Robert Edward Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D.

Gastroenterology

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Personal Statement

Dr. Robert Schwartz is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University and an Attending Physician, New York-Presbyterian Hospital Cornell campus. A native New Yorker he obtained his B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the Cooper Union and his M.D. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis and his fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In his patient practice Dr. Schwartz’s focuses on the care of patient with liver disease. His interests include viral hepatitis, autoimmune causes of liver disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease as well as metabolic causes of liver disease.  

 

Dr. Robert Schwartz is also an active physician scientist focused on developing and building models of human liver disease in vitro. He uses stem cell biology, hepatocyte biology and incorporates engineering techniques to better understand human liver disease with the goal to improve clinical therapy.

 

Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
Clinical Expertise
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Fatty Liver Disease
General Hepatology
Genetic Liver Diseases
Genetic Screening
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Viral Hepatitis
Wilson's Disease
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Hemochromatosis
Liver Cyst
Liver Lesion
Liver Masses
Liver Nodules
Colonoscopy
Endoscopy
ICHANGE
Languages
English
Education 
  • M.D.
    University of Minnesota Medical School
    2006
  • Ph.D.
    University of Minnesota
    2006
  • B.E.
    Cooper Union
    1999
Appointments 
  • Associate Attending Physician
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Associate Professor of Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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Consultant: 
Miromatrix Medical Inc.
Advisory/Scientific Board Member: 
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Lime Therapeutics, Inc.