Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Dr. Swinarska is an NRSA Research Fellow in Surgical Oncology. Her research focuses on surgical quality improvement and outcomes, healthcare access and disparities, and surgical education. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Biology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and obtained her medical degree from the Wake Forest School of Medicine. She is taking 2 years away from her clinical training in general surgery at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center to work as a research scholar under the mentorship of Dr. Ryan Merkow. During this time she is also pursuing a Master of Science in Health Services and Outcomes Research from Northwestern University.