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Brian P Swendseid

Brian P Swendseid, MD

Head and Neck Surgical OncologyHead and Neck SurgeryOtolaryngology

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adult 18-65
  • Older Adult 65+

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Gender

Male

Affiliations

  • Cooper University Hospital

About Brian P Swendseid

Professional Statement

I am an Otolaryngologist/Head and Neck Surgeon at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. After completing residency at Thomas Jefferson University, I underwent an additional year of fellowship training at the Ohio State University's prestigious James Cancer Hospital. This year, I focused on state-of-the-art treatment for head and neck cancer patients and advanced reconstruction.

I specialize in treating benign and malignant disorders of the throat, mouth, salivary glands, thyroid, skin and skull base, working daily alongside an excellent team that includes radiation oncologists and medical oncologists to create an individualized treatment plan for each patient. When surgery is needed, I always offer the latest surgical and reconstructive techniques to my patients if they are candidates. While treating cancer often has unintended side-effects related to impaired swallowing, speech or appearance, my team and I work with each patient to design a personalized oncologic and reconstructive plan to maximize their function and appearance after treatment.

When not in the hospital, I enjoy kayaking, fishing, and spending time outside with my wife and our corgi, Pebbles.

I see patients in our Camden and Voorhees offices.

Title

Director, Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery

Director, Transoral Robotic Surgery

Otolaryngologist

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Titles

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Awards and Honors

Balshi Award Winner - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Otolaryngology Resident Research Day, 2020

First Place Poster - Triological Society Sectional Meeting, 2020

Award Winning Oral Presentation - International Salivary Congress, 2019

Best of Orals - Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, 2019

Triological Society Resident Travel Award, 2018

M.D. Graduate with Distinction in Research - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2015

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

American Head and Neck Society

North American Skull Base Society

Selected Publications

Swendseid BP, Roden DF, Vimawala S, Richa T, Sweeny L, Goldman RA, Luginbuhl A, Heffelfinger RN, Khanna S, Curry JM. Virtual Surgical Planning in Subscapular System Free Flap Reconstruction of Midface Defects. Oral Oncol. 2020 Feb;101:104508. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104508. Epub 2019 Dec 19. PMID: 31864958."

Swendseid B, Vimawala S, Ortlip T, Richa T, Schmidt N, Walter A, Heffelfinger R, Luginbuhl A. Platelet-Rich Plasma Enhances Distal Flap Viability and Underlying Vascularity in a Radiated Rotational Flap Rodent Model. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2020 May/Jun;22(3):181-187. doi: 10.1089/fpsam.2019.0018. Epub 2020 Apr 15. PMID: 32286865."

Sagheer SH, Swendseid B, Evans J, Rabinowitz M, Nyquist G, Rosen MR, Toskala E, Heffelfinger R, Luginbuhl AJ, Curry JM. Free tissue transfer for central skull base defect reconstruction: Case series and surgical technique. Oral Oncol. 2021 Apr;115:105220. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105220. Epub 2021 Feb 13. PMID: 33592564."

Swendseid B, Stewart M, Mastrolonardo E, McCreary E, Heffelfinger R, Luginbuhl A, Sweeny L, Wax MK, Curry J. Technical Considerations in Pedicle Management in Upper and Midfacial Free Flap Reconstruction. Laryngoscope. 2021 Nov;131(11):2465-2470. doi: 10.1002/lary.29708. Epub 2021 Aug 11. PMID: 34378801."

Swendseid B, Tassone P, Gilles PJ, Pavrette M, Stewart M, Babatope M, Weed D, Cognetti D, Luginbuhl A, Curry J. Taking Free Flap Surgery Abroad: A Collaborative Approach to a Complex Surgical Problem. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Mar;160(3):426-428. doi: 10.1177/0194599818818459. Epub 2018 Dec 11. PMID: 30526295.

Departments

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Surgery

Programs & Centers

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
Head and Neck Cancer Center
Rare Cancers Program

Practice Groups

Cooper University Physicians

Locations

Clinical Interests

Benign and malignant neoplasms of head and neck, minimally invasive robotic surgery, microvascular reconstruction, virtual surgical planning, laryngeal cancer, thyroid surgery, parotid surgery, sialendoscopy, skull-base tumors, skin cancer, skin cancer reconstruction, facial nerve reanimation, and sleep apnea surgery

Education and Training

Education

  • Internship: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, Surgery
  • Fellowship: Ohio State University/James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Otolaryngology, 2022
  • Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Otolaryngology, 2021
  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2015

Board Certifications

  • Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2022

Insurance

Cooper University Health Care accepts the following health plans. For questions about co-payments, deductibles, and the specific procedures your plan covers, please contact your plan provider.
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  • Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO
  • Aetna Dental Health
  • Aetna First Health (Coventry)
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  • Aetna Medicare
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  • Aetna Whole Health
  • Aetna Workers Comp
  • AmeriHealth Comp Services (Workers Comp)
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  • Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health
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  • Wellpoint Medicaid HMO
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Ratings & Reviews

4.8 out of 5

266 ratings, 55 reviews

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

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  • Reviewed on 12/19/2025

    This facility is top-notch from start to finish when you walk in the door and when you walk out, they are very attentive very professional. I can't say enough good things about that building and the people that worked there.

