HerbertSSchwartzMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Nashville, TN

Musculoskeletal Oncology/Cancer, Pediatric Orthopedics

Past Chairman, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery & Pathology, Vanderbilt University

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Office
1215 21st Ave. South
MCE, South Tower, #4200
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-5677

Fax+1 615-875-1079
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Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceResidency, Orthopaedic Oncology, 1986 - 1987
University of ChicagoResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1982 - 1986
University of ChicagoInternship, Transitional Year, 1981 - 1982
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 1987 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
IL State Medical License 1982 - 1987
MN State Medical License 1986 - 1987
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Nashville Lifestyles Magazine Castle Connolly, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013-2017
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2006-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Surgical Margins in Musculoskeletal Sarcoma.
Julia C Quirion, Samuel R Johnson, Brooke L Kowalski, Jennifer L Halpern, Herbert S Schwartz, Ginger E Holt, Carlos Prieto-Granada, Reena Singh, Justin M M Cates, Bria...> ;JBJS Reviews. 2024 Mar 1
ASO Visual Abstract: Three-Dimensional Specimen Scanning and Mapping in Musculoskeletal Oncology: A Feasibility Study.
Prasad, K., Miller, A., Aweeda, M., Fassler, C., Sharif, K., Singh, R., Schwartz, H., Lawrenz, J., Holt, G., Topf, M., Colazo, J., Colazo, J.> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024 Mar 1
3D Specimen Scanning and Mapping in Musculoskeletal Oncology: A Feasibility Study.
Colazo, J., Juan M Colazo, Kavita Prasad, Alexis Miller, Kayvon Sharif, Marina Aweeda, Carly Fassler, Reena Singh, Herbert S Schwartz, Joshua M Lawrenz, Ginger E Holt,...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024 Mar 1
Utility of iliac crest tetracycline-labelled bone biopsy in osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease: An evaluation of 95 cases over a period of 25 years.
Julia Quirion, Anthony D Judice, Jennifer Halpern, Herbert S Schwartz, S Bobo Tanner, Joshua M Lawrenz, Kathryn M Dahir, Ginger E Holt, Colazo, J.> ;Bone Reports. 2023 Dec 1
1 citations
Accuracy of Time to Treatment Initiation Data in Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
Joshua M Lawrenz, Jose F Vega, Jaiben George, Gannon L Curtis, Jaymeson Gordon, Amanda Maggiotto, Katherine Tullio, Dale R Shepard, John D Reith, Herbert S Schwartz, L...> ;Sarcoma. 2023 Jan 1
4 citations
Is the Number of National Database Research Studies in Musculoskeletal Sarcoma Increasing, and Are These Studies Reliable?
Joshua M Lawrenz, Samuel R Johnson, Katherine S Hajdu, Andrew Chi, Gabriel A Bendfeldt, Hakmook Kang, Jennifer L Halpern, Ginger E Holt, Herbert S Schwartz> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2023 Mar 1
3 citations
Adjuvant Radiation after Primary Resection of Atypical Lipomatous Tumors of the Extremity Reduces Local Recurrence but Increases Complications: A Multicenter Evaluation.
Joshua M Lawrenz, Samuel R Johnson, Kevin Zhu, Mallory McKeon, Cullen P Moran, Jose Vega, Katherine S Hajdu, James P Norris, Leo Y Luo, Eric T Shinohara, Justin M M Ca...> ;Sarcoma. 2022 Jan 1
4 citations
Telemedicine in Orthopedic Oncology During COVID-19: Patient Satisfaction, Reimbursement, and Physical Examination Competency.
Joshua M. Lawrenz, Jeffrey C Krout, Cullen P Moran, Ashley K Ready, Eden A Schafer, Ryan T Higgins, Jennifer L. Halpern, Herbert S. Schwartz, Ginger E. Holt> ;Orthopedics. 2021 Sep 1
2 citations
Inadvertent Inguinal Sarcoma Excision during Hernia Surgery: Outcomes, Gender Analysis, and Prevention.
Joshua M. Lawrenz, James P. Norris, Marcus Tan, Eric T. Shinohara, John J. Block, Elizabeth J. Davis, Vicki L. Keedy, Jennifer L. Halpern, Ginger E. Holt, Herbert S. S...> ;International Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2020 Dec 7
1 citations
CORR Insights®: Does Advanced Imaging Have a Role in Detecting Local Recurrence of Soft-tissue Sarcoma?
Herbert S. Schwartz> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2020 Jun 16
2 citations
