Spring 2008

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Schwartz to Lead Pulmonary Division and New Genetics Center

David A. Schwartz, MD, one of the foremost experts in the genetics of pulmonary disease, will join National Jewish to develop and lead the new Center for Genetics and Therapeutics, an interdisciplinary program dedicated to understanding the genetics of complex lung and immunerelated conditions. Dr. Schwartz will also serve as head of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division.

“David’s expertise and his vision for genomics and the coming era of personalized medicine made him an ideal candidate,” said Michael Salem, MD, President and CEO.  “David will be a vital addition to our team.”

Dr. Schwartz is a nationally recognized researcher and practicing physician who has specialized in environmental and occupational lung disease. He previously served as Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program where he developed programs in environmental genetics and translational research.

Prior to that, he served as the Director of the Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Medicine at Duke University . At Duke, Dr. Schwartz played a principal role in developing three interdisciplinary centers in environmental health sciences, environmental genomics, and environmental asthma.