Thomas Swaffield, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.S. (Biology)
Lafayette College, 2013.
M.D. (Medicine)
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2019.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biology)
Lafayette College, 2013.
M.D. (Medicine)
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2019.
Selected Publications
Thomas Swaffield Matthew Grady Todd Lawrence : Physeal Stress Injuries of the Knee. Physeal Stress Injuries in Young Athletes: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention 2024.Swaffield TP, Master C, Adirim T: The Pediatric Athlete. American College of Sports Medicine A Comprehensive Review, Second Edition O'Connor F, Davis B (eds.). 2023 Notes: Book Chapter.
Swaffield TP, Brown NJ: Shoulder Pain in a 10-Year-Old Baseball Player. American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Conference, Atlanta, GA 2023 Notes: Poster.
Swaffield TP, Grady M: Left Knee Pain in an Adolescent Boy. Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness Online Case Studies Page: In press, 2023.
Swaffield TP, Greene A, Tsai AY, Olympia RP: Two Cases of Splenic Injuries in Adolescent Lacrosse Players. J Pediatr Surg Case Rep 86(1): e102433, Nov 2022.
Nachnani R, Hushagen K, Swaffield TP, Jhaveri P, Verana KE, Alexander CP: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome and Hypophosphatemia in Adolescents. J Pediatr Gastro Nutr Report 3(4): e248, Nov 2022.
Swaffield TP, Olympia RP.: School Nurses on the Front Lines of Healthcare: Emergencies Associated With Sport and Physical Activities (Part 3): Shortness of Breath in a Pediatric Athlete During a Track Event. NASN Sch Nurse 37(5): 257-260, Sep 2022.
Swaffield TP, Clarke S.: Poor Weight Gain, Hypernatremia, and Jaundice in a 2-Month-Old Male. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 61(4): 376-380, May 2022.
Swaffield TP, Olympia RP.: School Nurses on the Front Lines of Healthcare: Emergencies Associated With Sport and Physical Activities (Part 2): Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Hypovolemic Shock, and Spinal Cord Injury. NASN Sch Nurse 37(3): 141-146, May 2022.
Swaffield TP, Green A, Tsai A, Olympia RP: Abdominal Pain in an Adolescent Lacrosse Player. American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Conference, Atlanta, GA 2022 Notes: Poster.