
Alexander Schwartzman MD MBA, FACS
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Professor, Surgery, SUNY-Downstate College of Medicine
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450 Clarkson AveSuite HBrooklyn, NY 11203
Phone+1 718-270-1791
Fax+1 718-270-2826
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Education & Training
George Washington UniversityMBA, Healthcare, 2011 - 2014
George Washington UniversityMBA, Healthcare, 2014
Brooklyn Hospital CenterResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1988
CETEC University Santo DomingoClass of 1983
Queens CollegeNo Degree, 1978 - 1979
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1988 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1988 - 2002
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Award for Excellence in Teaching Alumni Association SUNY, Downstate, 2001
- Teacher of the Year/ Warren W. Wetzel, M.D. SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 2000
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsStrategic surgery recruitment programs can enhance diversity and reinforce pipelines.Jodi-Ann Edwards, Christopher Chan, Audrigue Jean-Louis, Julianny Perez, Melvin E Stone Jr
American Journal of Surgery. 2022-06-01 - 23 citationsPulmonary barotrauma in mechanically ventilated coronavirus disease 2019 patients: A case series.Jodi Ann Edwards, Igal Breitman, Jared Bienstock, Abbasali Badami, Irina Kovatch
Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2021-01-01 - 10 citationsLessons Learned at a COVID-19 designated hospital.Jodi Ann Edwards, Igal Breitman, Irina Kovatch, Lisa Dresner, Teresa Y. Smith
American Journal of Surgery. 2021-01-01
Journal Articles
- Study Habits Centered on Completing Review Questions Result in Quantitatively Higher American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam ScoresDaniel Chang, MD, , Stefan Kenel-Pierre, MD, Johanna Basa, MD, Alexander Schwartzman, MD, Lisa Dresner, MD, Antonio E. Alfonso, MD, Gainosuke Sugiyama, MD, Journal of Surgical Education, 8/29/2014
- Endometriosis in the rectus abdominis muscle: case report and literature reviewKandil E, Alabass H, Ghafar M, Burris K, Sawas A, Schwartzman A, J La State Med Soc, 11/1/2009
- Sonographic and Magnetic resonance imaging of a messive epidermoid cyst of the pelvis and buttockAbulafia O, Salame G, Zinn HH, Schwartzman A, Alasio T, Dalloul M, Miller MJ, Sherer DM, J Ultrasound Med, 10/28/2009
Abstracts/Posters
- 30-Day Postoperative Mortality Risk Score for Emergent Anterior Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improveme...Chung P, Tam S, Schwartzman A, Bernstein M, Sugiyama G, American Hernia Society Meeting, Cleveland, OH, 8/1/2014
- Study Habits Centered on Completing Review Questions Result in Quantitatively Higher American Board of Surgery In-Service Exam Scores.Chang D, Basa J, Kenel Pierre S, Schwartzman A, Dresner L, Sugiyama G, APDS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 4/1/2014
- Colorectal Cancer Presents at an Earlier Stage but with Greater Complications in Patients with Poor Access to Health Care: Experience at an Urban Institution.Parks J, Doukas D, Au J, Schwartzman A, Sugiyama G, Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA, 4/1/2014
Press Mentions
National Hospital Care Survey Demonstration Projects: Severe Maternal Morbidity in the Inpatient and Emergency Departmentpdf IconOctober 25th, 2021
Brooklyn Unites for SUNY Downstate: Meals + MasksApril 6th, 2020
Downstate Hospital Brooklyn Visiting HoursJuly 13th, 2020
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Other Languages
- Spanish, Russian
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