Dr. Schwartz received his MD from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and his MPH from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Upon completion of his training, he pursued a decades-long career in promoting excellence in the field of Transfusion Medicine, Apheresis & Cellular Therapy across a multitude of facilities including Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Moffitt Cancer Center and recently joined FACT as their Senior Medical Officer. In these capacities, He amounted many years of experience directing Transfusion Medicine, Apheresis & Cellular Therapy Services.
Throughout his tenure in the field, Dr. Schwartz became an active member of the professional and academic community. He had been involved in many professional organizations including AABB, CAP, ISCT, and ASCP to name few. He served as the president of ASFA in 2018-2019 and is currently the President of the World Apheresis Association. He served on the writing committee of ASFA’s Therapeutic Apheresis guidelines for five editions. Furthermore, he promoted quality and standardization through dissemination of the FACT-JACIE international standards for cellular therapy. For these efforts and many more, he Have had earned many honors including the AABB Hemphill Jordan Leadership Award (2019), ASFA’s Presidential Award (2021), Francis Morrison lectureship Award (2023), and Lecturer award (2024).