Katie M. Swanstrom, DPM, D.ABFAS — Washington (Incumbent)
Biography
Katie Swanstrom, DPM, D.ABFAS, is board certified in both Foot Surgery and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery. She is in private practice as an owner of the Spokane Foot Clinic and is president of the Northwest Surgery Center. She also serves her local medical community as vice chief of staff of Valley Hospital—the first podiatric surgeon to serve in this role—and chair of the hospital’s Credentialing Committee. Since 2015, Dr. Swanstrom has served on multiple ABFAS committees and in multiple volunteer roles. She currently serves on the ABFAS Computer-based Patient Simulation (CBPS) Examination Committee and as a Case Reviewer. In 2020, Dr. Swanstrom was elected to the ABFAS Board of Directors.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology, cum laude, from George Fox University and earned a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, summa cum laude, from Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Swanstrom completed the Swedish Residency Training Program PM&S-36 in Seattle, Washington, in 2011.
Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, she is a mother and enjoys being outdoors in the Pacific Northwest.