Paul E. Swanson, MD

Board Certifications

Board Certified in Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology

Academic and Medical Appointments

Academic Appointments

Interim Director, Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Pathology Fellowship Program (2022 - present)

Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle WA (2001-2014; 2016 – present)

Clinical Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary AB (2014 – 2016)

Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO (1995 – 2001)

Assistant Professor of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO (1990 – 1995)

Instructor in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis MN (1989 – 1990)

Medical Appointments

Head, Gastrointestinal, Hepatic and Pancreatic Pathology, UW Medicine Pathology (2016 – present)

Medical Director, Gastrointestinal Pathology Laboratory, Department of Medicine, UW Medicine (2016 – present)

Staff Pathologist: University of Washington Medical Center (2001 – 2014; 2016 – present); Harborview Medical Center (201 – 2014; 2016 – present); Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (2001 – 2014; 2016 – present); Northwest Hospital (2016 – present)

Staff Pathologist, Calgary Laboratory Services, Foothills Medical Center, University of Calgary Medical Center, Calgary AB (2014 – 2016)

Director of Immunohistochemistry, Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary AB (2014 – 2016)

Director of Anatomic Pathology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle WA (2001 – 2011)

Director of Immunohistochemistry, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle WA (2001 – 2013)

Staff Pathologist: Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis MO (1990 – 2001)

Director of Immunohistochemistry and Electron Microscopy, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis MO (1991 – 2001)

Director, Surgical Pathology Fellowship, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis MO (1995 – 2001)

Staff Pathologist, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis MN (1989 - 1990)

Education and Training

Training

Medical Leadership Training Program, Haskayne School of Business and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary AB (2014 – 2015)

Fellowship in Surgical Pathology, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis MN (1987-1988)

Residency in Anatomic Pathology ad Clinical Pathology, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis MN (1984 – 1989)

Post-Sophomore Fellowship in Pathology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR (1981 – 1984)

Education

Medical Doctorate, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR, 1984

Bachelor of Arts (artium baccalaureus - AB) in Biology (modified with Anthropology), Dartmouth College, Hanover NH, 1979