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Karin Swartz, MD

Assistant Dean, Continuing Professional Development; Professor, Neurosurgery

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  • Office of Continuing Professional Development

Biography

Dr. Swartz joined 老澳门六合彩图库 as Associate Professor of Neurosurgery in 2015.

Dr. Swartz graduated from the University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana in 1992 and received her MD degree from the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in 1996. She completed her internship in general surgery and residency in neurological surgery at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (Madison, WI) from 1996-2003 and completed fellowship training in spinal disorders at the Institute for Spinal Disorders, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA) from 2003-2004.

Dr. Swartz began her academic medical career at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center (Lexington, KY). She was an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery from 2004-2010 and named Associate Professor in 2010. Dr. Swartz also was an Associate Faculty of the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Center from 2004-2015 and Chief of Neurosurgery at the Lexington VA from 2004-2011.

Dr. Swartz’s educational administrative appointments at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center included: Director of Medical Student Clerkships for Neurosurgery (2004-2015); Co-director of the first year Neurosciences Course for the medical school curriculum (2012-2015); member of the Student Progress and Promotions Committee (2011-2015); and member of the Surgery Education Committee (2005-2015).

On a national level, Dr. Swartz serves on and has chaired numerous committees for various Neurosurgery and Spine organizations. She is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons; Congress of Neurological Surgeons; AANS and CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves; Women and Science; and North American Spine Society. She also served as Secretary/Treasurer of The Neurological Society of Kentucky in 2010 and as President in 2011-2012.

Dr. Swartz’s awards from the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center included the Department of Surgery Teaching Award; Ward O. Griffin Teaching Award for Excellence in Education, Department of Surgery; and four Abraham Flexner Master Educator Awards for Outstanding Teaching Contribution or Mentorship. At 老澳门六合彩图库, Dr. Swartz was named Outstanding Medical School Teacher (2017-2018).

Publications

  • (Sharma AM, Tenny S, Yang GL, Cheng J, Ratliff JK, Steinmetz MP, Krishnamurthy S, Adogwa O, Swartz K.) J Neurosurg. 2024 Mar 01;140(3):839-848 PMID: 37657112 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85179057789 09/01/2023

  • (Pugazenthi S, Fabiano AS, Barpujari A, Vessell M, Reddy V, Adogwa O, Swartz KR.) World Neurosurg. 2024 Feb;182:e308-e318 PMID: 38008166 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180794242 11/27/2023

  • (Rosas Almanza J, Stehlik KE, Page JJ, Xiong SH, Tabor EG, Aperi B, Patel K, Kodali R, Kurpad S, Budde MD, Tarima S, Swartz K, Kroner A.) J Neurosci Res. 2022 Dec;100(12):2213-2231 PMID: 36089917 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137752150 09/13/2022

  • (Caruso JP, Singh R, Mazzola C, Eldridge CM, Chilakapati S, Deme P, Swartz K, Schirmer CM, Huntoon K, Cheng J, Steinmetz M, Adogwa O.) World Neurosurg. 2022 Jul;163:e177-e186 PMID: 35436580 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129698602 04/19/2022

  • (Caruso JP, Swartz K, Mazzola C, Ban VS, Singh R, Eldridge C, Schirmer C, Cheng J, Bauer AM, Steinmetz M, Adogwa O.) World Neurosurg. 2021 Sep;153:e1-e10 PMID: 33964499 PMCID: PMC9760261 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113195317 05/09/2021

  • (Khan M, Harper J, Hunsaker JC, Kraus KL, Adogwa O, Mukherjee D, Kang A, Swartz K, Origitano TC, Guan J, Karsy M.) Neurosurgery. 2021 Feb 16;88(3):E285-E287 PMID: 33370811 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102152889 12/29/2020

  • (Pelargos PE, Chakraborty AR, Adogwa O, Swartz K, Zhao YD, Smith ZA, Dunn IF, Bauer AM.) World Neurosurg. 2021 Feb;146:e91-e99 PMID: 33065352 PMCID: PMC7550862 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85096838912 10/17/2020

  • (Huntoon K, Stacy J, Cioffi S, Swartz K, Mazzola C, Profitt C, Adogwa O.) Neurosurgery. 2020 Nov 16;87(6):1085-1090 PMID: 33094340 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097340203 10/24/2020

  • (Attenello FJ, Buchanan IA, Wen T, Donoho DA, McCartney S, Cen SY, Khalessi AA, Cohen-Gadol AA, Cheng JS, Mack WJ, Schirmer CM, Swartz KR, Prall JA, Stroink AR, Giannotta SL, Klimo P.) J Neurosurg. 2018 Nov 01;129(5):1349-1363 PMID: 29424650 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85049338790 02/10/2018

  • (Swartz KR, Cheng JS.) Neurosurgery. 2017 Apr 01;80(4S):S28-S33 PMID: 28375491 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85034055816 04/05/2017

  • (Chan AY, Mullin JP, Bennett E, Swartz K, Benzel EC.) Essentials of Spinal Stabilization. 1 January 2017:441-451 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85042691477 01/01/2017

  • (Akshay M. Sharma MD, Steven Tenny MD, MPH, MBA, George L. Yang MD, Joseph Cheng MD, MS, John K. Ratliff MD, Michael P. Steinmetz MD, Satish Krishnamurthy MD, MCh, Owoicho Adogwa MD, MPH, and Karin Swartz MD.) Journal of Neurosurgery. https://doi.org/10.3171/2023.7.JNS231117 09/01/2023

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