J. T. Swick

J.T. Swick II MD is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Penn State University. J.T. earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the West Virginia Institute of Technology. He then served as a warfare analyst with the Department of Navy. Some of his projects included United Nations sanctions verification, targeting analysis and complex network analysis in support of multiple peacetime and combat operations.

J.T. later earned his MD from Virginia Commonwealth University and was certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He served 13 years of combined service in the US Air Force and Air National Guard. His military experience includes missions in Central America, deployments to the Middle East as a Critical Care Air Transport Team physician in support of contingency operations, and assignments with Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).

J.T. is currently a flight surgeon in the Air National Guard and a student at the US Air Force–Air University.