Theodore H. Schwartz, M.D.
Theodore H. Schwartz, M.D.
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About Theodore H. Schwartz, M.D.
Neurosurgery has always been more of a passion than a profession for me. I view patient care as a privilege that requires complete dedication to patient well-being. I am fully aware that the concept of having to undergo a neurosurgical operation, a “brain surgery,” is a daunting and terrifying prospect to a patient. I try to make the whole experience pleasant and positive, and to create a calm and soothing environment for my patients. My whole office staff is centered on the patient experience to provide professional, rapid responses to any questions in a courteous and caring manner.
Behind the scenes, I have dedicated my career to pursuing minimally invasive operative techniques to make neurosurgical procedures easier on my patients so they recover more rapidly and can return quickly to their normal lives. Nothing makes my day more than seeing patients a few weeks after surgery and getting a big hug and smile from them and their families for a job well done. I am also privileged to practice in Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. The staff and affiliated services are the best in New York, and their assistance is invaluable in providing the best and most compassionate care to my patients.
Theodore H. Schwartz, MD, received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. After completing his residency and chief residency in Neurosurgery at The Neurological Institute of NewYork at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Dr. Schwartz spent a year at Yale-New Haven Medical Center receiving advanced fellowship training. Dr. Schwartz specializes in the surgical treatment of brain tumors, pituitary tumors, and epilepsy using the latest techniques in computer-guided surgical navigation, minimally invasive endoscopy, and microsurgery. In 2014, Dr. Schwartz was named David and Ursel Barnes Professor in Minimally Invasive Surgery, the first endowed professorship in the department.
Dr. Schwartz has provided commentary for numerous television shows on ABC, NBC, CBS, and Larry King, in addition to national radio shows. His expertise has been sought through interviews, quoted and published, in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, and Crain's New York Business; he is asked to lecture throughout the country and world. Dr. Schwartz has published many scholarly articles for the Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Epilepsia, Clinical Neurosurgery the Journal of Neuro-Oncology, Nature Medicine, NeuroImage and the Journal of Neuroscience.
Dr. Schwartz has been named one of New York's Super Doctors, Best Doctors in New York Magazine, America's Top Surgeons, America's Best Doctors and America's Best Doctors for Cancer. He is the co-author of eight books on endoscopic skull base surgery and endoscopic pituitary surgery, as well as a 2024 book on transorbital surgery.
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Dr. Schwartz sees patients at: 1305 York Avenue (at 70th Street), 9th Floor, New York, NY
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To schedule an appointment with Dr. Schwartz, please call (212) 746-5620
1985-87: John Harvard Scholarship for Academic Achievement
1987: Hoops Prize for Senior Thesis– Harvard College
1987: Magna Cum Laude – Harvard College
1991: Harvard Medical Student Research Fellowship
1993: Magna Cum Laude – Harvard Medical School
1996: Central Neuropsychiatric Association Resident Award, Honorable Mention
1997: Academy Award, The American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, Honorable Mention
1997: Junior Investigator Award, American Epilepsy Society
1999: Epilepsy Foundation Research/Clinical Training Fellowship
1999: Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship
2000: William P. Van Wagenan Fellowship
2000: German Academic Exchange (DAAD) Award
2000: Academy Award, The American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, Honor. Mention
2001-02: Junior Investigator Award, Epilepsy Foundation of America
2001-02: Young Clinician Investigators Award, NREF, AANS
2002: The Goldenberg Lectureship, St. Francis Hospital, W. Hartford, CT
2002-07: NINDS K08 (NS 43799)
2002-05: The Dana Foundation Program in Clinical Imaging Award
2002-05: NINDS R21 (NS 42325)
2004-08: NINDS R01 (NS 94822)
2005: NIH Study Section (NCRR GCRC Site visit)
2005-06: NIH Study Section (NSD C)
2005-06: NINDS Research Supplement for Minorities – Preceptor
2005-present: Marquis Who’s Who in Healthcare
2006: MHHC Foundation Health Leadership Award
2006: Synthes Skull Base Award, CNS
2006-07: Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, EFA – Preceptor
2006-2010: NINDS NSD-C Permanent Member
2007: Univ. of Pitt. Neurosurgery Chair Interview
2007: NIBIB Study Section 06-003 RFA
2008: NINDS, study section ZNS1 SRB-B
2008: Visiting Professor, UCLA
2008: George Ehni Lectureship, Visiting Professor, Baylor School of Medicine
2008: Faculty of 1000 Biology, PNAS paper
2008: New York Superdoctors
2008: Faculty of 1000 Medicine, Epilepsia Paper
2008: Visiting Professor, Stanford University
2008: NINDS, study section ZNS1 SRB-S
2008: Top Doctors, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly
2009: America’s Top Surgeons , Castle Connelly
2009: New York Superdoctors
2009: Top Doctors, New York Magazine
2009: NINDS study section, ZNS-1 SRB-B 12
2009: Visiting Professor, UCSD
2009: Best Doctors in America
2009-present:The Global Directory of Who’s Who (Top Doctors)
