TheodoraL.SwensonMD

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Vanderbilt University | Resident Physician PGY4

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Theodora Swenson, MD, is a healthcare professional based in Nashville, TN, specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a subspecialty in non-surgical Sports Medicine. She completed her medical degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus in 2019, followed by a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center from 2019 to 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a focus on Product Design from Stanford University. Her past employment includes a role as a Physician Marketing Intern at Doximity in 2015. Dr. Swenson has authored several publications, with topics ranging from empathy in medical residents to support for new mothers, featured in journals such as the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine and Academic Medicine.

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2019 - 2023
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 2019
Stanford UniversityB.S., Engineering: Product Design, 2009 - 2013

TN State Medical License 2021 - 2027
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

PubMed

The Association Between Well-Being and Empathy in Medical Residents: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
Theodora L Swenson, Reza Ehsanian, Richard T Tran, Timothy R Petersen, David J Kennedy
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 2024-07-01
Pain, Palliative Care, and Practicing Empathy.
Richard T Tran, Theodora L Swenson
Academic Medicine. 2024-02-01
Passing time: how a nonagenarian maintains cognitive health.
Richard Thang Tran, Theodora L Swenson
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2023-09-01

Better Health Care Begins with MothersOctober 2023
New Mothers Need Better SupportSeptember 2023
Living with My Parents During Medical School Was One of My Best DecisionsAugust 2023
Lessons Learned While Climbing the Medical HierarchyJuly 2023
How to Foster a Healthy Training EnvironmentApril 2023
Are Residents Overeducated?March 2023
How to Go on a Digital Diet, for Health Care ProfessionalsDecember 2022
The Dark Secret Behind New Hospital DesignsFebruary 2020
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Vanderbilt medical residents raising money to support hospital’s custodial staffApril 28th, 2020
There's no way the hospital could run without them — so some doctors are giving back to their custodial staff amid the coronavirusApril 28th, 2020
Vanderbilt doctors raising money for V.A. hospital custodial crewApril 28th, 2020
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Research Advisor for a Digital Health StartupManaged a study looking at the health benefits of a digital, social platform on improving patients' overall health. Recruited diabetic patients and helped with product development for a digital health start-up.2014 - 2015
Research and Development Engineer for Medical DeviceStudied the physiological effects of warming and cooling core body temperature. Developed AVAcore's cooling glove, a product currently marketed towards professional athletes and demonstrated the product at TEDMED. Managed clinical trials piloting the system at the Stanford Hospital.2012 - 2014