Dr. Swapna holds a post-graduation MD in Anesthesia, Critical care and pain from PGIMER RML hospital New Delhi where she secured an institutional medal. She also ranked amongst the top 5 in the national level entrance examination and went on to pursue doctorate (DM) in Critical care medicine from the prestigious Tata memorial hospital, Mumbai where she subsequently worked as an Assistant Professor. She is currently a Consultant in Department of Critical Care Medicine at Apollo Main Hospitals, Chennai.