Alan Jay Schwartz, MD, MSEd

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Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care

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Education
BA (Biology)
Temple University, 1968.
MD (Medicine)
Temple University School of Medicine, 1972.
MSEd (Education)
University of Pennsylvania, 1983.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Pediatric Anesthesiology and Cardiac Anesthesiology

Description of Other Expertise

Undergraduate, Graduate and Continuing Medical Education

Selected Publications

Schwartz AJ, Roy RC: Reader response and News you can use. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/reader-response-and-news-that-you) July 3 2026.

SchwartzAJ, Harrington B: 2 "Rs" of Anesthesia Education: ROLE Model to RECRUIT. ASA Open Forum (https://community.asahq.org/blogs/alan-schwartz/2026/06/12/2-rs-of-anesthesia-education-role-model-to-recruit) June 2026.

SchwartzAJ, Harrington B: 2 "Rs" of Anesthesia Education: ROLE Model to RECRUIT. ASA Open Forum (https://community.asahq.org/blogs/alan-schwartz/2026/06/12/2-rs-of-anesthesia-education-role-model-to-recruit) June 12 2026.

Carullo PC, Schwartz AJ, Lockman JL: Molding the Anesthesiologist’s Persona Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/molding-the-anesthesiologists-persona) June 22 2026.

Yaster M, Schwartz AJ: “Barbaric” Problem in American Hospitals Is Only Getting Bigger. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/barbaric-problem-in-american-hospitals) May 9 2026.

Schwartz AJ, Lockman JL: Remembering the Classics: The Patient Started to Answer-The Physician Cut Off The Response. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/remembering-the-classics-the-patient) April 9 2026.

Lupa MC, Lockman JL, Ambardekar AP, Schwartz AJ: The Quiet Shortage: Attrition, Dismissal, and the Question of Competency in Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Training. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/the-quiet-shortage-attrition-dismissal) April 28 2026.

Schwartz AJ, Yaster M, Zucker HA: Measles: Understanding its science-Understanding it’s personal! Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/measles-understanding-its-science) March 17 2026.

Schwartz AJ, Yaster M: Remembering the Classics-Honoring a Hero, Paul Janssen! Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/remembering-the-classics-honoring) March 23 2026.

Schwartz AJ, Larach M, Rosenberg H: Remembering the classics-Succinylcholine: Muscle Relaxant of the Past. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/remembering-the-classics-succinylcholine) January 20 2026.

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Last updated: 07/12/2026
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