can act as a primary physician or a consultant to a primary physician. They manage both common and rare diseases. Dr. Sweidan provides comprehensive care and manages treatment with surgeons as well. Internists establish long-term relationships with their patients and incorporate disease prevention and mental health care into their practice.
Education and Training
Medical University Karola Marcinkowskiego Magna Cum Laude; MD 0
Board Certification
Pulmonary Disease
Neurological Critical Care Medicine
and Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
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Faculty Titles & Positions
- Clinical Professor University of California -
Fellowships
- University of California Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Neurological Critical Care
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Get to know Pulmonologist Dr. Alexander J. Sweidan, who serves patients throughout Orange County, California.
A prominent pulmonologist, Dr. Sweidan is a private practice physician within the Hoag Health System. He is also a Clinical Professor at the University of California, Irvine. His clinical interests include robotic bronchoscopy, lung cancer, neuromuscular lung disease, pleural disease, asthma, and COPD.
Before embarking on his professional journey, he graduated magna cum laude from Medical University Karola Marcinkowskiego. He then went on to complete his residency in Internal Medicine at St Mary Medical Center affiliate of Harbor UCLA, before completing his fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Neurological Critical Care at the University of California, Irvine.
Passionate about his profession, the doctor is board-certified in Pulmonary Disease, Neurological Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).
Pulmonology is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. A Pulmonologist is an internal medicine physician who specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating conditions and diseases that affect the lungs, airway tunnels, and the respiratory system, including the nose, pharynx, and throat. Frequent diseases include smoker’s lung, asthma, lung cancer, sleep apnea, and cough.
Speaking multiple languages, Dr. Sweidan is fluent in English, Romanian, Polish, and Spanish. His passions include traveling, exercise, soccer and a good steak with a splash of red wine.
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