Jess Schwartz

Jess Dylan Schwartz, M.D.

Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Washington University (A.B. 1989)
New York University School of Medicine (M.D. 1993)
NYU Medical Center General Surgery Residency (1993-1995, 1997-2000)
NYU Medical Center Cardiothoracic Research Fellowship (1995-1997)
NYU Medical Center Cardiothoracic Residency (2000-2002)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Thoracic Transplantation Fellowship (2002-2003)
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Thoracic Surgery Fellowship (2003-2004)
University of New Mexico Health Science Center – Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery (2005-2020)
University of New Mexico Health Science Center – Chief of the Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2017-2020)
Northside Thoracic Surgery (2020-2022)
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital-Medical Director of Thoracic Surgery (2022)
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center – Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery (2023-present)

  • Robotic Thoracic Surgery (Da Vinci)
  • Navigational Bronchoscopy (ION)
  • Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery/ Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery
  • Lung Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Thymectomy ( Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma)
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • GERD/Anti Reflux Surgery/Laproscopic Nissen / Laproscopic Heller Myotomy
  • General Thoracic Surgery
  • Thoracic Oncology
  • Tumor Angiogenesis

 

1. Schwartz DS, Factor SM, Schwartz JD, Petrosian E, Blitz A, McLoughlin D, Tellis V, Frame R, Brodman RF. Histological evaluation of the inferior epigastric artery in patients with known atherosclerosis. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 7(5):277 8; 1993.

2. Schwartz DS, Petrosian E, Brodman RF, Frame R, Schwartz JD, Blitz A, McLoughlin DE, Levenson SM. Wound Healing After Removal of Bilateral Inferior Epigastric and Internal Mammary Arteries. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 57(5);1252-5; 1994.

3. Schwartz JD, Shamamian P, Grossi EA, Schwartz DS, Marcus SG, Steiner F, Jacobs CE, Tayyarah M, Eng K, Colvin SB, Galloway AC. Lexipafant inhibits platelet activating factor enhanced neutrophil functions. Journal of Surgical Research. 69: 240-248; 1997

4. Schwartz JD, Shamamian P, Monea S, Zanetta L, Eng K, Pachter HL, Mignatti P, Galloway AC. Tumor necrosis factor induces the release of polymorphonuclear leukocyte pro-matrix metalloprotinase 9 which is activated by plasmin but not by elastase. American College of Surgeons Surgical Forum Fall 1997

5. Schwartz DS, Ribakove GH, Grossi EA, Buttenheim PM, Schwartz JD, Applebaum RM, Kronzon I, Baumann FG, Colvin SB, Galloway AC. Minimally invasive mitral valve replacement: port access technique, feasibility, and myocardial functional preservation. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. 113(6): 1022 30; 1997.

6. Schwartz DS, Ribakove GH, Grossi EA, Schwartz JD, Buttenheim PM, Baumann FG, Colvin SB, Galloway, AC. Single and multivessel port access coronary artery bypass grafting with cardioplegic arrest: technique and reproducibility. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 114:46 52; 1997.

7. Monea S, Lehti K, Schwartz J, Shamamian P, Marcus S, Galloway AC, Mignatti, P. Requirement for plasmin and membrane type I matrix metalloproteinase in the cell surface activation of gelatinase A (MMP-2). Molec Bio Cell Suppl. 1997; 8: 434

8. Schwartz JD, Shamamian P, Schwartz DS, Grossi EA, Jacobs CE, Steiner F, Minneci PC, Baumann GF, Colvin SB, Galloway AC. Cardiopulmonary bypass primes polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Journal of Surgical Research. 75:104-109; 1998.

9. Schwartz JD, Monea S, Marcus SG, Patel S, Eng K, Galloway AC, Mignatti, P and Shamamian, P. Soluble factor(s) released from neutrophils activates endothelial cell matrix metalloproteinase 2. Journal of Surgical Research. 76:79-85; 1998.

10. Schwartz JD, Shamamian P, Monea S, Whitting D, Marcus SG, Galloway AC, and Mignatti P. Activation of tumor cell matrix metalloproteinase-2 by neutrophil proteinases requires expression of membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase. Surgery 1998; 124:232-8.

11. Pocock, BJZ, Monea S, Schwartz JD, Chuang, N, Marcus, SG Eng K, Mignatti P, and Shamamian P. Membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase-dependent tumor invasion is enhanced by neutrophil-derived serine proteinases. American College of Surgeons Surgical Forum Fall 1998.