The Size of Intramedullary Fixation Affects Endochondral-Mediated Angiogenesis During Fracture Repair.
Masato Yuasa, Masanori Saito, Deke M. Blum, Alexander A. Hysong, Satoru Egawa, Sasidhar Uppuganti, Toshitaka Yoshii, Atsushi Okawa, Herbert S. Schwartz, Stephanie N. M...> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2019 Oct 1
10 citations
Trauma-Induced Nanohydroxyapatite Deposition in Skeletal Muscle is Sufficient to Drive Heterotopic Ossification.
Stephanie N. Moore-Lotridge, Qiaoli Li, Breanne H.Y. Gibson, Joseph T. Martin, Gregory D. Hawley, Thomas H. Arnold, Masanori Saito, Sami Tannouri, Herbert S. Schwartz,...> ;Calcified Tissue International. 2019 Apr 1
4 citations
Unexpected timely fracture union in matrix metalloproteinase 9 deficient mice.
Masato Yuasa, Masanori Saito, Cesar S. Molina, Stephanie N. Moore-Lotridge, Nicholas A. Mignemi, Atsushi Okawa, Toshitaka Yoshii, Herbert S. Schwartz, Jeffry S. Nyman,...> ;Plos One. 2018 May 31
28 citations
Surgical Outcomes After Limb-Sparing Resection and Reconstruction for Pelvic Sarcoma: A Systematic Review.
Robert J. Wilson, Thomas H. Freeman, Jennifer L. Halpern, Herbert S. Schwartz, Ginger E. Holt> ;JBJS Reviews. 2018 Apr 1
8 citations
Development of a modular fluorescence overlay tissue imaging system for wide-field intraoperative surgical guidance.
John Quan Nguyen, Melanie A. McWade, Giju Thomas, Bryce Beddard, Jennifer L. Herington, Bibhash C. Paria, Herbert S. Schwartz, Jennifer L. Halpern, Ginger E. Holt, Ani...> ;Journal of Medical Imaging. 2018 Mar 2
4 citations
Autologous chondrocyte grafting promotes bone formation in the posterolateral spine.
J. Alex Sielatycki, Masanori Saito, Masato Yuasa, Stephanie N. Moore-Lotridge, Sasidhar Uppuganti, Juan M. Colazo, Alexander A. Hysong, J. Patton Robinette, Atsushi Ok...> ;JOR Spine. 2018 Mar 1
125 citations
Reduction Techniques for Diaphyseal Femur Fractures.
Philip R Wolinsky, Justin F Lucas> ;Instructional Course Lectures. 2018 Feb 15
17 citations
Pre-operative evaluation prior to soft tissue sarcoma excision - Why can't we get it right?
Nathan W. Mesko, Robert J. Wilson, Joshua M. Lawrenz, J.L. Mathieu, M.K. Ghiam, Shannon L. Mathis, Jennifer L. Halpern, Herbert S. Schwartz, Ginger E. Holt> ;European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2017 Nov 1
167 citations
Bone cancer, version 2.2017 featured updates to the NCCN guidelines
J. Sybil Biermann, Warren Chow, Damon R. Reed, David R. Lucas, Douglas Adkins, Mark Agulnik, Robert S. Benjamin, Brian E. Brigman, G. Thomas Budd, William T. Curry, Aa...> ;Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2017 Feb 1
10 citations
Cost-utility of osteoarticular allograft versus endoprosthetic reconstruction for primary bone sarcoma of the knee: A markov analysis.
Robert J. Wilson, Lina Sulieman, Jacob P. VanHouten, Jennifer L. Halpern, Herbert S. Schwartz, Clinton J. Devin, Ginger E. Holt> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2017 Mar 1
1 citations
CORR Insights®: Are Recently Trained Tumor Fellows Performing Less Tumor Surgery? An Analysis of 10 Years of the ABOS Part II Database.
Herbert S. Schwartz> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2017 Jan 1
14 citations
Intraoperative Raman spectroscopy of soft tissue sarcomas.
John Quan Nguyen, Zain Gowani, Maggie O'Connor, Isaac J. Pence, The-Quyen Nguyen, Ginger E. Holt, Herbert S. Schwartz, Jennifer L. Halpern, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen> ;Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 2016 Oct 1
32 citations
Plasmin Prevents Dystrophic Calcification After Muscle Injury
Nicholas A. Mignemi, Masato Yuasa, Courtney E. Baker, Stephanie N. Moore, Rivka C. Ihejirika, William K. Oelsner, Christopher S. Wallace, Toshitaka Yoshii, Atsushi Oka...> ;Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2017 Feb 1
20 citations
Sarcopenia Does Not Affect Survival or Outcomes in Soft-Tissue Sarcoma
Robert J. Wilson, Vignesh K. Alamanda, Katherine G. Hartley, Nathan W. Mesko, Jennifer L. Halpern, Herbert S. Schwartz, Ginger E. Holt> ;Sarcoma. 2015 Dec 1
32 citations
Racial Disparities in Extremity Soft-Tissue Sarcoma Outcomes: A Nationwide Analysis.
Vignesh K. Alamanda, Yanna Song, Herbert S. Schwartz, Ginger E. Holt> ;American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2015 Dec 1
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