Erika Schwartz
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| Education | SUNY Downstate College of Medicine |
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| Field | Internal medicine, Hormone therapy, Prevention |
| Institutions | Westchester County Medical Center, Montefiore Medical Center |
Erika Schwartz is an author and physician that works to increase access of natural hormones.[1][2] She served as medical director at Cinergy Health.[3] Schwartz founded the Natural Hormone Pharmacy[4] and co-founded the Bioidentical Hormone Initiative.[5]
Early life and education
Schwartz was born in Bucharest, Romania. Her family moved to Rome, where Schwartz graduated from high school, and then to New York City. She received her bachelor's degree with honors from New York University's Washington Square College of Arts and Sciences.
Schwartz graduated cum laude from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine earning her MD degree in 1975. She completed an internship and residency at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, as well as a fellowship in critical care and trauma medicine.
Career
Schwartz became the medical director of the department of emergency medicine at Westchester County Medical Center (WCMC) in Valhalla, New York. At the time, she was the first woman and youngest doctor to hold this position. She obtained accreditation for Westchester County Medical Center as a tertiary trauma center and brought helicopter and ambulance services to the hospital which advanced emergency response.
Schwartz established a private practice in internal medicine and primary care in 1983.[6] Her practice became the largest internal medicine practice in Westchester County, New York.[7] In 1992, she founded Chappaqua Medical, a multi-specialty medical group, which she sold to Montefiore Hospital. In 1994, she joined Montefiore Medical Center where she became director of special projects and produced a weekly educational television show.
In 2007, Schwartz co-founded the Bioidentical Hormone Initiative, a not for profit organization dedicated to training physicians how to treat age-related endocrine dysfunction. She also founded Evolved Science, a membership-based preventive medical practice.
Based on her research in hormone therapy, initially Schwartz created a standardized natural estradiol and micronized progesterone cream as an alternative to the hormone replacement treatments dispensed in pharmacies.[8]
References
- ↑ Langone, John (2002-06-04). "BOOKS ON HEALTH; Standing Up for Nature". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ↑ "Menopause Therapy Sparks Controversy". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ↑ 1. "Cinergy Health Appoints Dr. Erika Schwartz as Medical Director.". Women's Health Weekly. July 2, 2009.
- ↑ 1. Merdith, Genesis (October 10, 2002). "Study throws scare into menopause care". The Journal News.
- ↑ 1. Rouchotas, Philip (February 2013). "Dr. Erika Schwartz, MD". Integrated Healthcare Practitioners.
- ↑ 1. Astor, Gerald (January 2000). "Internal medicine comes naturally for Erika T. Schwartz". Westchester Generations.
- ↑ 1. Dingwell, Aimee (August 2012). "Dr. Erika Schwartz Bioidentical Expertise". LifeExtension.
- ↑ Kazanjian, Dodie (October 2002). "Raging Hormones". Vogue. (subscription required (help)).