Michael R. Schwartz, M.D.
PERSONAL DATA
Birth Date: 5-18-61
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Surgery
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
Westlake Cosmetic Surgery Center (Westlake Village, CA)
Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Specialty Surgery Center (Westlake Village, CA)
St. John’s Regional Medical Center (Oxnard, CA)
St. Johns Pleasant Valley Hospital (Camarillo, CA)
Los Robles Regional Medical Center
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Fellow – American College of Surgeons
California Society of Plastic Surgeons
Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons
Society of Graduate Surgeons
RESIDENCY TRAINING
1996-1998
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Chairman: Rod Rohrich, M.D.
1987-1992
General Surgery
University of Southern California
Chairmen: Arthur J. Donovan, M.D., Thomas R. Demeester, M.D.
Honors
Alpha Omega Alpha
Chief Resident Excellence in Teaching Award, 1992
Chief Resident Excellence in Teaching Award, 1998
Activities
American College of Surgeons
Vice President USC House Officers Association 1990-91
Representative L.A. County Patient Care Fund 1988-92
INTERNSHIP
1987-1988
General Surgery
University of Southern California
Chairmen: Arthur J. Donovan, M.D.
MEDICAL EDUCATION
1983-1987
Doctor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Honors
Samuel Spira Award for Excellence in Plastic Surgery
Department of Neurology Certificate of Excellence
US Air Force HPSP Scholarship
Activities
Division of Plastic Surgery Microsurgery Course
Admissions Committee Representative
Physiology Basic Science Lab Teaching Assistant
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
1979-1983
Bachelor of Arts, Double Major Chemistry and Psychology
University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
Honors:
Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Mortar Board
Commencement Speaker
Four Year PCAA and UOP Scholar Athlete
Activities:
Varsity Swimming and Water Polo – Four Years
Student Advising Program (Peer Counseling)
Student Coordinator – Freshman Orientation 1992
Alpha Chi Sigma – National Professional Chemistry Fraternity
EMPLOYMENT
1998-Present
Private Practice
1992-1996
Attending Surgeon, Edwards Air Force Base
1993-1996
Chief Surgical Services, EAFB
Additional Duties:
Assistant Chief of Hospital Services, EAFB
- Emergency Medical Technician Course Director
- Chairman – Tissue and Tumor Committee
- Member: Infection control, Critical Care Executive Committees
1995-1996
Per Diem Physician – Kaiser Permanente Lancaster California
1992-1996
Clinical Instructor – USC Dept. of Surgery, Foregut Service
1992-1996
USC Dept of Surgery Clinical Instructor Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Courses
RESEARCH
Undergraduate
“Behavioral Self-Management of Exercise”, presented at the annual convention of the Western Psychological Society, 1981
Medical Education
“Reflex increase in Heart Rate and Cardiac Output During Infusion of ATP and ATP MgCl2 in Normotensive, Normovolemic Dogs”. Presented at FASEB annual convention 1985.
“Selective vs. Cervical Sympathectomy: Blood Flow Changes in the Rabbit Ear Artery Model”. Presented at the annual meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council and at the National Student Research Forum, Winner of both the Mead Johnson Excellence in Research Award and the UTMB Surgery Award. Reviewed at the ASPRS meeting, Atlanta, 1987, Winner of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Scholarship Contest 1987, Third Place Junior Basic Science Division.
Residency
Refining the indications for Arteriography in Penetrating Extremity Trauma: A Prospective Analysis”, J Vasc Surg, 17(1), 116-24, Jan 93.
“The Utility of Color Flow Doppler (Triplex) examination in Penetrating Extremity Arterial Trauma”, Am Surg, 59(6), 375-8, June 93.
Refinements in the Technique of Inferior Pedicle Breast Reduction. A simplified technique. Presented: Texas Society of Plastic Surgery, San Antonio, 1998.
PRESENTATIONS
July 2007 ASPS Oral and Written Board Review Course Chicago
Nov 2008 Mentor Hot Topics Body Paragon Chicago
Feb 2009 Mentor Masters Series Dallas Texas
Mar 2009 Mentor Women’s Masters Series Dallas Texas
May 2009 Mentor Masters Series Dallas Texas
June 2009 Mentor Masters Series Dallas Texas
Aug 2009 Mentor Live Surgery Ultrasound Paragon – Westlake Village, Ca
Oct 2009 Mentor Masters Series Dallas Texas
Nov 2009 Mentor Masters Series Dallas Texas
Mar 2010 Mentor Masters Series Dallas Texas
Apr 2010 Mentor Masters Series Dallas Texas
May 2010 Mentor Masters Series Dallas Texas
Jun 2010 Mentor Masters Series Dallas Texas
Aug 2009 Mentor Live Surgery Ultrasound Paragon – Westlake Village, Ca
Oct 2010 Mentor Masters Series Dallas Texas
Nov 2010 Mentor Masters Series Dallas Texas
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