Katie Swanson, DO

Family medicine doctor. Wonderer, lover of connection. Proud mama of 2 girls. Wannabe Renaissance woman.

[ELCA Lutherans @ELCA]

Hey @Facebook, when you look back and you only see one set of footprints behind you, that was @Twitter carrying you.

[Katie Swanson, DO @KatieSwansonDO]

@ChomiloMD you might hear that from people, but i don’t think it necessarily means you’ve failed. maybe they are figuring out their action. Maybe they already know and don’t want to come off as a humble-bragger or performative. Maybe it’s what they think they’re supposed to say. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Katie Swanson, DO @KatieSwansonDO]

@DrLeslie_MD @doctorakelso21 @aafp Omg same this makes me so happy maybe it’s the colors

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

White supremacy is not an “extremist ideology” in America. It is the mainstream ideology today just as it was at the height of the slave trade & Jim Crow-era segregation. If it were truly extreme, it wouldn’t be so pervasive as to be at issue in every institution & policy.

[Katie Swanson, DO @KatieSwansonDO]

They couldn’t pronounce Chief Medaria Arradondo’s name- despite that he’s been in the national news for months /2

[Katie Swanson, DO @KatieSwansonDO]

Listening to all these white guy law enforcement officials spew the “yeah yeah a guy died and a community is traumatized but ... business!” narrative reminds me how MN has a special brand of white supremacy /1

[Charlene Collier, MD, MPH @CHCollier]

Takeaways from today’s maternal mortality review in Mississippi
1. All mothers should have a postpartum visit at 2-3 weeks as per @acog. Within 1 week with hypertension or other serious dx. Several deaths occurred at week 4-5, before 1st scheduled follow up.

[Katie Swanson, DO @KatieSwansonDO]

Overheard in my house today: “evie, don’t let the chickens lick your ring pop” 😍 #toddlers #chickens

[MNFamilyPhysicians @MNFamilyDocs]

Family docs are important providers of pregnancy care across MN. The MAFP supports access to all evidence-based #reproductivehealth care & is concerned that SF 1636 is an interference in the physician-patient relationship. #MAFPAdvocacy #MNleg

[M&M’S @mmschocolate]

We caught Dan Levy red-handed 😳 #BetterWithMMS

[Katie Swanson, DO @KatieSwansonDO]

@DrLeslie_MD Or nitrous!! So many offices have this capacity but don’t use. Bottom line women’s pain is a sign of weakness

[Katie Swanson, DO @KatieSwansonDO]

@DrLeslie_MD @DrJenLincoln Also worth noting most studies don’t examine benzos and opioids. Most are NSAIDs v paracervical block v topical lido v miso.

[Katie Swanson, DO @KatieSwansonDO]

And then I hear @shaileyprasad’s voice in my head fiercely reminding me “continuity is your superpower!”

[Katie Swanson, DO @KatieSwansonDO]

Imposter syndrome rears it’s nasty head whenever I practice OMT. And then I hear the immense gratitude of my patients and I remember that feeling cared for is, and should be valued, as part of medicine too.

[Katie Swanson, DO @KatieSwansonDO]

@DrLeslie_MD Wild!

[Katie Swanson, DO @KatieSwansonDO]

@ZoieSheets Yes! I applaud my patients who use google because it means they are invested in what’s going on and want to find more information. I love it!

[Katie Swanson, DO @KatieSwansonDO]

I realized tonight, for the first time, that Slytherin house is like slithering. Like snakes. How did I never see it before. 🤯