12. Shamamian P, Pocock, BJZ, Schwartz JD, Monea S, Chuang, N, Whitting, D, Marcus, Galloway, AC and Mignatti P. Neutrophil-derived serine protienases enhance membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase-dependent tumor cell invasion. Surgery 2000 Feb;127(2):142-7

13. Patel S, Pachter HL, Yee H, Schwartz JD; Marcus SG, Shamamian P. Topical Hepatic Hypothermia Attenuates Distant Organ Injury Following Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion. J Am Coll Surg Dec 2000; 191(6): 650-6

14. Shamamian, P, Schwartz, JD, Pocock, BJZ, Monea, S, Whitting, D, Marcus, SG, and Mignatti, P. Activation of progelatinase A (MMP-2) by neutrophil elastase, cathepsin G, and proteinase-3: a role for inflammatory cells in tumor invasion and angiogenesis. J. Cell. Physiol. 189:197-206, 2001

15. Reynolds HR, Nayar AC, McAleer EP, Schwartz JD, Tunick PA, Applebaum RM, Colvin SB, Culliford AT, Galloway AC, Grossi EA, Ribakove GH, Kronzon I. Substernal epicardial echocardiography: review of a new technique. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2003 Nov; 16(11): 1204-10.

16. Yassin S, Marek J, Schwartz JD, Wernly J, Dietl C, Pett S, and Langsfeld M. Should large mediastinal hematomas be drained after endovascular repair of ruptured descending thoracic aorta? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Oct;134(4):1040-1.

17. Rosenbaum LS, Schwartz JD, Bocklage TJ. Chronic Pneumonia Presenting as a Suspicious Lung Mass on Computed Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography Scans. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: Vol. 132, No. 2, pp. 283–291.

18. Hill CS, Lu SW, Schwartz J, Howdieshell TR. Successful video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) management of a penetrating injury to the thoracic cavity from a Drag Stabilized® bean bag. Am Surg. 2010 Jun;76(6):E59-60.

19. Misra,R, Schwartz, JD,. A simplified technique of full-thickness transabdominal laparoscopic repair of Morgagni hernia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011;141:594-5

20. Terrazas M, Marjon L, Geter M, Schwartz J, Thompson W. Esophagography and Chest CT for Detection of Perforated Esophagus What Factors Influence Accuracy? Abdom Radiol (NY). 2020 Oct;45(10):2980-2988. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-019-02187-w)

21. Ali B, Shetty A, Qeadan F, Demas C, Schwartz JD. Surgical Treatment of Sternoclavicular Joint Infections: A retrospective review of 50 consecutive patients. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Summer;32(2):369-376. Epub 2019 Dec 20. (https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semtcvs.2019.12.007)

22. Das Gupta J, Prakash N, Bham N, Schwartz J. Hybrid Approach of Endoscopic and Fluoroscopy Guided EndoVive Gastrojejunostomy Tube Placement for Patients with Esophageal Perforations. Am Surg. 2020 Jan 1;86(1):e28-e30..

23. Ali B, Shetty A, Borah G, Demas C, Schwartz JD. Successful Management of Sternomanubrial Joint Septic Arthritis with Pectoralis Muscle Flap Closure. J Surg Case Rep. 2020 Apr 29;2020(4):rjaa035. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa035. eCollection 2020 Apr. (https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa035)

24. Ali B, Barlas V, Shetty A K, Demas C, Schwartz JD. The Preferred Treatment of Sternoclavicular Joint Infections: A Systematic Review. Cureus 12(8): e9963. doi:10.7759/cureus.9963

25. Ali B, Petersen TR, Shetty AK, Demas C, Schwartz JD Muscle flaps for sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis, Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery. 2020 Dec 16; 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1080/2000656X.2020.1856672

26. Bham, NS, Schwartz, JD. Endobronchial Inflammatory Myoblastic Tumor (IMT)—A Sleeve to Solve the Issue. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports. Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2025, Pages 167-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atssr.2024.08.009

  • Washington University (A.B. 1989)
  • New York University School of Medicine (M.D. 1993)
  • NYU Medical Center General Surgery Residency (1993-1995, 1997-2000)
  • NYU Medical Center Cardiothoracic Research Fellowship (1995-1997)
  • NYU Medical Center Cardiothoracic Residency (2000-2002)
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center Thoracic Transplantation Fellowship (2002-2003)
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital Thoracic Surgery Fellowship (2003-2004)
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