Elizabeth A. Swedo, MD, MPH

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Elizabeth Swedo

Physician, Surveillance Branch, Division of Violence Prevention

 

Areas of Expertise

  • Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
  • Child abuse and neglect
  • Violence surveillance
  • Measurement of social and structural determinants of health

Elizabeth A. Swedo, MD, MPH, is a physician in the surveillance branch of the Division of Violence Prevention (DVP) at CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Dr. Swedo works to prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and promote positive childhood experiences (PCEs) through improved surveillance and measurement. Dr. Swedo is the lead for CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) ACEs module and Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) ACEs and PCEs content. Dr. Swedo collaborates with national, state, and tribal partners to increase the availability of scientific data on ACEs and PCEs and to improve understanding of the links between social and structural determinants of health and violence.

Dr. Swedo received a Bachelor of Arts degree in French literature at Dartmouth College. She earned her medical degree and Master of Public Health degree in Global Health from Emory University. She completed her pediatric residency at the University of Washington. Dr. Swedo started her career at CDC in 2017 as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer in the field epidemiology and prevention branch, where she led public health investigations, responded to disease outbreaks, and provided technical expertise on the Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) methodology to ministries of health around the world. She is also a practicing pediatrician, a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a physician to refugee children resettled in DeKalb County, Georgia.