Dr. Jerome Swale received his medical degree from The Chicago Medical School. After completing a surgical internship at Naval Hospital, San Diego and additional training at The Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Dr. Swale served as Flight Surgeon and General Medical Officer at Alameda Naval Air Station in California. He then completed an ophthalmology residency at The University of Missouri in Kansas City.

Dr. Swale returned home to the Chicago area in 1991 where he practices comprehensive ophthalmology with an emphasis on cataract and laser eye surgery. He has received extensive training in Laser Vision Correction/LASIK and has performed thousands of eye surgeries throughout his career.

Dr. Swale is a diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners as well as Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the International Society of Refractive Surgery, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

He has served as Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at both St. Mary's Hospital and Riverside Medical Center.