Robert A. Schwartz

About

Professor Robert A. Schwartz is a faculty member at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, serving as Professor and Head of the Department of Dermatology within the Department of Medicine. He holds an MD degree obtained in 1974 from New York Medical College and an MPH earned in 1970 from the University of California, Berkeley. His extensive contributions to dermatology include authorship of notable publications such as 'Skin Cancer: Recognition and Management,' which has been published in multiple editions, and other significant works on dermatology diagnosis and skin cancer. Dr. Schwartz's areas of interest encompass a wide range of dermatological conditions, including Kaposi's sarcoma, Lyme disease, acanthosis nigricans, acne, cutaneous markers of internal malignancy, dermatologic allergy and immunology, epidermal keratinocyte tumors, immunotherapy applications, melanoma, necrotizing fasciitis, skin cancer, vitiligo, and vitiligo. His research and clinical focus are dedicated to the recognition, management, and treatment of these dermatological conditions, contributing substantially to the field through over 200 book chapters, 500 full publications, and 200 abstracts and other works.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Dermatology
• Political Science
• Pharmacology
• Sociology
• Internal medicine
• Intensive care medicine
• History
• Surgery
• Economics

Selected publications

• Fixed Drug Eruptions: An Update, Emphasizing the Potentially Lethal Generalized Bullous Fixed Drug Eruption

  American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2020 · 110 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
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• Cervicofacial actinomycosis

  International Journal of Dermatology · 2020 · 50 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  Cervicofacial actinomycosis is an uncommon, chronic, suppurative, and granulomatous bacterial infection. It is often of dental origin and tends to mimic other dental infections, granulomatous disorders, and cancers. The initial diagnostic workup, predicated upon imaging and tissue biopsies, is frequently nonspecific. A definitive diagnosis is usually rendered only after surgical excision and histologic examination of the cervicofacial mass. We propose a classification of three stages: localized…

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• Extramammary Paget disease. Part I. epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis

  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2024-05-02 · 28 citations

  review
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• Herpes zoster infection in pregnancy: features and consequences

  Archives of Dermatological Research · 2024-03-15 · 9 citations

  article
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• Netherton syndrome—A therapeutic challenge in childhood

  Clinical Case Reports · 2024-04-01 · 8 citations

  articleOpen accessCorresponding

  Key Clinical Message: High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin exhibits great potential in the treatment of Netherton syndrome. Abstract: Netherton syndrome (NS) is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis (OMIM #256500) characterized by superficial scaling, atopic manifestations, and multisystemic complications. It is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the SPINK5 gene, which encode a key kallikrein protease inhibitor. There are two subtypes of the syndrome that differ in clinical presentation…

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Frequent coauthors

• W. Clark Lambert

  Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

  218 shared

• C K Janniger

  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  186 shared

• W Clark Lambert

  Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

  116 shared

• Rajendra Kapila

  Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

  93 shared

• Marc Z. Handler

  Center for Discovery

  84 shared

• Albert Alhatem

  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  66 shared

• W. Clark Lambert

  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  53 shared

• Muriel W. Lambert

  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

  43 shared

Education

• M.D.

  New York Medical College

  1974

• Other

  University of California, Berkeley

  1970

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