
David Schwartz MD
Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Professor, Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Director, IBD Center
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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
Fax+1 615-936-0605
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Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1998 - 2001
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Meharry Medical CollegeClass of 1995
University of PennsylvaniaBA, American History, 1986 - 1990
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2002 - 2028
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
KY State Medical License 2021 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2011 - 2016
MN State Medical License 1996 - 2009
FL State Medical License 1998 - 2004
IA State Medical License 1999 - 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Governor of Tennessee, American College of Gastroenterology
- 2017 ACG Freshman Governor's Award 2017
- Chosen as commencement speaker for Vanderbilt Nutrition /Dietician Internship graduation 2017
Clinical Trials
- Transition of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients From Pediatric to Adult Gastroenterologist (GI) Start of enrollment: 2006 Aug 01
- Decisional Influences and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients' Medication Use Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
- Study to Look at Benefit of Surgical Drainage Before Beginning Medical Therapy for Crohns Perianal Fistulas Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Successful Collection of Patient-Reported Outcomes Shows Improvement in Quality of Life, Depression, and Disease Activity among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseas...Cihang Gu, Audrey Bennett, Justin Bachmann, David A Schwartz, Dawn Beaulieu
Crohn's & Colitis 360. 2025-10-01 - Multi-ancestry genome-wide and transcriptome-wide association analyses identified new risk loci and genes for inflammatory bowel disease.Linshuoshuo Lyu, Qing Li, Chao Li, Ghadeer K Dawwas, You Chen
Medrxiv. 2025-09-30 - Telecare enhances the retention of patients with inflammatory bowel disease within a tertiary care inflammatory bowel disease center.Jeffrey Olson, Dawn Beaulieu, Audrey Bennett, Robin Dalal, Baldeep Pabla
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2025-06-23
Journal Articles
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of TELEmedicine for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (TELE-IBD)David A Schwartz, Mahrukh Riaz, Raymond K Cross, Seema A Patil, Sandra M Quezada, Barathi Sivasailam, Sara N Horst, Miguel Regueiro, Leyla Ghazi, Nature
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Medical Management of Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease: The Toronto ConsensusEdward V Loftus, Edward V Loftus, David Schwartz, David Schwartz, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Treatment of Fistulising Crohn's Disease with Vedolizumab: A post hoc analyses of GEMINI 2 data.Feagan BG, Schwartz DA, Danese S, Rubin DT, Lissoos T, Xu J, Rosario M, Lasch K., Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 1/1/2017
Press Mentions
Avobis Bio Presents Positive Primary Analysis Results from the Randomized Multicenter STOMP2 Clinical Trial at a Plenary Session of the American College of Gastroenterology's Annual Scientific MeetingOctober 29th, 2025
Hansa Hosts Call with Distinguished Transplant Surgeons: Insights on Clinical Practice and Imlifidase Phase 3 ResultsOctober 29th, 2025
Optimal Management of Perianal Disease in Crohn's Disease: The Importance of a Multidisciplinary ApproachAugust 29th, 2024
Grant Support
- Overall Lead PI, "Vedolizumab in the Treatment of Fistulizing Crohn's Disease"International Multicenter Trial2015–Present
Committees
- Member, American College of Gastroenterology, IBD Abstract Review Sub-Committee for 2017 American College of Gastroenterology Annual meeting. 2017 - Present
- IBD Support Foundation, Appointed to Medical Advisory Board 2014 - Present
- Member, ACG Annual Meeting sub-committee, 2015 American College of Gastroenterology Annual meeting 2015 - 2015
- Course Co-Director, American College of Gastroenterology Annual Course 2015. Honolulu, HI (CME) 2014 - 2015
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- CCFA Clinical AllianceMember
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of AmericaPhysician Member
- American College of PhysiciansMember
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