Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon/Anesthesiologist
Dr. Schwartz is the immediate Past-President of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology and served as the 2022-23 President of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS).
He practiced oral and maxillofacial surgery in the Washington, D.C., metro area for more than 30 years before accepting an academic appointment at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine where he was an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Schwartz has served as President of the Maryland Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, examiner, and co-chair of medicine and anesthesia for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS).
As part of his training, he completed two residencies – in oral and maxillofacial surgery and a two-year program in anesthesiology/critical care medicine – both at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Schwartz received his doctorate in dental medicine with highest honors and was elected to the Omicron Kappa Upsilon honorary society at Pitt. He is a diplomate of ABOMS, the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology.