Dr. Schwartz is a Staff Surgeon at The AMC. She graduated from Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island in 2001 and completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at The AMC in 2002, followed by a surgical internship at Affiliated Veterinary Specialists in Jacksonville, FL in 2003, and a Small Animal Surgery Research Fellowship at the University of Tennessee in 2004. She completed a surgical residency at The AMC in 2007. Her current interest and professional focus includes soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, as well as stem cell therapy.
Education
- BS - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1995
- DVM - Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 2001
- Internship - The Animal Medical Center, 2001-2002
- Surgical Internship - Affiliated Veterinary Specialists, Jacksonville, FL, 2002-2003
- Small Animal Surgical Orthopedic Fellowship - University of Tennessee, 2003-2004
- Surgical Residency - The Animal Medical Center, 2004-2007
Recent Publications
- Schwartz, P, JR Kovak, A Koprowski, LL Ludwig, S Monette, and PJ Bergman. Evaluation of prognostic factors in the surgical treatment of adrenal gland tumors in dogs: 41 cases (1999-2005). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Jan 2008,Vol. 232, No. 1: 77-84.
- Schwartz, P, JR Bellah, and D Wolfersteig. What Is Your Diagnosis? Intratracheal Plasmacytoma. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Apr 2005, Vol. 226, No. 8: 1299-1300.
- Schwartz, P, JR Bellah, and FA Kennedy. What Is Your Diagnosis? Pulmonary Liposarcoma. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Mar 2005, Vol. 226, No. 5: 695-696.
- Schwartz, P. Expert Commentator for Capsules: Canine Rectovaginal Fistula with Anal Atresia. The Current Literature in Brief. Clinician’s Brief. May 2008, Vol. 6, No. 5: 46.
- Gambino JM and P Schwartz. What Is Your Diagnosis? Hansen Type I Extrusion of the Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc in a Dog. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Accepted. JAVMA-08-12-0688.R1
- Templeton MM, P Schwartz, and NJ Buote. Clinical Snapshot. Urinary Bladder Avulsion. Compendium Continuing Education for Veterinarians. Accepted.