Dr. Catriona Swift earned her medical degree AT Still University, Kirksville, MO in 2012. She then went on to complete a general surgery residency through Michigan State University at Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI in 2017, where she was also named Chief General Surgery Resident. From 2017 to 2020, Dr. Swift treated patients at North Carolina Surgery-UNC Rex Healthcare and Wilson Medical Center as a general surgeon, where she also served as Vice-Chair for the Department of Surgery. Dr. Swift then decided to further her education and training through a Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, KS. She is board certified by the American Board of Osteopathic Surgery.
Dr. Swift is trained in laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic techniques and offers duodenal switch, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, revisional bariatric surgery, endoscopic weight loss procedures, and surgical treatment of GERD, hiatal hernia, and achalasia. Throughout her educational career, Dr. Swift has received numerous awards and honors for her contributions to pre and post-doctoral educational programs, her outstanding service in the studies of exercise and health sciences, and her high degree of service to her community. Dr. Swift also actively publishes on a variety of subjects, including bariatric surgery, laparoscopic surgery, postoperative discomfort, and weight loss among many other topics.
Personal Statement
I decided to pursue a career in bariatric surgery due to the multifaceted positive impact of bariatric surgery has on the lives of patients. All types of surgeries change people’s lives, and I absolutely love the particular way in which bariatric surgery changes lives. Reversing chronic diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure, decreasing dependence on medications, increasing mobility, and improving quality of life and wellbeing are just a few of the benefits that make me passionate about this type of surgery. With bariatric surgery, people are regaining their ability to actively participate in life again. The difference that this type of surgery can make in a person’s life is incredible, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to help people along their journey!