Karl Quentin Schwarz, M.D.
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Karl Quentin Schwarz, M.D.
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Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Avenue, Ground Floor, G-1200
Rochester, NY 14620
About Me
Certified Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine
Faculty Appointments
Professor (Part-Time) - Department of Medicine, Cardiology (SMD)
Professor (Part-Time) - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (SMD) - Joint
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1986 - 1990
Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1984 - 1986
Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1983 - 1984
Education
MD | University of Rochester School of Medicine/Dentistry (USA). 1983
Research
Dr. Schwarz received his undergraduate degree in 1979 at Bowdoin College in Physics. Dr. Schwarz studied medicine at the University o...
Dr. Schwarz received his undergraduate degree in 1979 at Bowdoin College in Physics. Dr. Schwarz studied medicine at the University of Rochester, where he completed medical school, residency and cardiology fellowship. During his training years, he developed an interest in studying ways of improving the quality and efficiency of treating cardiovascular disease. Dr. Schwarz then joined the faculty at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he is now Professor of Medicine. Dr. Schwarz also holds a position as a Research Professor in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
At Bowdoin College, Dr. Schwarz completed his research thesis in superconducting magnetometry. During his college years at Bowdoin College, Dr. Schwarz was fortunate enough to work for a time at Argonne National Laboratory, where he completed a research thesis on the electromechanical properties of Nitinol; a then novel memory metal made from an alloy of nickel and titanium.
Dr. Schwarz believes that the most effective way to improve medical care is through continuous medical education and continuous monitoring of medical outcomes. These two principles lead to the development of the Pronto cardiovascular system, a robust electronic medical record system that assists healthcare providers in the data collection process by pulling codified data directly from medical devices and then automatically creating robust text reports using a dynamic phrase generator. Dr. Schwarz is also known for his basic research into the behavior of small gas bubbles in a sound field. This work supports some of the principles that are now considered fundamental to the field of contrast echocardiography. More recently, Dr. Schwarz has been studying ways to better utilize and evaluate left ventricular assist devices (VADs), prosthetic heart valves, echo contrast agents, and cardiac transplantation. Some of this work is performed in conjunction with professors at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where Dr. Schwarz holds a position as a Research Professor in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering. His newest project is an on-line school for ultrasound education with the intended audience being sonographers.
Publications
Journal Articles
Liu D, Peck I, Dangi S, Schwarz KQ, Linte CA
Proceedings.. 2018 October 2018 Epub 12/17/2018.
Conn NJ, Schwarz KQ, Borkholder DA
JMIR mHealth and uHealth.. 2018 May 286 (5):e120. Epub 05/28/2018.
Ross Agner BF, Katz MG, Williams ZR, Dixen U, Jensen GB, Schwarz KQ
Journal of atrial fibrillation.. 2017 December 10 (4):1437. Epub 12/31/2017.
Chaturvedi A, Thompson JP, Kaproth-Joslin K, Hobbs SK, Schwarz KQ, Krishnamoorthy VK, Chaturvedi A, Baran T
Emergency radiology.. 2017 October 24 (5):487-496. Epub 03/29/2017.
Alkhouli M, Sajjad W, Lee J, Fernandez G, Waits B, Schwarz KQ, Cove CJ
The American journal of cardiology.. 2016 May 15117 (10):1655-1660. Epub 03/02/2016.
Tchantchaleishvili V, Hallinan W, Schwarz KQ, Massey HT
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.. 2016 May 22 (5):692-4. Epub 02/16/2016.
Lillie JS, Liberson AS, Mix D, Schwarz KQ, Chandra A, Phillips DB, Day SW, Borkholder DA
Cardiovascular engineering and technology.. 2015 March 6 (1):49-58. Epub 12/06/2014.
Sherazi S, McNitt S, Choudhary N, Shah AH, Aktas MK, Asgher A, Schwarz KQ, Zareba W
Cardiology journal.. 2015 22 (4):382-90. Epub 01/15/2015.
Tchantchaleishvili V, Sagebin F, Ross RE, Hallinan W, Schwarz KQ, Massey HT
Annals of cardiothoracic surgery.. 2014 September 3 (5):490-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Sifain AR, Schwarz KQ, Hallinan W, Massey HT, Alexis JD
ASAIO journal : a peer-reviewed journal of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs.. 2014 60 (2):243-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Parikh SS, Jons C, McNitt S, Daubert JP, Schwarz KQ, Hall B
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE.. 2010 May 33 (5):532-40. Epub 02/01/2010.
Schwarz KQ, Parikh SS, Chen X, Farrar DJ, Steinmetz S, Ramamurthi S, Hallinan W, Massey HT, Chen L
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography.. 2010 March 23 (3):324-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Tokarz SR, Aktas MK, Kroening D, Sawyer TJ, Daubert JP, Huang DT, Schwarz KQ
Echocardiography.. 2009 April 26 (4):463-4. Epub 12/02/2008.
