Christopher James Schwartz

Christopher James Schwartz, DO

Pathologist

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Breast cancers and conditions
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What I Do at MSK

I'm a pathologist, which is a doctor who uses a microscope to make a diagnosis from cell and tissue samples. I analyze these samples to learn the cause and effects of a health issue.

  • Assistant Attending Physician
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Breast cancers and conditions
Education & Honors

Education

  • DO, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residencies

  • Anatomic Pathology, NYU Langone Medical Center

Fellowships

  • Oncologic Surgical Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Breast Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Board Certifications

  • Anatomic Pathology

Awards and Honors

  • 40 Under 40, American Society of Clinical Pathologists (2021)

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Research and Publications

Schwartz CJ, Ruiz J, Bean GR, Sirohi D, Joseph NM, Hosfield EM, Jacobs TW, Mukhtar RA, Chen YY, Krings G. Triple-Negative Apocrine Carcinomas: Toward a Unified Group With Shared Molecular Features and Clinical Behavior. Mod Pathol. 2023 May;36(5):100125. doi: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100125. Epub 2023 Feb 6. PMID: 36870308.

Schwartz CJ, da Silva EM, Marra A, Gazzo AM, Selenica P, Rai VK, Mandelker D, Pareja F, Misyura M, D’Alfonso TM, Brogi E, Drullinsky P, Razavi P, Robson ME, Drago JZ, Wen HY, Zhang L, Weigelt B, Shia J, Reis-Filho JS, Zhang H. Morphologic and Genomic Characteristics of Breast Cancers Occurring in Individuals with Lynch Syndrome. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 Jan 15;28(2):404-413. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-21-2027. Epub 2021 Oct 19. PMID: 34667028; PMCID: PMC9199381.

Schwartz CJ, Brogi E, Marra A, Da Cruz Paula AF, Nanjangud GJ, da Silva EM, Patil S, Shah S, Ventura K, Razavi P, Norton L, D’alfonso T, Weigelt B, Pareja F, Reis-Filho JS, Wen HY. The clinical behavior and genomic features of the so-called adenoid cystic carcinomas of the solid variant with basaloid features. Mod Pathol. 2022 Feb;35(2):193-201. doi: 10.1038/s41379-021-00931-6. Epub 2021 Oct 1. PMID: 34599282; PMCID: PMC9197148.

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Schwartz’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Christopher James Schwartz discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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