Dr. Schwarcz is one of only 500 surgeons nationwide to be admitted to the American Society of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and is board certified. A diplomate of both the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Schwarcz’s highly specialized training allows him to meticulously focus on the details of facial cosmetic surgery.
Dr. Schwarcz was born and raised in New York City. He attended the City University of New York seven year combined BS/MD program, and received his MD degree in Washington, DC. After completing his residency in New York at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY he moved to Los Angeles to complete a 2 year highly specialized surgical fellowship in Oculofacial Plastic Surgery at US News and World Report top ranked UCLA medical center, Jules Stein Eye Institute focusing on plastic surgery relating to the eyelids, browlifts, orbital, and lacrimal surgery, and thyroid eye disease. This was then followed by another 2 year surgical fellowship training under world renowned Cosmetic Surgeons in Beverly Hills, CA, in the disicpline of Cosmetic surgery with focus on face lifting, necklifting, rhinoplasty, fat transfer, liposuction, laser resurfacing, chemical peeling and many other cosmetic procedures.
Teaching Appointments:
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Assistant Professor and Director of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Montefiore Medical Center - Assistant Professor
Hospital Affiliations:
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Montefiore Medical Center
Albert Einstein Medical Center/Jacobi Hospital Center
St. Luke's Hospital Center
- UCLA Medical Center
Certifications:
- Diplomate, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
- Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology
- Fellow, American Society of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Fellow, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Dr. Schwarcz is board certified. He is a diplomate of the American board of Cosmetic Surgery, Oculofacial plastic surgery and Ophthalmology. He is an assistant professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center where he teaches doctors facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery techniques. Dr. Schwarcz is the Director of OculoFacial Plastic and reconstructive Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center/A;bert Einstein College of Medicine. He also instructs Dermatology residents techniques in Mohs surgery, as well as cosmetic facial surgery. He has over 30 published medical articles in his field of plastic surgery including textbook chapters and continues to lecture on an international circuit. Dr. Schwarcz lectures both in the fields of reconstructive and cosmetic facial plastic surgery. He was recently featured on Larry King Live for his role in the total reconstruction of the face of a girl mauled by a mountain lion. Dr. Schwarcz enjoys participating in medical mission trips abroad, most recently he was involved in the CRISP foundation in Mazetenango, Guatemala performing cleft lip and palate surgery as well as other facial deformities on children.
Dr. Schwarcz recently relocated to his hometown of New York City with his wife Dr. Monica Dorin Schwarcz, an Endocrinologist and their daughter Lily, and son Leo.
