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Erika Schwartz MD | |
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| Born | Erika Tinel Schwartz February 18, 1950 |
| Other names | Dr.Erika (online nickname) |
| Alma mater | SUNY- Downstate College of Medicine |
| Known for | Expert in Bioidentical Hormones English Wikipedia userpage |
| Title | Founding Director |
| Board member of | Bioidentical Hormone Initiative, |
| Website | DrErika.com |
Early Life and Education
Dr. Erika grew up in a one-room apartment in Bucharest, Romania, an only child of older parents, her father an accountant and her mother a bookkeeper both Holocaust survivors. By the age of five little Erika dreamed of being a doctor just like her uncle, Maurice Blechman, MD who did research and was the president of the International Tuberculosis Association and escaped communist Romania and lived in the [[United States|America].
Her family escaped Ceausescu’s Communist Romania when she was 16, and by the time they arrived in Rome Erika spoke four languages fluently though none of them English.
Erika came to the US after graduating from the Overseas School of Rome and was accepted to NYU on scholarship in the pre-med program. While in college, her passion for patient advocacy emerged as she volunteered for the American Cancer Society, tutored underprivileged children and became enthralled by the movements to raise social awareness. Accepted to more than one medical school, she chose SUNY-Downstate because of its location in the middle of Brooklyn's neediest area serving 3 million people from more than 20 countries. Erika believed that at SUNY-Downstate she would get the highest quality training in a socially conscious setting. She received her MD from SUNY-Downstate College of Medicine, graduating cum laude and member of the AOA academic honor society.
Dr. Erika combined her last year of medical school with the full time position of Intern in Internal Medicine at Kings County Hospital, the second largest county hospital in the US and main affiliate of Downstate College of Medicine. After graduation she completed her training in Internal Medicine and Critical Care at Kings County Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Career, Patient Advocacy and Bioidentical Hormones
At the age of 28, Dr. Schwartz became Medical Director of the Emergency Department Trauma Center at Westchester County Medical Center (University Hospital of New York Medical College) in Valhalla, NY, During her tenure WCMC was accredited as the sole tertiary trauma center between New York City and Albany, New York established helicopter and ambulance Medivac services, ultimately bringing 911 and paramedics to Westchester county. Dr. Schwartz also held the title of Director of Employee Health, Employability Screening and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at New York Medical College during her employment at Westchester County Medical Center.
Dr. Schwartz left the ER to pursue private practice in 1983 and over the ensuing 15 years built a large multispecialty practice with two branch offices in Irvington and Chappaqua , NY.
A pioneer and teacher, Dr. Erika's fund of knowledge expanded to include expertise in integrative medicine and bioidentical hormone therapies over the years. In the past years she has become a leading expert in wellness, prevention and helping people intergrate all aspects of their lives to chan their paradigm of health.
Dr. Schwartz’s offering to her patients expanded as she integrated different modalities into their treatments. She developed her own protocols for bioidentical hormones, created the hormone friendly diet[1]., compiled her own line of vitamins and supplements, developed individually tailored exercise, stress management and lifestyle regimens and 3 and 6 months life changing programs.
She currently sees patients from all over the US, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and even Asia.
She also devotes much of her time helping those who don’t have access to healthcare, by volunteering and giving free educational seminars. DrErika’s ultimate goal is to empower people to take their health into their own hands and become responsible for creating their own wellness.
Over the past 30 years, Dr. Schwartz has personally taken care of more than 100,000 patients, has treated more than 15,000 patients treated various formulations of bioidentical hormones.
Through her DrErika.com website, she is helping to improve the healthcare system by teaching people to take care of themselves, building a community of intelligent people who are following her common-sense approach to Wellnes committed to staying young and feeling healthy by taking charge of their lives.
Honors and Awards
- Education
- New York University
- B.A., Pre-Med Dean' List
- SUNY-Downstate College of Medicine
- M.D., Cum Laude
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
- New York University
- Women's Health
- 2005- Louis Hellman Award-Master Teacher in Women's Health (SUNY-Downstate college of Medicine)
Published Work
- Scientific
- Hormones & Wellness & Disease Prevention: Estrogen,Progesterone,Testosterone,Growth Hormone and Thyroid Replacements in Clinical Practice[2].
- Safety, Efficacy and cost of Pancreaticoduodenal Resection in a Specialized Center Based at a Community Hospital[3].
- Results of Clinical Trial with L-Carnitine and CoQ 10 in Healthy Patients in a suburban Primary Care Practice[4].
- Coenzyme Q10- A Review of Clinical Data[5].
- Books and Ebook
- 1999 Natural Energy
- 2002 The Hormone Solution
- 2004 The 30 Day Natural Hormone Plan: Feel and Look Better Without Synthetic Hormones
- 2004 The Teen Weight Loss Solution
- 2005 Dr. Erika Hormone Solution For your Daughter
- 2007 Dr. Erika's Hormone Friendly Diet
Media Presence
Online Presence
References
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"Food that ignites your sex drive". Telepictures. Retrieved May 13,2009.
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"Hormones in Wellness and Disease Prevention" (PDF). Schwartz E.; Holtorf K. Retrieved December 2008.
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"Safety, Efficacy and cost of Pancreaticoduodenal Resection in a Specialized Center Based at a Community Hospital". Cooperman A.;Schwartz E.; Fader A. Retrieved 1997.
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"Results of Clinical Trial with L-Carnitine and CoQ 10 in Healthy Patients in a suburban Primary Care Practice". Schwartz E.
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"Coenzyme Q10- A Review of Clinical Data". Schwartz E.
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"The True Prevention is the Solution to Our Healthcare Crisis". Erika Schwartz MD. Retrieved August 5,2009.
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