Jordan W. Swanson, MD, MSc

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Associate Professor of Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Scholar, Penn Center for Global Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Global Health Faculty, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Linton A. Whitaker Endowed Chair in Craniofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Advisory Council Member, Penn Center for Surgical Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Program Director, Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Co-Director, Cleft Lip/Palate Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Global Medicine and Strategy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Surgery

Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Hub 11th floor Room 11582
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-2208
Education
A.B. (History and Science)
Harvard University, 2002.
M.Sc. (International Development Management)
London School of Economics, 2006.
M.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2008.
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Selected Publications

Blum JD, Beiriger J, Villavisanis DF, Morales C, Cho DY, Tao W, Whitaker R, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Goldstein JA, Swanson JW.: Machine Learning in Metopic Craniosynostosis: Does Phenotypic Severity Predict Long-Term Esthetic Outcome? J Craniofac Surg. 34(1), Jan 2023.

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Last updated: 08/07/2026
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