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Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Albany Medical College (1985)

Professional interests include: chronic cough, acute respiratory failure, asthma, and more.

55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH
WORCESTER, MA 01655

(508) 334-3850

Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD is a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Albany Medical College in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Memorial Health.

Office Locations

55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH
WORCESTER, MA 01655

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Some issues Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD can help you with:

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

In The News

“Dr. Nicholas Smyrnios, a pulmonologist at UMass Memorial Hospital Medical Center says steroids, such as dexamethasone, have the potential to do harm as well.”—"Doctors Say Trump's Coronavirus Treatments Raise Questions", CBS News, October 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	26
doctor visit	434
hospital care	308
inpatient care	308
minimally invasive procedures	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	457
hospital care	280
inpatient care	280

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	392
Black	11
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	54
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	395
hospital care	308
inpatient care	308

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	51
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	415
hospital care	264
inpatient care	264

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	428
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	796
Black	36
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	98
Less than 65	236

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	409
hospital care	251
inpatient care	251

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	422
Black	16
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	51
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	61
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	40
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	486
hospital care	194
inpatient care	194

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	15
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	52
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	41
Dementia	24
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	388
hospital care	203
inpatient care	203

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	15
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	37
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	40
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	457
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	44
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	272
hospital care	186
inpatient care	186

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	11
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	37
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	39
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	302
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	38
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	278
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	31
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	301
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	39
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated as a pulmonologist in WORCESTER, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

bronchoscopy	26
doctor visit	382
hospital care	211
inpatient care	211
minimally invasive procedures	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD.

**Gender**
Female	219
Male	191

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	354
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	28
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	106
85 and over	44
Less than 65	102
65 to 74	156

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	30
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD graduated from Albany Medical College in 1985. He completed residency at Albany Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Albany Medical College (1985)

Residency: Albany Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Critical Care Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UMass Memorial Medical Center

UMass Memorial Health

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Biography

Dr. Nicholas Smyrnios, who practices in Worcester, MA, is a medical specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Areas of expertise for Dr. Smyrnios include intensive care, asthma, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. He is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center. He has an open panel in Worcester, MA according to Doctor.com. He graduated from Albany Medical College. For his professional training, Dr. Smyrnios completed a residency program at Albany Medical Center.