Bio
Dr. Schwarz earned medical degrees from the University of Vienna in Austria and Philipps University, Marburg, Germany. He completed a residency in internal medicine and cardiology at Community Hospital, Eschwege, Germany, and a research fellowship at The Max Planck Institute, Bad Nauheim, Germany. That was followed by a five-year fellowship in internal medicine and cardiology at RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany. After practicing in both Saudi Arabia and Texas, he was appointed Medical Director of cardiac support programs and Co-Director of cardiac transplantation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Schwarz is currently in the private practice of cardiology in Los Angeles.
Education
School
University of Vienna, Austria; Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
Fellowship
Internal Medicine & Cardiology: Med. Klinik 1, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
Residency
Internal Medicine and Cardiology: Community Hospital, Eschwege, Germany
Medical Degree
M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C.
University of Vienna, Austria; Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
Fellowship
Internal Medicine & Cardiology: Med. Klinik 1, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
Residency
Internal Medicine and Cardiology: Community Hospital, Eschwege, Germany
Medical Degree
M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C.
Awards
Faculty, Medical Clinic 1, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany (1996-2000)
Consultant Cardiologist
Interventional Cardiologist
Clinical Supervisor (Oberarzt)
Director of Cardiophysiology Research
Interim Supervisor for the Coronary Care Units/ Intensive Care Units
Faculty, Associate Professor of Medicine, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Germany (1998-2003)
Thesis/Habilitation and Venie Legendi, School of Medicine, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
Faculty, Dr. S. Fakeeh Hospital, Harvard Medical International, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2000-2003)
Head and Chairman, Department of Cardiology
Consultant Cardiologist
Director of the ICUs
Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Professor of Medicine
Faculty, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (2003-2006)
Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Medical Director of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Division of Cardiology
Faculty, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (2006-2012)
Medical Director, Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Research
Co-Director, Post Graduate Education
Co-Director, Circulatory Mechanical Support Program
Co-Director, Cardiac Transplantation
Professor of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (2006-present)
Member, German Society of Cardiology/Heart and Circulation Research
Member, Saudi Heart Association
Member, Heart Failure Society of America
Member, European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions
Fellow, Society of Coronary Angiography and Intervention
Fellow, European Society of Cardiology
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Consultant Cardiologist
Interventional Cardiologist
Clinical Supervisor (Oberarzt)
Director of Cardiophysiology Research
Interim Supervisor for the Coronary Care Units/ Intensive Care Units
Faculty, Associate Professor of Medicine, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Germany (1998-2003)
Thesis/Habilitation and Venie Legendi, School of Medicine, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
Faculty, Dr. S. Fakeeh Hospital, Harvard Medical International, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2000-2003)
Head and Chairman, Department of Cardiology
Consultant Cardiologist
Director of the ICUs
Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Professor of Medicine
Faculty, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (2003-2006)
Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Medical Director of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Division of Cardiology
Faculty, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (2006-2012)
Medical Director, Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Research
Co-Director, Post Graduate Education
Co-Director, Circulatory Mechanical Support Program
Co-Director, Cardiac Transplantation
Professor of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (2006-present)
Member, German Society of Cardiology/Heart and Circulation Research
Member, Saudi Heart Association
Member, Heart Failure Society of America
Member, European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions
Fellow, Society of Coronary Angiography and Intervention
Fellow, European Society of Cardiology
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Publications
Available on request