Dr. Michael Swartzon, MD
Not yet claimedFamily medicine doctor · Physician (MD)
Miami, FL
Michael Swartzon is a family and sports medicine doctor with Baptist Health in the Miami, Florida area. He directs a primary care sports medicine fellowship and teaches at Florida International University's medical school.
About Dr. Michael Swartzon, MD
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Dr. Michael Swartzon is a physician in the Miami, Florida area who is board certified in both family medicine and sports medicine. He practices with Baptist Health South Florida, with office locations that include the Baptist Health Training Complex in Miami Gardens and Plantation, and he is affiliated with Doctors Hospital, South Miami Hospital, and West Kendall Baptist Hospital.
Much of his work is in sports medicine. Baptist Health lists him as a team physician for the Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers, and Inter Miami CF, a tournament physician for the Miami Open, co-medical director of the Miami Marathon and Half Marathon, and a physician for college teams including Barry, St. Thomas, and FIU. He is also program director of the FIU/Baptist Health Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship and an associate professor at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
He has been elected president-elect of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians and has served on its board since 2018. He has published on topics such as return to play after ACL injury, billing and coding in sports medicine, and the role of pharmacists on sports medicine teams.
His Baptist Health profile lists ultrasound-guided procedures, concussion management, and regenerative orthobiologic treatments such as stem cell and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy among the techniques he uses. Federal Open Payments data for 2021-2025 shows $25,304.67 in industry payments across 86 records, most of it from Arthrex, Inc. Payments from medical companies are common and legal, and are disclosed publicly.
- Dual board certification
- Baptist Health lists him as board certified in both family medicine and sports medicine. baptisthealth.net
- Professional sports team physician
- He serves as a team physician for the Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers, and Inter Miami CF, and as tournament physician for the Miami Open. baptisthealth.net
- Fellowship program director
- He directs the FIU/Baptist Health Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. news.fiu.edu
- State society leadership
- He was named president-elect of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians and has served on its board of directors since 2018, including as secretary-treasurer and vice president. news.fiu.edu
- Medical school and fellowship
- He graduated from Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in 2007 and completed a sports medicine fellowship at the University of New Mexico. baptisthealth.elsevierpure.com
- Academic appointments
- He is an associate professor at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and an affiliate professor at Nova Southeastern University. physicianresources.baptisthealth.net
- Published research
- His publications include work on return to play after ACL injury in JAAOS, billing and coding in sports medicine in Current Sports Medicine Reports, and sports pharmacists in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. baptisthealth.elsevierpure.com
- Advice on heat and hydration
- In Baptist Health articles about Dolphins training camp, he discussed heat acclimatization, cooling breaks, and using urine color as a hydration self-check. baptisthealth.net
- Industry payments disclosed
- CMS Open Payments shows $25,304.67 across 86 records from 2021 to 2025, with Arthrex, Inc. accounting for $23,438.45. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- Florida license on file
- He has a Florida Department of Health practitioner profile listing a Plantation, FL address. mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us
Worth knowing
- His Baptist Health profile lists regenerative orthobiologic treatments, including stem cell and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, among the techniques he offers. Evidence for these treatments is still developing and they are often not covered by insurance. No promotional claims by him were found. baptisthealth.net
- Open Payments records show $23,438.45 of his 2021-2025 industry payments came from Arthrex, Inc., a maker of orthopedic devices. Such relationships are common and legal, but patients may wish to ask about them. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- No public source reviewed named the residency program he completed. baptisthealth.net
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$25,305
86 payments
| 2021 | $784 |
| 2022 | $191 |
| 2023 | $174 |
| 2024 | $1,304 |
| 2025 | $22,851 |
Top payers
- Arthrex, Inc.$23,438
- Southern Edge Orthopaedics, Inc.$219
- DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.$216
- TISSUETECH, INC.$213
- TRICE MEDICAL, INC.$213
Payment types
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$20,575
- Food and Beverage$2,785
- Travel and Lodging$1,945
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
Baptist Health / FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
1150 Campo Sano Ave
Miami, FL 33146
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