Elinor

Sveum

MD, MSPH

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

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Healthcare Certificate in Quality and Safety (2019 – Present)
• Residency, University of Washington Department of Emergency Medicine, Seattle WA (2021)
• MD, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL (2019)
• BA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (2014)

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” 
•  “Informing prehospital care planning using pilot trauma registry data in Yaoundé, Cameroon” 
• “Sink or Swim: Promoting Youth Development Through Aquatics Programs in Baltimore, Maryland”