Veterinarian Dr. Oscar Swanstrom has died at the age of 80 after a lifetime devoted to veterinary medicine. Swanstrom grew up on a family farm in Arrowsith, Ill., and attended veterinary school at the University of Illinois.
Swanstrom enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he was commissioned a captain and served as base veterinarian at Moody Air Force Base. He then received a master's degree in veterinary medicine with a focus on radiology and orthopedic surgery before practicing in Illinois, largely at Chicago area Thoroughbred tracks. He eventually moved to Kentucky, where he became a well-known practitioner at Churchill Downs and surrounding facilities.
Swanstrom is the author of several academic studies and is known for his work studying therapeutic swimming, as well as intra-articular therapies.
Swanstrom was inducted into the International Veterinary Hall of Fame in 2005 at Churchill Downs.
He is survived by his wife Theresa, son Justin, daughter Kasi Cox (Jeremy) of Westport; his grandsons, Colton S. Cox and Ryan L. Cox of Westport; his granddaughter, Ruby Elizabeth Swanstrom of Simpsonville and several nieces and nephews.
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