Jess Schwartz, MD,FACS,FCCP

Thoracic Surgeon

Accepting New Patients

4.5 out of 5

(16 Ratings) , 3 Comments

Position: Thoracic Surgeon
Primary Specialty: Thoracic Surgery
Additional Specialties: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer & Thoracic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Cancer Surgery
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Male

About Jess Schwartz

Jess D. Schwartz, M.D., FACS, FCCP is a board-certified thoracic surgeon with extensive specialty training in minimally invasive techniques including robotic and video-assisted thoracic surgery. He has a special interest in thoracic malignancies and specializes in treating patients with lung cancer, esophageal cancer, mediastinal malignancies including thymoma and chest wall tumors.

Dr. Schwartz earned a doctor of medicine at New York University School of Medicine, completed General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery residency programs at New York University of Medical Center, a Cardiac and Thoracic Transplantation fellowship at Vanderbilt University, as well as a Thoracic Surgical Oncology fellowship at Harvard University, Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Dr. Schwartz is dedicated to a patient-centered approach and strives to care for each patient as if they were a member of his own family. As a surgeon, Dr. Schwartz feels privileged that he can impact the lives of his patients and their families, and be there to comfort them.

Health Education

Medical School
Doctor of Medicine New York University School of Medicine
New York City, NY

Residency
General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery New York University Medical Center
New York City, NY

Fellowship
Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Harvard University Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Cambridge, MA
Cardiac and Thoracic Transplantation Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Medical Interests Areas of Interest: • Chest Wall Tumors
• Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal Disorders
• Hyperhidrosis
• Lung Cancer
• Mediastinal Tumors
• Neoadjuvant Therapy for NSCLC
• Pleural Disorders
• Pulmonary Metastases
• Robotic Lung Surgery
• Robotic Thoracic Surgery
• Thymic Disorders

Reviews

07/02/2024

No one laid a hand on me (like with a stethoscope to listen to my chest and lung) except the nurse/tech who took my vitals. The PA/resident did not touch me or listen to my chest and neither did Dr. Schwartz. When he came in he clearly had no idea why I was there and basically said "you're free to go, you don't need to see me anymore" after only seeing him the very few times he came to my hospital room when I was inpatient. I asked him if I was cleared to fly on an aircraft and I asked him if I was going to have to keep coming back every 4-6 weeks to get my esophagus scoped and to place or remove esophageal stents and he said yes - unless my condition improved and my esophagus stayed open without the stent and without returning to the narrowed size post-dilation. I hadn't seen Dr. Schwartz since between April 10th, 2024 to May 13th, 2024 unless he happened to stop by my hospital room - which rarely happened. And when I did finally reach the correct department at the hospital and they forwarded my call to Dr. Schwartz's office so I could set up the follow-up visit with him as ordered by my former PCP/GP, his office said that they had no record of me in their system and I would have to register as a new patient which I declined to do.
06/06/2024

Perceived care provider to be highly competent.