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12605 E 16th AveAurora, CO 80045
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Education & Training
University of WashingtonResidency, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1985 - 1986
Harvard School of Public HealthM.P.H., Occupational Medicine, 1984 - 1985
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1979
University of RochesterB.A., Biology, 1971 - 1974
Certifications & Licensure
CO State Medical License 2008 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2000 - 2027
SC State Medical License 2006 - 2015
FL State Medical License 2010 - 2012
TX State Medical License 2005 - 2011
IA State Medical License 1988 - 2001
DC State Medical License 1996 - 1998
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Harold and Marilyn Menkes Lectureship Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2016
- Champion of Environmental Health Resesarch Award NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), 2016
- Paul Beeson Visiting Professor Yale University, 2015
Clinical Trials
- Role of Genetics in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPulmonary Fibrosis-Focusing on the Future: Aspen Lung Conference 2024 Summary.Margaret A T Freeberg, Elizabeth F Redente, Apostolos Perelas, David W H Riches, David A Schwartz
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2025-11-01 - Hidden Markov Models Offer a Powerful Approach for Understanding Gene Regulation Mechanisms Relevant for Organ Transplantation.Carlos Goncalves, Marissa Di Napoli, David Schwartz, Bruce Kaplan
Transplantation. 2025-08-01 - 1 citationsThe MUC5B promoter variant results in proteomic changes in the nonfibrotic lung.Jeremy A Herrera, Mark Maslanka, Rachel Z Blumhagen, Rachel Blomberg, Nyan Ye Lwin
JCI Insight. 2025-07-22
Journal Articles
- Vertical Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 from the Mother to the InfantDavid Schwartz, MD, JAMA Pediatrics
- Novel Innate Immune Genes Regulating the Macrophage Response to Gram Positve BacteriaAlper S, Warg LA, De Arras L, Flatley BR, Davidson EJ, Adams J, Smith K, Wohlford-Lenane CL, McCray PB Jr, Pedersen BS, Schwartz DA, Yang IV, Genetics, 1/1/2016
- Integrated Genomics Reveals Convergent Transcriptomic Networks Underlying COPD and IPFKusko RL, Brothers JF, Tedrow J, Pandit K, Hukeihell L, Liu G, Juan-Guardela B, Kass D, Zhang S, Lenburg M, Martinez F, Quackenbush J, Sciurba F, Limpner A, Geraci M, ..., Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2016
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- DNA Methylation Changes in Nasal Epithelia Are Associated with Allergic Asthma in the Inner City.Yang IV, Pedersen BS, Liu AH, O'Connor GT, Teach SJ, Kattan M, Misiak RT, Gruchalla R, Steinbach SF, Szefler SJ, Gill MA, Calatroni A, David G, Hennessy CE, Davidson E..., Ann Am Thorac Soc, 1/13/2016
- MUC5B and Radiologic Subtypes of Interstitial Lung Abnorma in the AGES-Reykjavik Study.Gudmundsson G, Putman RK, Tetsuro A, Gudmundsson EF, Nishino M, Sigurdsson S, Eiriksdottir G, Aspelund T, Launer LJ, Harris TB, Rosas IO, Schwartz DA, Hatabu H, Gudnas..., International Conference American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2016
- RTEL1 regulates cell cycle and DNA repair mechanisms in alveolar epithelial cells.Kropski JA, Cogan JD, Mitchell DB, Calvi CL, Markin C, Garnett ET, Schwartz DA, Young LR, Steele MP, Lawson WE, Loyd JE, Zhao Z, Phillips III JA, Blackwell TS, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2016
Other
- Pulmonary Fibrosis, FamilialSchwartz DA, GeneReviews at GeneTests: Medical Genetics Information Resource (database online), Copyright, Univer
http://www.genetests.org
Authored Content
- Vertical Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 from the Mother to the InfantJuly 2020
Press Mentions
David Schwartz, MD, Is on a Decades-Long Campaign to Defeat Pulmonary FibrosisFebruary 18th, 2025
Researchers Find Genetic Tie to Improved Survival Time for Pulmonary FibrosisMay 21st, 2013
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- Fellow
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