Benjamin M. Schwartz, MD, FACOG, FACS Medical Director, Island Gynecologic Oncology
Dr. Benjamin Schwartz is a specialist in
Gynecologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive Surgery. He is a Diplomate
of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a
Fellow in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College
of Surgeons.
Dr.
Schwartz serves as Attending in Gynecologic Oncology at Good Samaritan
Hospital, Southside Hospital, North Shore University Hospital at
Plainview and Syosset, New Island Hospital, St. Charles Hospital,
Mather Hospital, Nassau University Medical Center, St. Catherine's of
Siena, and Brookhaven Hospital. After graduating from Dartmouth
College, he obtained his medical degree from the George Washington
University. He then completed his residency in Obstetrics and
Gynecology at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City
and served as Administrative Chief Resident. During his residency, Dr.
Schwartz completed a Galloway Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY. He then
completed subspecialty training in a three year fellowship in
Gynecologic Oncology at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland,
Ohio.
Dr.
Schwartz currently serves as the Director of Gynecologic Oncology at
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. A leader in the field of
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Oncology, he is a member of the American
Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists' Division of Gynecologic
Oncology. He is also certified as an "Advanced Laparoscopist" by the
Accreditation Council for Gynecologic Endoscopy. Dr. Schwartz is also a
leader in the field of chemotherapy for gynecological cancers and
served on the Medical Oncology Committee of the Gynecologic Oncology
Group, a national collaborative group that studies experimental
treatments for gynecological cancers.
Dr. Schwartz is a member of the following medical societies and organizations:
- Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Candidate Member
- American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
- American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Fellow
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- International Society of Gynecologic Oncology
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