Dr. Mary K. Benjamin-Swonger, DPM, AFCAS |
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| Originally from Flint, Michigan, Dr. Swonger came to the Ohio area in 1993 to further her surgical training. In 1988, she graduated from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry and math. Dr. Swonger earned her medical degree from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland in 1992. At that time Dr. Swonger was accepted into a residency position in Phoenix, Arizona, working at the VA Hospital and Air Force Base. Her training was geared toward trauma as well as acute and chronic wounds and limb salvage.
After her training in Arizona, she furthered her surgical work with two more years of comprehensive ankle, rearfoot, and forefoot surgery. Dr. Swonger is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and the American Board of Podiatric Orthopaedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine. She is a Diplomat of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons as well as a professional member of the Ohio and American Podiatric Medical Associations.
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Dr. Swonger is the founder and director of Grand Lake Podiatry, Incorporated. The Celina office was established in 1996. She purchased the Bellefontaine and Springfield offices in July of 2002. With a great deal of Dr. Swonger's training being in Diabetic and Chronic Wound Care and Limb Salvage, it is no surprise that she has been a staff physician as well as helped establish Wound Care centers in the area. She has served as a foundation member for Joint Township Memorial Hospital as well as the Credentialing Coucil for Mercer Health. Dr. Swonger is a staff physician at several area hospitals.
Dr. Swonger and her husband, Scott, reside in the Celina area with their 4 children. She enjoys spending time with family, coaching soccer, scrap- booking, cross-stitching and any outdoor activity. In the future Dr. Swonger hopes to become part of a mission to help underdeveloped countries and underprivileged children to meet their medical and surgical needs.