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Elinor
Sveum
MD, MSPH
MD, MSPH

UW Medical Center Northwest-
1550 N 115th St,
Seattle, WA 98133
Faculty
Fellow
Pinned
Academic
Acting Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Fellow, Population Health Research
Sites of Practice
University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest

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Biography
Dr. Sveum is an emergency physician. She is currently completing the Population Health Research Fellowship within the Department of Emergency Medicine. She works clinically in the Emergency Department at Northwest Hospital. She graduated from the University of Washington Emergency Medicine Residency in July 2023. During residency, she completed the Population Health Pathway, including a month-long rotation in Nairobi, Kenya.
Dr. Sveum studies health access and resuscitation in low-resource settings. She is interested in implementation science and mixed methods research. She is currently participating in research projects in Uganda and Kenya.
Education & Training
- Residency, University of Washington Department of Emergency Medicine, Seattle, WA (2023)
- MD, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington, DC (2019)
- MSPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (2015)
- BA, American University, Washington, DC (2012)
Research & Clinical Interests
Research
- Global Health
- Health Access
- Resuscitation in low-resource settings
Publications
- “Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension and diabetes among those screened in a refugee settlement in Uganda”pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- “Informing prehospital care planning using pilot trauma registry data in Yaoundé, Cameroon” pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- “Sink or Swim: Promoting Youth Development Through Aquatics Programs in Baltimore, Maryland”web.p.ebscohost.com