Herbert
S. Schwartz, MD
Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Vice Chairman for Education
Residency Program Director
Vice Chairman for Research
Director, Musculoskeletal Oncology Section
Medical Center East, South Tower, Suite 4200
Nashville, TN 37232-8774
615-343-8612
Musculoskeletal Oncology
Dr.
Schwartz has been at Vanderbilt since 1987 and is currently the
most senior and experienced full-time academic orthopaedic oncologist
in the southern United States. There are only approximately 50 such
specialists in the country. Referrals from all over the United States
and foreign countries are commonly seen in our oncology clinic.
He is also past president of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society.
Dr. Schwartz received his BS at the University of Illinois and his MD from the University of Chicago Medical School. He completed his Orthopaedic residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals and his fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology at the Mayo Clinic, with further studies in Cytogenetics and molecular biology at the Mayo Clinic and Vanderbilt.
Dr. Schwartz is married and has three children (one boy and two girls). His hobbies include: running, baseball, and spending time with his family.
