Neuropathic Pain

Dr. Schwartzman was an emeritus professor and chair of the Department of Neurology at Drexel University College of Medicine. He retired from clinical practice in 2013 but remained active as an author of several neurological reference books and journal articles. He served as chairman of the Department of Neurology at Thomas Jefferson University from 1982 to 1995. He previously served as chief of neurology at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, from 1978 to 1982. Before that, he was an associate professor of neurology at the University of Miami from 1971 through 1978. He received teaching awards from all of the universities at which he served and national teaching awards in neurology and anesthesiology. In his 40-plus years of practicing medicine and teaching, Dr. Schwartzman trained over 350 residents; nearly 60 have become professors of neurology, and 10 have become chairs of neurology departments. With over 200 scholarly works to his credit (predominantly peer-reviewed), his Research Interest Score is 3,706, with an H-index of 49 and 7,739 citations of his work per ResearchGate as of December 2023. With colleagues at Jefferson, he founded the country's first complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) clinic. He also established a pain research laboratory demonstrating the significant role of cytokines in CRPS. Dr. Schwartzman passed away at his home in Florida in August 2021. He was 81. Education: Medical School: M.D. - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; Medical Residency - Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC; Neurology Residency - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Neuromuscular Fellowship - National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland Awards; Honors: Humanitarian Award, the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Coalition of New England, and the National RSD Society awarded by the International Research Foundation for RSD/CRPS for clinical teaching (2010). Teacher recognition certificates given on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology and the A.B. Baker Section on Neurologic Education at the AAN Meeting (2007 and 2008). Memberships & Professional Affiliations: He was a member of multiple national and local medical societies. He was a founding member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Association of America. He served as an editor for journals and on scientific review committees for medical education, science, and the Veterans Administration.