Moss AJ, Zareba W, Schwarz KQ, Rosero S, McNitt S, Robinson JL
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology.. 2008 December 19 (12):1289-93. Epub 07/25/2008.
Mieszczanska H, Kaba NK, Francis CW, Gerich JE, Dodis R, Schwarz KQ, Phipps RP, Smith BH, Lee M, Messing S, Taubman MB
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH.. 2007 May 5 (5):942-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Bezante GP, Rosa GM, Bruni R, Chen X, Villa G, Scopinaro A, Balbi M, Barsotti A, Schwarz KQ
The international journal of cardiovascular imaging.. 2005 December 21 (6):609-16. Epub 1900 01 01.
Bezante GP, Chen X, Molinari G, Valbusa A, Deferrari L, Sebastiani V, Yokoyama N, Steinmetz S, Barsotti A, Schwarz KQ
Heart.. 2005 January 91 (1):38-43. Epub 1900 01 01.
Yokoyama N, Schwarz KQ, Steinmetz SD, Li X, Chen X
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography.. 2004 January 17 (1):15-20. Epub 1900 01 01.
Yokoyama N, Schwarz KQ, Chen X, Steinmetz SD, Becher H, Schimpky C, Schlief R
Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2003 May 29 (5):765-70. Epub 1900 01 01.
Gudavalli A, Kalaria VG, Chen X, Schwarz KQ
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography.. 2002 September 15 (9):1012-4. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwarz KQ, Bezante GP, Chen X, Villa G, Brunelli C
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography.. 2000 May 13 (5):368-78. Epub 1900 01 01.
Kalaria VG, Schwarz KQ, Eichelberger JP, Allen M
Clinical cardiology.. 2000 April 23 (4):291-2. Epub 1900 01 01.
Chen X, Schwarz KQ, Phillips D, Steinmetz SD, Schlief R
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering.. 1998 June 45 (6):754-65. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwarz KQ, Chen X, Steinmetz S
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography.. 1998 February 11 (2):155-68. Epub 1900 01 01.
Bauer A, Becker G, Henz P, Jachimczak P, Schwarz KQ, Haase A, Bogdahn U
International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology.. 1997 December 16 (4):216-21. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwarz KQ, Chen X, Steinmetz S, Phillips D
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography.. 1997 10 (1):1-10. Epub 1900 01 01.
Chen X, Phillips D, Schwarz KQ, Mottley JG, Parker KJ
IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control.. 1997 44 (2):515-25. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwarz KQ, Chen X, Bezante GP, Phillips D, Schlief R
Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 1996 22 (4):453-62. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwarz KQ, Bezante GP, Chen X, Phillips D, Schlief R
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography.. 1996 9 (6):795-804. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwarz KQ, Bezante GP, Chen X
Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 1995 21 (2):231-42. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwarz KQ, Becher H, Schimpfky C, Vorwerk D, Bogdahn U, Schlief R
Radiology.. 1994 October 193 (1):195-201. Epub 1900 01 01.
Roberts WA, Risher WH, Schwarz KQ
Anesthesiology.. 1994 September 81 (3):760-2. Epub 1900 01 01.
Chen X, Schwarz KQ, Parker KJ
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.. 1994 June 95 (6):3049-54. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwarz KQ, Bezante GP, Becher H, Schimpfky C, Vorwerk D, Bogdahn U, Schlief R
La Radiologia medica.. 1994 May 87 (5 Suppl 1):3-14. Epub 1900 01 01.
Chen X, Schwarz KQ, Parker KJ
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.. 1993 November 94 (5):2979-91. Epub 1900 01 01.
Eichelberger JP, Schwarz KQ, Black ER, Green RM, Ouriel K
The American journal of cardiology.. 1993 September 172 (7):602-7. Epub 1900 01 01.
Culver DL, Bezante GP, Schwarz KQ, Meltzer RS
Clinical cardiology.. 1993 February 16 (2):149-51. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwarz KQ, Bezante GP, Chen X, Mottley JG, Schlief R
Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 1993 19 (6):447-60. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwarz KQ, Bezante GP, Chen X, Schlief R
Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 1993 19 (4):289-97. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwarz KQ, Church CC, Serrino P, Meltzer RS
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.. 1992 December 104 (6):1647-53. Epub 1900 01 01.
Carstensen EL, Duck FA, Meltzer RS, Schwarz KQ, Keller B
Echocardiography.. 1992 November 9 (6):605-23. Epub 1900 01 01.
Meltzer RS, Schwarz KQ, Mottley JG, Everbach EC
The American journal of cardiology.. 1991 February 1567 (5):422-4. Epub 1900 01 01.
Reisner SA, Lichtenberg GS, Shapiro JR, Schwarz KQ, Meltzer RS
American heart journal.. 1989 October 118 (4):755-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwarz KQ, Meltzer RS
The American journal of cardiology.. 1988 July 162 (1):157-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
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