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Swan Urogynecology • Nashville, TN

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After graduating with cum laude honors at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA, with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 1986, Dr. Swan received his MD at the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee) in 1990. He entered residency training at the USAF Medical Center Keesler at Keesler Air Force Base, MS, later that year. During his residency, he was active in the research of ovarian cancer molecular genetics, and the rapid detection of trisomy 21 (Down’s Syndrome) via polymerase chain reaction/PCR-based tests. He delivered case and research presentations at District ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) meetings every year from 1991 to 1993. He earned recognition as the “Outstanding Resident teacher of the year” in 1993, then proceeded to complete his residency training in 1994. Over the following years, he underwent managerial training at the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, successfully obtaining his MBA in 2008.

Dr. Swan started his medical career as the staff OBGYN for the 56^th Medical Group at Luke Air Force Base, AZ, in July 1994. During this time, he provided comprehensive OBGYN care to military personnel and their dependents, while coordinating with midwives to protect maternal and infant health during childbirth. He served as an active flight surgeon for the squadron, provided medical supervision, and participated in active flying missions. He further refined his medical training by completing the Aerospace Medicine Primary Course in 1995.

Upon completion of his service at Luke Air Force Base in June of 1997, he successfully transitioned into establishing his medical practice, Swan Urogynecology, in July 1997, and serving as a clinical instructor for the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in August 1997. He was appointed Vice Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for Baptist Hospital from January 2003 to December 2004, then successfully served as its department Chief from January 2005 to December 2006. In January 2006, he joined St. Thomas Health Services in Nashville, TN as one of its leading physician executives. During his tenure there, which concluded in 2009, he developed the hospitalist program for Labor and Delivery, facilitated the $9.8 million expansion project for the neonatal intensive care unit, and presided over the annual strategic plan for Women’s Health Services.

In addition to his duties as a Urogynecologist, Dr. Swan maintains a very active schedule with other ongoing professional activities. Since 1998, he has been serving at St. Thomas Midtown under various capacities and responsibilities. He has chaired the following programs: Primary Care for Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1999, Breast Cancer in 2003, and Hormone Replacement Therapy in 2004. He has been the Medical Director for resident rotation in the Gynecological Oncology and Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Program of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine from 2000-2012. He subsequently completed a brief term in the Clinical Assessment Committee from January 2003 to December 2005, and served as the Chair for the Perinatal Committee from January 2003 to December 2004. He joined the Patient Safety Council in January 2003 and continues to be an active member.

Other ongoing professional endeavors include: being a collaborating member of the National Claims committees for Ascension Health since 2008; serving as a Proctor for American Medical Systems since June 2010; and as a Proctor for Intuitive Surgical Inc.’s da Vinci Surgical System since May 2011. 

Dr. Swan has been board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology since November 1996, and obtained certification for the subspecialty of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) in 2013. He is a member of the American Medical Association and Nashville Academy of Medicine, and is a Fellow at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

 He takes pride in his extensive involvement in various charitable organizations, and embraces his role in helping vulnerable members of the community. He founded Jo’s Reach Out and Read Program in 2000, to provide literary and educational resources to children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Launched at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, the program provides guidance to families on the benefits of early exposure to books in the home, as well as free books to children aged 6 months to 5 years old.

He continues to serve as an advisory board member of Nurses for Newborns since 2009, an organization that supports families with high-risk infants and children through home visitation. He contributes ongoing support to the Children of Zimbabwe Foundation, which works with a street ministry in the city of Harare to provide food, shelter, and education to HIV-AIDS orphans. The foundation also operates an orphanage in the outskirts of the city to help other vulnerable orphans in the surrounding areas.

Dr. Swan is currently active in the Hillsboro Presbyterian Church, having played in his church’s contemporary band since 1999. He participated in the church’s mission trip to Zimbabwe in 2004, and has been serving as a church elder.

For Dr. Swan, giving back is both an essential and satisfying responsibility that everyone shares for building a healthier, happier community.