  • Reviewed on 12/19/2025

    Everyone at this facility was helpful and caring

  • Reviewed on 12/4/2025

    He was very good and careful with me...and I thank God that I had a doctor like Brian, may God bless him.

  • Reviewed on 12/3/2025

    Staff is professional and courteous.

  • Reviewed on 12/3/2025

    I am so grateful to have Dr. Swenseid as my surgeon oncologist. My face and scars looks amazing considering the extent of the surgery. I am a very emotional person and he was so considerate of my feelings. My entire MDANDERSON team were the best I could ever ask for.

  • Reviewed on 11/29/2025

    I was happy with my experience. It was very, very, very good.

  • Reviewed on 11/20/2025

    Everybody is so friendly and they are so organized.

  • Reviewed on 11/7/2025

    I had an excellent experience with the staff and the doctor. I highly appreciate everything you guys did for me and I can't say enough. You guys are great.

  • Reviewed on 11/5/2025

    Dr. Brian Swendseid is an excellent Surgeon, and His Follow-up Timing is as good as His Surgical Skill.

  • Reviewed on 10/31/2025

    I trust and really recommend my doctor, Dr. Swenside, so much that I changed all my doctors to Cooper doctors and I was able to convince my husband to leave Virtua and go to Cooper for all his doctors as well. And I just love Cooper. They take such good care of me and I trust them and very confident in them. God bless you guys.

  • Reviewed on 10/16/2025

    I loved my doctor and felt good about him the minute he walked in! Everyone was so helpful and caring. Thank you for making a scary situation better.

  • Reviewed on 10/13/2025

    The Dr was excellent

  • Reviewed on 10/9/2025

    My experience was great. He talked to me about what is expected of me. Hoping everything will go as planned. This is my first time with the doctor, but I feel I can trust doctor/Cooper to put me back on my feet again.

  • Reviewed on 10/7/2025

    the hospital is beautiful. everything and everyone was very nice. Dr. Brian is a good surgeon and easy to talk to.

  • Reviewed on 10/3/2025

    As far as uniqueness, that question was not fully understood but the Dr was Awesome! He answered all questions & help me understand what needs to happen next!

  • Reviewed on 9/25/2025

    Yes, my family is very happy with Dr. Swinseed, who my mother saw. He was her provider. We've been to University of Pennsylvania, different hospitals in Pennsylvania, and we were quite happy, University of Pennsylvania, other than Cooper, just to get different opinions. And ideally and highly, we'll be very, very satisfied with Dr. Swinseed at Cooper Hospital. He was an excellent doctor. He explained everything simply and concisely and professionally. The other doctors that we went to, we were very unhappy with. They were over-prescribing as far as different things that were needed for my mother to do. Radiology, which was absolutely not necessary, so the family got a second and third opinion at various places and doctors. Dr. Swenson was

  • Reviewed on 8/28/2025

    Outstanding and attention to detail.

  • Reviewed on 8/27/2025

    Dr Swenseid developed a plan for my surgery. From my first appointment I was very confident and comfortable with him. He is an amazing surgeon and doctor. He is very compassionate with every visit I have had. I am a very emotional person and had a very hard time with my diagnosis. I admit I do cry at my appointments, and he still answers all of my questions without hesitation.

  • Reviewed on 8/15/2025

    I felt at ease, and confident with the manner in which Dr. SWENDSEID explained my procedure.

  • Reviewed on 8/12/2025

    All follow up appts are great ! Great doctors noBS

  • Reviewed on 7/31/2025

    Yes, Brian, my doctor, was very, very good. And even the intern with him, he was excellent. And the only thing is I sometimes forget to say what, you know, like my feeding tube needed to be done, but I forgot all about it. But he took care of it, you know, like, because I had a nurse run back and tell him. And so, you know, they, They're good people. Thank you very much for taking care of me.

  • Reviewed on 7/30/2025

    Excellent

  • Reviewed on 7/30/2025

    Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 7/25/2025

    Nice to have a doctor that found out what was wrong and willing to do something about it. Thank you

  • Reviewed on 7/25/2025

    The Doctor I have is the best and all the staff is very attentive and everything was fast. I love it.

  • Reviewed on 7/17/2025

    I had a very good visit with Dr. Swendseid.

  • Reviewed on 7/16/2025

    Exceptional

  • Reviewed on 7/9/2025

    Attentive and caring

  • Reviewed on 6/28/2025

    Excellent care .

