Monique V Swain, MD

Member of the Henry Ford Cancer Institute

Biographical Statement:

Dr. Monique Swain received her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed her post-graduate training in obstetrics and gynecology at Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University in Detroit. While completing her residency, Dr. Swain earned the Chairman's award for outstanding resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology. After residency training, Dr. Swain completed a fellowship in Breast Diseases and Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Dr. Swain serves as the Program Director for the Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.  She is an obstetrics and gynecology surgeon who specializes in women diagnosed with breast cancer, women at high risk for breast cancer due to abnormal genetics, including BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, and benign breast diseases. Dr. Swain's intellectual curiosity has led to multiple research publications investigating health care disparities, breast cancer, and genetics.  Dr. Swain has been recognized as one of 2022 Detroit's Top Doctors in Hour Magazine in both Obstetrics and Gynecology, earned awards in both physician assistant and medical student education, and is a recipient of the C. Paul Hodgkin's Award for dedication toward the Academic Enrichment of the OBGYN Residency Program.   A leader in women's health, Dr. Swain's mission is to close the gap in fertility care in young patients diagnosed with cancer.

Research Interests

• Breast Cancer
• Onco-fertility
• Healthcare disparities and inequities
• Medical Education
• Recruitment and retention URiM physicians

Awards & Honors

• APGO Humanism Award in Teaching (2022)
• Detroit's Hour Magazine Top Doc (2020, 2022)
• C. Paul Hodgkinson's Award (2022)
• Faculty Teaching Award, Wayne State University School of Medicine (2020-1)