Deborah M. Swiderski, MD
Internal Medicine
Montefiore Medical Group-Comprehensive Health Care Center (CHCC)
305 East 161st Street
Bronx, NY 10451-3535
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Deborah M. Swiderski, MD, is an attending physician and Professor, Medicine and Family and Social Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus centers on primary care internal medicine.
After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College, Dr. Swiderski attended Columbia University, earning her Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Pre-Medical Studies followed by her Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Swiderski came to Einstein to complete her internship and residency in internal medicine. She continued her medical education, completing a certificate in Bioethics at New York University/Montefiore Medical Center, as well as a certificate as a Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Trainer from Northwestern University.
Building on her clinical focus, Dr. Swiderski’s research interests include communication skills, end-of-life care, health disparities and Bioethics. These are synthesized in her work leading the Serious Illness Conversation Project at Montefiore. She has been Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator on a number of funded research projects, and she has given invited presentations nationally and internationally. Dr. Swiderski’s work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles and abstracts. She has been a peer reviewer for scientific journals, including the Journal of General Internal Medicine and Annals of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Swiderski is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is a member of the Society of General Internal Medicine, the American Academy of Physician and Patient, the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In 2007, Dr. Swiderski won the Leo M. Davidoff Society Award for Teaching Excellence.
Gender: Female
Credentials
Education and Training
- Medical Education Columbia Univ College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Areas of Expertise
Specialties
Clinical Focus
Locations
Primary Location
Montefiore Medical Group-Comprehensive Health Care Center (CHCC)
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Research
Publications
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Are Safety-Net Primary Care Physicians Prepared to Engage in Serious Illness Conversations?Deborah Swiderski; Elizabeth ChuangMay 2024Deborah Swiderski; Rodrigo Ng Taniguchi; Elizabeth Chuang
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“I was not able to keep myself away from tending to her immediate needs”: Primary Care Physicians’ Perspectives of Serious Illness Conversations at Community Health CentersDeborah Swiderski; Elizabeth Chuang; Allison StarkJan 2022Deborah Swiderski; Annette Georgia; Elizabeth Chuang; Allison Stark; Justin Sanders; Anna Flattau
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Exploring the Spiritual/Religious Dimension of Patients: A Timely Opportunity for Personal and Professional Reflection for Graduating Medical StudentsVictoria Gorski; Deborah Swiderski; Elizabeth AldermanDec 2013Mimi McEvoy; Victoria Gorski; Deborah Swiderski; Elizabeth Alderman
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Learning social medicine in the Bronx: An orientation for primary care residentsDebbie Swiderski; A. Hal StrelnickJan 2011Alice Fornari; Matthew Anderson; Sherenne Simon; Eliana Korin; Debbie Swiderski; A. Hal Strelnick
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The clinical ethics credentialing project: Preliminary notes from a pilot project to establish quality measures for ethics consultationDeborah M. SwiderskiMar 2010Deborah M. Swiderski; Katharine M. Ettinger; Mayris P. Webber; Nancy N. Dubler
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