  • Reviewed on 6/28/2025

    As usual I was completely satisfied! Thanks

  • Reviewed on 6/27/2025

    They were super nice and informative

  • Reviewed on 6/24/2025

    The only thing I would change is having to arrive 20 minutes before my appointment after I did the paperwork on line. I had to sign 3 documents and initial 2 in person. Took 1 minute. Arriving that far in advance of my appointment is a waste of time. The doctor and staff were all first rate.

  • Reviewed on 5/21/2025

    Wonderful facility and the staff was very friendly, even despite my very early appt. The doctor was fabulous. I'm very pleased with my experience

  • Reviewed on 5/20/2025

    Dr. Swendseid is an excellent physician who always listens to everything I address with him.

  • Reviewed on 5/14/2025

    Dr. Swendseid was courteous and professional. He explained things and answered our questions.

  • Reviewed on 5/1/2025

    I am very pleased with everyone there staff as well as Dr

  • Reviewed on 4/24/2025

    My boyfriend and I took my mother to go see Dr. Sunsi, and we were very impressed with the doctor. He was very knowledgeable, but very understanding, related to us very easily, and explained everything in a way that we felt so very happy and comfortable with. My mother also felt the same way, and we even talked about it on the way home, how nice and how he explained everything, and how his assistant, Morgan, was very, very helpful. Also, we were very pleased with the whole experience, and would definitely recommend, if we ever had to recommend a doctor for anybody to go see for any kind of problem, the same kind of thing that my mother experienced.

  • Reviewed on 4/23/2025

    It was great, nice staff

  • Reviewed on 4/23/2025

    Everyone one was very polite and easy to talk with. Very professional and knowledgeable.

  • Reviewed on 4/23/2025

    Dr Swendseid is great i really really like him alot.Great manners ,explains everything and always responsive to any of our concerns.And the staff there in Voorhees are remarkable,kind,friendly,very supportive.All around wonderful experience there.More then happy.

  • Reviewed on 4/23/2025

    I had a wonderful experience. I am very scared and upset but Dr. Swenseid and staff did everything in their power to put me at ease.

  • Reviewed on 4/5/2025

    The doctor is exceptional! I am a former PTA and spent many years working in hospitals, nursing homes, etc. and encountered many doctors. Dr. Swendseid is one of the most pleasant, knowledgeable, and thorough doctors I have ever encountered.

  • Reviewed on 3/27/2025

    Dr. Sweden is an excellent doctor I couldn't have asked for a better doctor Dr. Sweden and Dr. Yagnik are amazing doctors and I consider myself very lucky to have them. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 3/26/2025

    Happy

  • Reviewed on 3/25/2025

    My doctor is very caring and explains all my test to me.. Also we talked about my surgery options.. also I referred my granddaughter to my doctor. She needs surgery. Thank you! !

  • Reviewed on 2/26/2025

    Great experience with everyone involved in my care by by G Guy g G CT V

  • Reviewed on 2/26/2025

    It could have been fraught with tension. Surgery is rarely an eventuality one looks forward to, especially one in a delicate area, like one's throat. Dr swenseid was affable, approachable, spoke in understandable terms, and responded well to my son, who accompanied me. Thanks.

  • Reviewed on 2/26/2025

    I had a very pleasant experience. Left very happy with the results.

  • Reviewed on 2/26/2025

    Best care I have ever received.

  • Reviewed on 2/24/2025

    I felt as though the physician was very caring and took his time with my son. My only issue was that a large portion of the visit was spent cleaning my son's ear out and air drops were recommended. None of that was on his discharge papers. Other than that, I thought the doctor did an excellent job. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 2/21/2025

    Dr. Swendseid is a great and caring doctor. Cannot ask for anything more. The hospital and the staff have been nothing but excellent. I will recommend this hospital and this doctor every opportunity I can.

  • Reviewed on 2/20/2025

    The staff is so caring so pleasant and respectful. When I go to my appointments feel very relaxed knowing that I treated with care and respect. The staff is truly knowledgeable of patients needs and very consistent in following in the patient needs. I am very satisfied and I would recommend anyone to your establishment. I am very thankful and blessed to be treated with respect and courtesy from the Dr and fellow employees. Thank for you caring service. God Bless You All.

  • Reviewed on 2/19/2025

    Yeah, this was my first experience at MD Anderson Cooper Center and everyone was excellent. The staff, the doctor, everybody was kind, uplifting and thank God I don't have cancer but before they even knew it, everybody was so nice to me and I was so nervous and I appreciate it more than anybody even knows. Thank you. Bye.

  • Reviewed on 2/9/2025

    I like the nurses service and treatment, I hope so they never change.

  • Reviewed on 1/30/2025

    Dr. Swenseid is a wonderful doctor . He treated my husbands cancer and our trust and experience with him was excellent. It is the reason I returned to him . He makes us feel relaxed and very confident in his knowledge and professional expertise.