Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes plastic surgeon, Gregory M. Swank, MD, to its medical staff. 

Dr. Swank received his undergraduate degree at Rutgers College and his medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He also completed his General Surgery residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey where he was named Neurosurgical Rotating Resident of the Year and served as the Administrative Chief Resident for the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Swank completed a Plastic Surgery Residency at Duke University Medical Center and a fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery at Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Swank also completed hyperbaric medicine team training at the Nix Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center in San Antonio, Texas.
 
Following his residency and fellowship training, Dr. Swank served as President of Plastic Surgery of Martinsville, P.C. and the Chief of General and Subspecialty Surgery at the Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County.

Dr. Swank is board certified in general surgery and plastic surgery and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

“It’s great to be back in North Carolina working alongside such a talented and diverse group of physicians,” says Dr. Swank. “I am looking forward to serving this community in a meaningful way,” added Dr. Swank. 

Frye Regional Medical Center, part of Tenet North Carolina, is a 355-bed acute care facility located at 420 North Center Street in Hickory.  The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of Catawba County since 1911.  The hospital’s main campus includes a comprehensive heart center and cardiopulmonary rehab, orthopedics, bariatric surgery, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, pediatrics, center for neurosciences, cancer center and women’s pavilion.  Frye has several extended campuses to serve families throughout the area, including Frye Wellness and Education Center, which houses the Center For Diabetes Self-Management Care, perinatal education and community wellness classes; South Campus for psychiatric services; Viewmont and Tate Surgery Centers; Vein and Wound Center/Infusion Care; Unifour Pain Treatment Center; Piedmont Therapy, offering sports and industrial rehabilitation; an urgent care facility; FryeCare, an outpatient diagnostic facility; Alexander Campus, which provides 24-hour emergency care along with diagnostic and laboratory services and infusion care; plus HealthPoint, which provides extensive industrial services and programs to employers.

Frye Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about the hospital, visit www.fryemedctr.com.