da Vinci-trained Surgeons at St. John's Hospital
Bradley Schwartz, DO, FACS Dr. Bradley Schwartz is a professor of urology at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Urologic Laparoscopy and Endourology. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, laparoscopy and stone disease. Dr. Schwartz was born in Fargo, North Dakota. He received a chemistry degree from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1986. After graduating from the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center in Fort Worth, Texas, he continued his career in the United States Army where he eventually achieved the rank of Lt. Colonel. He completed his surgical and urologic residency training at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Schwartz completed fellowship training in endourology and laparoscopy at the University of California at San Francisco. Prior to joining the faculty of SIU, he served as the Director of Endourology and Laparoscopy at Tripler Regional Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii and the Director of the North Texas Center for Laparoscopy and Endourology. He has served on the faculty as Assistant Professor of Surgery at F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland, Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at the University of California, San Francisco and Associate Professor of Urology at the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center in Fort Worth. Dr. Schwartz has received regional and national awards for research and scientific presentations. He has authored over 60 original scientific publications and numerous textbook chapters. He has presented more than 150 scientific papers at national and international meetings. Dr. Schwartz is a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His research interests include laparoscopy, robotic surgery and stone disease. |
