Natalia Swiatowiec, MD
Visiting Clinical Instructor
Department of Emergency Medicine
About
Dr. Natalia Swiatowiec is an emergency physician with experience in medical toxicology research, point-of-care ultrasound education, and community-based clinical care. She completed her Emergency Medicine residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she participated in ultrasound education, quality improvement activities, and multiple toxicology research initiatives as a Resident Co-Investigator with the Wisconsin Poison Center and affiliated programs. Her scholarly work includes multi-center studies on unknown pill ingestions, toxic alcohol biomarkers, prehospital ultrasound implementation, and wellness program evaluation.
Her prior clinical and educational experience includes work in free clinics, global medical brigades, and medical Polish language instruction. She has contributed to poster and oral presentations on diagnostic tools, language barriers in healthcare, and patient communication at Loyola University Chicago and Northwestern University.
Notable Honors
2020, Gold Humanism Honor Society, Loyola University Chicago
Education
Emergency Medicine Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin and Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee
MD, Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago
BS, Biology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison
Selected Presentations
“The NASAL Questionnaire – Differentiating Etiologies of Nasal Congestion”
Poster, 43rd Annual St. Albert’s Day, Loyola University Chicago, 2021
“Addressing Language and Cultural Barriers in Healthcare Through a Peer-Led Medical Polish Language Program”
Poster, 41st Annual St. Albert’s Day, Loyola University Chicago, 2019
“Addressing Language and Cultural Barriers in Healthcare Through a Peer-Led Medical Polish Language Program”
Poster, Polish-American Youth Academic Summit, Northwestern University, 2019
“Medical School Admissions and Is Talent Enough?”
Oral Presentation, Polish-American Youth Academic Summit, Northwestern University, 2019