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Jess Schwartz, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Reno, NV

Jess Dylan Schwartz MD FACS, FCCP

Thoracic Surgery•Reno, NV

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology

Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Oklahoma

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  • 75 Pringle WaySte 900Reno, NV 89502

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Summary

  • Jess D. Schwartz, MD, FACS, FCCP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Oklahoma. He is a board-certified thoracic surgeon with extensive specialty training in minimally invasive techniques, including robotic and video-assisted thoracic surgery. He has a special interest in thoracic malignancies and specializes in treating patients with lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and mediastinal malignancies, including thymoma and chest wall tumors. Before joining the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Schwartz spent 15 years in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico, and in 2016, performed the very first successful robot-assisted lobectomy for lung cancer in the state.

    Having trained in thoracic surgery at NYU and Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Schwartz is well respected in his field. He has authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles that have been featured in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Additionally, Dr. Schwartz has been repeatedly recognized by his peers as “Top Doctor” in Thoracic Surgery and is listed in Castle Connolly Top Doctors in the field of thoracic surgery for many years.

    Dr. Schwartz is dedicated to a patient-centered approach and strives to care for each patient as if they were a member of his own family. This philosophy stems from his loss of his mother to cancer as a teenager. As a surgeon, Dr. Schwartz feels privileged to be able to touch the lives of his patients and their families, and to be there to comfort them.

Education & Training

  • Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2004
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2002 - 2003
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 2000 - 2002
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2000
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Surgery, 1993 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2025 - 2028
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2004 - 2027
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2020 - 2027
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 2005 - 2027
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2026 - 2027
  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 2023 - 2027
  • WV State Medical License
    WV State Medical License 2026 - 2027
  • Surgery
    American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
    American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
  • Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners: 1994 Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery: 2002 Diplomat of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery: 2004
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification P2 Sentinel, Cerner Corporation, 2016
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (CQM), Cerner Corporation, 2016
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealtheLife and PowerChart, Cerner Corporation, 2016

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Activation of progelatinase A (MMP-2) by neutrophil elastase, cathepsin G, and proteinase-3: a role for inflammatory cells in tumor invasion and angiogenesis  
    Shamamian, P, Schwartz, JD, Pocock, BJZ, Monea, S, Whitting, D, Marcus, SG, and Mignatti, P, J. Cell. Physiol, 1/1/2001
  • Neutrophil-derived serine protienases enhance membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase-dependent tumor cell invasion  
    Shamamian P, Pocock, BJZ, Schwartz JD, Monea S, Chuang, N, Whitting, D, Marcus, Galloway, AC and Mignatti P, Surgery, 1/1/2000
  • Topical Hepatic Hypothermia Attenuates Distant Organ Injury Following Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion  
    Patel S, Pachter HL, Yee H, Schwartz JD; Marcus SG, Shamamian P, J Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2000

Books/Book Chapters

  • Surgical Infections 
    Dietl CA, Schwartz JD, Wernly JAEditors: Fry DE.JP Medical Publishers, Ltd, London, UK2013
  • Self-Expanding Stents in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 
    Page 59 - 76Parasher G., Schwartz JDEditors: Adler, DG.SLACK Incorporated, Thorofare, NJ2012

Abstracts/Posters

  • Matrix metalloproteinase 2 and 9 activity in experimental acute pancreatitis
    S Patel, JD Schwartz, N Chuang, SG Marcus, HL Pachter, E Deutsch, AC Galloway, K Eng, P Mignatti, and P Shamamian, Gastroenterology, 1/1/1998

Lectures

  • Perforated Intrathoracic Viscus: Are Two Tests Better than One? 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
  • The New Lung Cancer Staging System 2010: Implications on Stage Based Management 
    Albuquerque, NM - 1/27/2010
  • Minimally Invasive Approaches to the Treatment of Lung Cancer 
    Bogota Columbia - 1/20/2009

Press Mentions

  • Northside Announces Wellness Wednesday Virtual Seminars - July Series
    Northside Announces Wellness Wednesday Virtual Seminars - July SeriesJuly 1st, 2021

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