Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine; Pulmonary Disease Subspecialty, American Board of Internal Medicine; Critical Care Subspecialty, American Board of Internal Medicine

Medical Association Memberships: American College of Chest Physicians American Thoracic Society American Society of Critical Care Medicine

Professional School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Residency: Internal Medicine, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA

Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX

Special Interests: Pulmonary arterial hypertension, lung mass and pulmonary nodule workup, COPD, asthma; performs bronchoscopy, EBUS bronchoscopy, percutaneous tracheostomy, cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Joseph Swiggum, M.D., joined MultiCare Rockwood Clinic April 2012. He received his undergraduate degree from Idaho State University in Pocatello, ID, and his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. Dr. Swiggum completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, CA, as well as a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care by the American Board of Internal Medicine.