Overview
Dr. Lauren Schwartz is a highly rated, leading Ivy league trained New York gastroenterologist with a special interest in general gastroenterology as well as Women’s health, colon cancer screening, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease / Ulcerative Colitis), IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and is also one a select few gastroenterologists certified in clinical nutrition. Dr. Schwartz has also been consistently voted by her peers among the prestigious group of Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctors as well as NY metro area top doctors yearly from 2017-2021. She was also cited among the list of exceptional Women in Medicine in 2019 and 2020. Dr. Schwartz is a renowned NYC gastroenterologist with a strong passion for patient care.
Dr. Schwartz received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in biology. She then obtained her medical degree from Weill-Cornell Medical College and completed her internal medicine residency at the affiliated Weill Cornell/New York Presbyterian Hospital. Driven by an interest in the nutritional aspects of gastrointestinal disease, she completed a clinical nutrition fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and is one of a handful of physicians certified in clinical nutrition. Dr. Schwartz then completed her gastroenterology fellowship at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.
Dr. Schwartz is a member of American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), as well as the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Dr. Schwartz has been extensively published in medical literature and has presented various abstracts and other oral presentations in her field.
Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hemorrhoidectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Malabsorption, Diarrhea, Short Bowel Syndrome, Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, and Hemorrhoidectomy.
Insurance
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Locations
55 W 17th St, New York, NY 10011
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Schwartz has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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David Lee is a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Hemorrhoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Childhood Volvulus, Portal Hypertension, Gastrectomy, and Hemorrhoidectomy.
Prasanna Wickremesinghe is a Gastroenterologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Wickremesinghe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Hemorrhoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Hemorrhoidectomy, and Gastrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- ColitisDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Colitis.
- DiarrheaDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Diarrhea.
- MalabsorptionDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Malabsorption.
- Short Bowel SyndromeDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Short Bowel Syndrome.
- Small Bowel Bacterial OvergrowthDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth.
- Viral GastroenteritisDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Viral Gastroenteritis.