Ernst R. Schwarz, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI, was recuited to Cedars-Sinai to play a leadership role in the Medical Center's heart transplantation services.
Dr. Schwarz is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, interventional cardiology and intensive care medicine in Germany, and he is board eligible in those fields in the United States. His primary clinical interests are end-stage heart failure, cardiac transplantation, interventional cardiology and sexual function in cardiac disease.
A clinician and scientist, Dr. Schwarz has presented and lectured all over the world. He has written more than 70 articles for peer-reviewed publications and eight book chapters on cardiovascular medicine.
Dr. Schwarz earned his medical degree from Philipps-University in Marburg, Germany, receiving medical doctor titles from Philipps-University Marburg and from the University of Vienna, Austria. He received his doctorate from the University of Technology in Aachen, Germany.
