Kristine Swartz, MD

Associate Professor
Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

Contact Information

1015 Walnut Street
Suite 401
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Associate Professor
Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

Clinical Interests

Dr. Swartz’s academic interests include inpatient geriatric medicine, palliative care and geriatric oncology. She manages the inpatient geriatric consultation service, serves as attending one day a week on the inpatient palliative care service and is the co-director for the Senior Adult Oncology Center. She currently assists with the Jefferson Health Falls committee, a newly formed delirium working group, and has an interest in improving systems of care.

Education

Medical School

Jefferson Medical College - 2006

Residency

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Fellowship

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Board Certification

Family Practice
Geriatric Medicine - CAQ
Hospice and Palliative Medicine - CAQ

Hospital Appointment

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Jefferson Methodist Hospital

Biography

Dr. Swartz is thrilled and proud to be the Program Director for Jefferson’s Geriatric Fellowship. She matriculated at Jefferson Medical College and completed family medicine training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She then went on to complete a Geriatric medicine fellowship here as well. She is boarded in Family Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine.

Personal Interests

Dr. Swartz enjoys good food, travelling with her family, and spending time with friends. She recently relocated from Center City to embrace suburban life in New Jersey.

A methodological framework for capturing marine small-scale fisheries' contributions to the sustainable development goals

Exploring factors that influence vaccination uptake for Ukrainian child migrants and war refugees in Poland: preliminary results from the “Say YES to Vaccination” study

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Evolution of the polycrisis: Anthropocene traps that challenge global sustainability

Process evaluation of a G8 screening tool implementation in an outpatient oncology center

CLIMATE DISCRIMINATION

Multispectral Imaging Analysis of Skin Lesions in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Transformational Leadership Styles for Global Leaders: Management and Communication Strategies

Developing Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Early Age—An Intervention Study in Kindergartens

A Review of Social–Ecological System Research and Geographical Applications

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From a "Disciplined Intelligence" to a "Culture of Care": Shifting Understandings of Emotions and Citizenship in Twentieth-Century Educational Discourses