Monique Swain has been appointed chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and SSM Health SLUCare Physician Group.
Swain previously directed the obstetrics and gynecology residency program at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and served as a clinical associate professor at Michigan State University.
She succeeds Mary McLennan, who retired after 27 years. Swain will oversee patient care, research and medical education, with an emphasis on maternal health, breast cancer screening and expanded services for women of all ages.