Alan Jay Schwartz, MD, MSEd

Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
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Children's Hospital of Phildelphia Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Education
University of Pennsylvania Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Children's Hospital of Phildelphia Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Education
University of Pennsylvania Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Education:
BA (Biology)
Temple University, 1968.
MD (Medicine)
Temple University School of Medicine, 1972.
MSEd (Education)
University of Pennsylvania, 1983.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
Temple University, 1968.
MD (Medicine)
Temple University School of Medicine, 1972.
MSEd (Education)
University of Pennsylvania, 1983.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Anesthesiology and Cardiac AnesthesiologyDescription of Other Expertise
Undergraduate, Graduate and Continuing Medical EducationSelected Publications
Schwartz AJ: Reader/PAAD Executive Council response Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/reader-response-631) May 2 2025.Schwartz AJ, Fiadjoe JE: Children Will Listen. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/children-will-listen) April 23 2025.
Lockman JL, Ambardekar AP, Schwartz AJ: Remembering the Classics: Safety When Flushing Radial Arterial Lines. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/remembering-the-classics-safety-when) April 30 2025.
Yaster M, Brooks Peterson M, Schwartz AJ: Remembering the classics: A brief history of tracheostomy and tracheal intubation, from the Bronze Age to the Space Age Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/remembering-the-classics-a-brief) April 10 2025.
Schwartz AJ, Lockman JL, Ambardekar AP: The changing tides of the U.S. pediatric anesthesiology workforce. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/the-changing-tides-of-the-us-pediatric) March 20 2025.
Schwartz AJ, Maxwell LG, Yaster M: Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MME) in children < 1 year of age. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/morphine-milligram-equivalents-mme) March 17 2025.
Schwartz AJ, Lockman JL, Ambardekar AP: Coaching inexperienced clinicians before a high stakes medical procedure: “Repetitio est mater studiorum” Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/coaching-inexperienced-clinicians) February 11 2025.
Schwartz AJ, Maxwell LG: Remembering the classics: How Old is This Baby? Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/remembering-the-classics-how-old) February 5 2025.
Yaster M, Schwartz AJ, Lockman JL, Ambardekar AP: Rethinking the duration of medical school: Enough is enough! Or is it? Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/rethinking-the-duration-of-medical) January 20 2025.
Schwartz AJ: Remembering the Classics-Allen's Test. Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the day (https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/remembering-the-classics-allens-test) January 13 2025.