2009-present: Who’s Who in Science and Engineering
2010: America’s Top Surgeons, Castle Connelly
2010: Top Doctors, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly
2010: New York Superdoctors
2010: New York Magazine Best Doctors
2010: America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connelly
2010: Best Doctors in America
2010: NIH Study Section ZRG1 ETTN-B
2010: President, Medical Strollers
2010: Visiting Professor, St. Catherine”s College, Oxford, England
2010: Visiting Professor, MGH, Harvard
2010: Visiting Professor, U. Rochester
2010: Welcome Trust Grant
2010: CTSC GRANT UL1-RR024996
2010: American Academy of Neurological Surgery
2010: Visiting Professor, Johns Hopkins
2011: Visiting Professor, Bombay Neurological Association, India
2011: Visiting Lecturer, Dr. Balabhatic Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India
2011: America’s Top Surgeons, Castle Connelly
2011: Top Doctors, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly
2011: New York Superdoctors
2011: New York Magazine Best Doctors
2011: America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connelly
2011: Best Doctors in America
2011: Distinguished Skull Base Professor, University of Pennsylvania
2011: Visiting Professor, Dept of Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute
2011: Visiting Professor, Dept of Neurosurgery, Jefferson Med Center
2011: Visiting Professor, Dept of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan
2011: Honored Guest, Mexican Neurosurgical Congress
2011: Visiting Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Sheffield, England
2012: NSADA K21 (Mentor)
2012: Kingswood-Oxford Stroud Science Symposium Lecture
2012: Visiting Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, North Shore-LIJ
2012: Honored Guest, 1st International Forum on Skull base Trauma and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery and 1st Workshop on Endoscopic Skull base Surgery and 12th Workshop on Latest Neurosurgical Advancements, Neurosurgical Department of Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China
2012: Visiting Professor, Dept of Neurosurgery, Yale-New Haven Medical Center
2012: International Faculty, 5th World Congress for Endoscopic Surgery of the Brain,
2012: Skull Base and Spine, Vienna, Austria
2012: Honored Guest, Society for British Neurosurgeons, Aberdeeen, Scotland
2012: America’s Top Surgeons, Castle Connelly
2012: Top Doctors, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly
2012: New York Superdoctors
2012: New York Magazine Best Doctors
2012: America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connelly
2012: Best Doctors in America
2012: Voices Against Brain Cancer Honoree
2013: NINDS R21 (NS 078644)
2013: Visiting Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Lennox Hill
2013: Honored Guest, NUHS Dept. of Neurosurgery, Singapore
2013: America’s Top Surgeons, Castle Connelly
2013: Top Doctors, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly
2013: New York Super Doctors
2013: New York Magazine Best Doctors
2013: America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connelly
2013: Best Doctors in America
2013: Plenary Lecture, Rhinology Meeting, Sao Paolo, Brazil
2013: Plenary Lecture, International League Against Epilepsy Meeting, Montreal
2013: Plenary Lecture, Mexican Neurosurgical Congress
2013: Honored Guest Lecturer, 1st Dandy Division of Skull Base Surgery
2013: Visiting Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Stanford University
2013: Gentle Giant Award, Pituitary Network Association
2014: New York SuperDoctors
2014: America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connelly
2015: New York SuperDoctors
2015: America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connelly
2016: New York SuperDoctors
2016: New York Magazine Top Doctors
2016: Top Doctors, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly
2016: America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connelly
2017: New York SuperDoctors
2017: New York Magazine Top Doctors
2017: Top Doctors, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly
2017: America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connelly
2018: New York SuperDoctors
2018: New York Magazine Top Doctors
2018: Top Doctors, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly
2018: America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connelly
2019: New York SuperDoctors
2019: New York Magazine Top Doctors
2019: Top Doctors, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly
2019: America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connelly
2020: Top Doctors, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly
2020: America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connelly
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M.D.Harvard Medical School1993
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Attending Neurological SurgeonNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Professor of Neurological Surgery in OtolaryngologyWeill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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Professor of Neurological SurgeryWeill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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David and Ursel Barnes Professor of Minimally Invasive NeurosurgeryWeill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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Professor of NeuroscienceWeill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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