Daniel Swagerty, MD, MPH

"The decision to focus my medical practice on older adults began with being close to my grandparents and other older adults as I was growing up. I was fortunate to see that most older people are vigorous and are in the community and contributing. As a geriatrician, I am able to provide both primary care and specialty medical services to a full array of older adults, from the completely independent to the very frail. It is satisfying to focus on individuals for all of their health care needs and follow them throughout the various care settings - outpatient clinic, hospital, home care, assisted living, and long term care facilities".

Dr. Swagerty completed medical school, Family Practice residency, and Geriatric Medicine fellowship training at University of Kansas School of Medicine. He also obtained his graduate degree in Public Health from the University of Kansas. Dr. Swagerty is a full time faculty member in the Departments of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine and serves as Associate Director for Medical Education for the Center on Aging. In this capacity, Dr. Swagerty coordinates undergraduate, graduate and community focused geriatric medical education .

Dr. Swagerty's clinical interests include primary care, geriatric assessment and consultation, preventive medicine, and long term care. He is medical director at the Kansas City Presbyterian Manor a primary teaching nursing facility affiliated with the Center on Aging. His research interests include malnutrition , medication use in the elderly, long term care system management, autonomy issues, and educational methodologies. Dr. Swagerty is very active in national education and program development for the American Medical Directors Association and American Geriatrics Society.