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Fox Chase Cancer Center's Arthur Zwerling, CRNA, MSN, DNP, of Elkins Park, Pa., earned his doctorate in nursing practice in pain management from University of Tennessee Health Science Center. His focus was on assessment, prevention and treatment of post-thoracotomy shoulder pain syndromes.
Zwerling is a staff certified registered nurse anesthetist at Fox Chase and a lecturer at University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Before joining Fox Chase, Zwerling was program director of the Schools of Nurse Anesthesia at University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Hospital.
Zwerling earned his M.S. from Saint Joseph's University and his M.S.N. from Temple University. Between the years of 2004 and 2005, Zwerling was awarded the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation Doctoral Scholarship and the International Nurses Society On Addictions Impaired Practice / Peer Assistance Award.
In addition to his professional work, Zwerling has volunteered his time to work with the Health Volunteer Overseas, Belize Nurse Anesthesia Program and Eritrea Nurse Anesthesia Program. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
In his free time, Zwerling enjoys fishing, snorkeling, diving, target shooting, reading and astronomy.
