Lauren Ende Schwartz, MD
Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Staff Pathologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Pathology
Director of Anatomic Pathology Quality, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Pathology
Associate Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Pathology
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
3400 Spruce Street
6 Founder, Room 6075
Philadelphia, PA 19104
6 Founder, Room 6075
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-2699
Education
BA (Bachelor of Arts, Biology)
Columbia University, 2004.
MD (Medical Doctorate)
New York University School of Medicine, 2008.
Cert (Certificate in Health Care Quality and Safety)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2022.
Permanent linkBA (Bachelor of Arts, Biology)
Columbia University, 2004.
MD (Medical Doctorate)
New York University School of Medicine, 2008.
Cert (Certificate in Health Care Quality and Safety)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2022.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Gynecological and Genitourinary PathologySelected Publications
Tanjina Kader, Yu-An Chen, Clemens B Hug, Jia-Ren Lin, Jeremy L Muhlich, Shannon Coy, Euihye Jung, Lauren E Schwartz, Thomas Fazio, Crystal Chiu, Scott T Ryall, Charles W Drescher, Peter K Sorger, Ronny Drapkin and Sandro Santagata.: Spatial integration of protein and chromosomal states reveals early copy number changes and genotype-associated immune neighborhoods in serous ovarian cancer evolution. Cancer Discov April 2026 Notes: Online ahead of print.Allison Jorgensen, Daniel W Vermeer, Euihye Jung, Caitlin S Williamson, Dalia K Omran, Lauren E Schwartz, Ju-Yoon Yoon, Jeffrey Barr, Ashley L Tetlow, Camille V Trinidad, Ronny Drapkin, Andrew K Godwin and Paola D Vermeer.: Tumor-Infiltrating Nociceptor Neurons in Ovarian Cancer Treatment Resistance. Adv Biol (Weinh) 10(3): e00404, March 2026.
Emily Ling-Lin Pai, Matthew N Nazarian, Alicia L Kenyon, Zied Abdullaev, Maria Arisi, Erika S Johnson, Lea F Surrey, Martha Quezado, Lauren E Schwartz, Kimberly L Dumoff, Kumarasen Cooper, Kenneth Aldape, Lawrence Kenyon, MacLean P Nasrallah, Arati S Desai.: Longitudinal neuropathologic and molecular characterization of a retroperitoneal ependymoma. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol Dec 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.
Minyoung Jang, Lakeisha Mulugeta-Gordon, Joseph Carver, Natalie Tupper, Julie Barbera, Lauren Schwartz, Nawar Latif.: Ovarian carcinoid tumor with carcinoid heart syndrome: A case report and literature review. Gynecol Oncol Rep 62, November 2025.
Rebecca L Linn, Markolline Forkpa, Rita Leite, Jessenia C Guerrero, Maria C Reyes, Lauren E Schwartz, Rebecca A Simmons, Samuel Parry, Thea N Golden.: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, the Human Placenta, and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes. Am J Pathol 195(8): 1457-1466, August 2025.
Olivia J Leung, Keshia E Mora, Alessandro Brunetti, Lauren E Schwartz: Metastatic Malignancies to the Ovaries. Arch Pathol Lab Med May 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.
Jacqueline C Yano Maher, Mary B Zelinski, Kutluk H Oktay, Francesca E Duncan, James H Segars, Marla E Lujan, Hong Lou, Bohyun Yun, Sarina N Hanfling, Lauren E Schwartz, Monica M Laronda, Lisa M Halvorson, Kathleen E O'Neill, Veronica Gomez-Lobo.: Classification of Human Ovarian Follicle Morphology: Recommendations of the NICHD-Sponsored Ovarian Nomenclature Workshop. Fertil Steril 123(5): 761-778, May 2025.
Ian Beddows, Svetlana Djirackor, Dalia K Omran, Euihye Jung, Natalie Nc Shih, Ritu Roy, Aaron Hechmer, Adam Olshen, Guillaume Adelmant, Ann Tom, Jacob Morrison, Marie Adams, Daniel C Rohrer, Lauren E Schwartz, Celeste Leigh Pearce, Heidi Auman, Jarrod A Marto, Charles W Drescher, Ronny Drapkin, Hui Shen.: Impact of BRCA mutations, age, surgical indication, and hormone status on the molecular phenotype of the human Fallopian tube. Nat Commun 16(1): 2981, March 2025.
Pamela R de Santiago, Sho Sato, Stephanie J Zhang, Meaghan C Dougher, Kyle M Devins, Agnes J Bilecz, Sagar Rayamajhi, Gabriel Mingo, Hannah S Rendulich, Yi Feng, Connie Wu, Martin S Taylor, Yelena Zhuravlev, Euihye Jung, Dalia K Omran, Tian-Li Wang, Ie-Ming Shih, Lauren E Schwartz, Sarah Kim, Mark A Morgan, Janos L Tanyi, Kathleen H Burns, Ernst Lengyel, Carlos Parra-Herran, Andrew K Godwin, David R Walt, Ronny Drapkin.: LINE-1 ORF1p expression occurs in clear cell ovarian carcinoma precursors and is a candidate blood biomarker. NPJ Precis Oncol 6(9): 62, March 2025.
Ian Beddows, Svetlana Djirackor, Dalia K Omran, Euihye Jung, Natalie Nc Shih, Ritu Roy, Aaron Hechmer, Adam Olshen, Guillaume Adelmant, Ann Tom, Jacob Morrison, Marie Adams, Daniel C Rohrer, Lauren E Schwartz, Celeste Leigh Pearce, Heidi Auman, Jarrod A Marto, Charles W Drescher, Ronny Drapkin and Hui Shen.: Impact of BRCA mutations, age, surgical indication, and hormone status on the molecular phenotype of the human Fallopian tube. Nat Communication 16(1): 2981, March 2025.