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Summary
- Sandra Swantek, MD, is a geriatric psychiatrist based in Chicago, IL, with extensive experience in geriatric psychiatry and assessment. She completed her medical education at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and finished her residency and fellowship in Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Dr. Swantek has contributed to several scholarly articles, focusing on older adult mental health, dementia care, and Alzheimer's disease in nursing homes, which have been published in reputable journals, such as the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 1995 - 1996- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1991 - 1995
Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1991 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 33 citationsAlzheimer Disease as a Clinical-Biological Construct-An International Working Group Recommendation.Bruno Dubois, Nicolas Villain, Lon Schneider, Nick Fox, Noll Campbell
JAMA Neurology. 2024-12-01 - 2 citationsBuilding foundational competencies in older adult mental health: Online and in-person training.Erin E Emery-Tiburcio, Laurin Mack, Susan Buehler, Siqi Wang, Suzanne Musil
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024-08-01 - The Imperative for Person-Centered Dementia Care: Focus on Assessing and Working With Long-Term Care Residents Rather Than Percentage of People on a Medication.Maureen C. Nash, Amita Patel, Susan S. Rose, Sandra S. Swantek
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2020-02-27
Press Mentions
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew to Improve Their Mental HealthApril 4th, 2025- 10 Things Doctors Wish Women Knew to Manage Their HealthMarch 28th, 2025
AMA: Ethics Code Supports Opponents, Proponents of Physician-Assisted SuicideJuly 15th, 2019- Join now to see all
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