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David Schwartz

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1994 UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, MD, M.D.
1989 Stanford University, Stanford, CA, BA, Bachelor of Arts and Sciences

Postgraduate Training

1995-1998 Residency, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
1994-1995 Internship, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Board Certifications

1999 American Board of Radiation Oncology

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles

1. Li H, Zhu XR, Zhang L, Dong L, Tung S, Ahamad A, Chao KS, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Schwartz D, Mohan R, Garden AS. Comparison of 2D Radiographic Images and 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography for Positioning Head-and-Neck Radiotherapy Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71:916-925, 2008.
2. Diagaradjane P, Orenstein-Cardona JM, E Colón-Casasnovas N, Deorukhkar A, Shentu S, Kuno N, Schwartz D, Gelovani JG, Krishnan S. Imaging Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression In Vivo: Pharmacokinetic and Biodistribution Characterization of a Bioconjugated Quantum Dot Nanoprobe. Clin Cancer Res 14:731-41, 2008.
3. Allen M, Schwartz D, Rana V, Adapala P, Morrison W, Hanna E, Weber R, Garden A, Ang KK. . Long term radiotherapy outcomes for nasal cavity and septal cancers. cancers Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71(401-406), 2008.
4. Petsuksiri J, Frank S, Ahamad A, Chao KSC, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Schwartz D, Garden AS, Ang KK. Radiation Outcomes for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Eyelid—Long-Term Update of the M.D. Anderson Experience. Cancer 112(1):111-118, 2008.
5. Schwartz D, Rana V, Shaw S, Yazbeck C, Ang K, Garden A, Morrison W, Rosenthal D, Hoff A, Evans D, Clayman G, Sherman. Radiotherapy for Advanced Medullary Thyroid Cancer—Local Disease Control Results in the Modern Era. Head Neck 7:883-8, 2008.
6. Dobie S, Warren J, Matthews B, Schwartz D, Billingsley K, Baldwin L. Survival Benefits and Trends in Use of Adjuvant Therapy Among Elderly Stage II and III Rectal Cancer Patients in the General Population. Cancer 112:789-799, 2008.

Editorials

1. Schwartz D, Macapinlac H, Weber R. FDG-PET Staging of Head and Neck Cancer--Can Improved Imaging Lead to Improved Treatment? J Natl Cancer Inst 100:688-689, 2008.

Abstracts

1. Schwartz D, Garden AS, Tung S, Wong P, Garcia J, Zhang Y, Zhang L, and Dong L. Dosimetric Improvements with Image-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer. Annual meeting of the American Radium Society, Vancouver, BC., 2009.
2. Schwartz D, Hutcheson K, Barringer D, Tucker S, Rosenthal DI, Chao C, Morrison W, Gardern AS, Dong L, and Lewin J. Dosimetric Predictors of Long-Term Dysphagia Following Oropharyngeal IMRT. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, Phoenix, AZ., 2009.
3. Yuan Q, Zhang Y, Jackson E, Garden AS, Dong L, and Schwartz D. Early MRI Assessment of Treatment Response to Head and Neck Radiotherapy. Annual meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Boston, MA., 2009.
4. 53. Volgin A, LeRoux L, Maxwell D, Schellingerhout D, Titai-Kumar A, He Y, Gelovani J, and Schwartz D. 3D Modeling of Host Organ-Specific Whole Tumor Responses to Radiation. World Molecular Imaging Congress, Nice, France., 2008.
5. Schwartz D, Garden AS, Tung S, Wong P, Garcia J, Zhang Y, Zhang L, and Dong L. Clinical Experience with In-Room CT-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer. Annual meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Boston, MA., 2008.
6. Moeller BJ, Cannon B, Ang KK, Chao C, Chronowski G, Frank S, Morrison W, Rosenthal DI, Garden AS, and Schwartz D. Does FDG-PET/CT Provide Added Value Over CT Alone for Assessment of Radiation Response in Advanced Stage Head and Neck Cancer? Annual meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Boston, MA., 2008.
7. Schwartz D, Garden AS, Tung S, Wong P, Garcia J, Zhang Y, Zhang L, and Dong L. Dosimetric Improvements with Image-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer. Annual meeting of the American Radium Society, Vancouver, BC., 2008.
8. Lewin J, Hutcheson K, Barringer D, Tucker S, Rosenthal DI, Chao C, Morrison W, Garden AS, Dong L, and Schwartz, D. Dosimetric Predictors of Long-Term Dysphagia Following Oropharyngeal IMRT. Annual meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Boston, MA., 2008.
9. Moeller B, Cannon B, Rana V, Ang KK, Chao C, Chronowski G, Frank S, Garden A, Morrison W, Rosenthal D, Dong L, and Schwartz D. FDG-PET/CT Imaging Does Not Impact Post-Radiation Response Assessment for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer. 7th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, San Francisco, CA., 2008.
10. Volgin A, LeRoux L, Maxwell D, Schellingerhout D, Titai-Kumar A, He Y, Gelovani J, and Schwartz D. In Vitro 3D Modeling of Host Organ-Specific Whole Tumor Responses to Radiation. Annual meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Boston, MA., 2008.
11. Lobo M, Garden A, Morrison W, Ang KK, Rosenthal D, Chao C, Evans D, Clayman G, Sherman S, and Schwartz D. Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. 7th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, San Francisco, CA., 2008.
12. Schwartz D, Oh J, Williams R, He Y, Lemos R, Kuno N, Volgin A, Soghomonyan S, Nishii R, Alauddin M, Mukhopadhay U, Bornmann W, Jackson E, Gelovani J, and Powis G. Molecular-Genetic Image Guided Studies of the Antitumor HIF-1α Inhibitor PX-478 in Combination with Radiation. Annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research, San Diego, CA., 2008.
13. Schwartz D, Dong L, Jackson E, and Garden A. Pilot Clinical Experience with Image-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer. 7th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, San Francisco, CA., 2008.
14. 52. Lobo M, Garden AS, Morrison W, Ang KK, Rosenthal DI, Chao C, Evans DB, Clayman G, Sherman S, and Schwartz D. Post-Operative External Beam Radiotherapy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer—Modern Era Outcomes and Morbidity. Annual meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Boston, MA., 2008.
15. Thitai-Kumar A, Hazel J, Gelovani J, Bankson J, and Schwartz, D. Registered MRI-US Platform for Preclinical Imaging—A Feasibility Study. World Molecular Imaging Congress, Nice, France., 2008.

Book Chapters

1. Schwartz, D. The Current Role of FDG-PET/CT Imaging in 2008 Oncologic Practice. In: American Association of Physicists in Medicine, 2008 Summer School Syllabus., 2008.

Grant & Contract Support

Title: Image Guided Adaptive IMRT of the Head and Neck
Funding Source: NIH/NCI
Role: Collaborator
Duration: 7/2008 - present

Last updated: 8/31/2009