Alan L. Schwartz, PhD, MD
Current Position
The Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and Chairman, Pediatrics
Professor, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology
Pediatrician In-Chief, St Louis Children's Hospital
Specialty Areas
Pediatric Hematology
Pediatric Oncology
Mailing Address
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Washington University School of Medicine
660 South Euclid, Campus Box: 8116
St. Louis,
MO
63110
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Areas of Clinical Interest
Pediatric hematology, sickle cell anemia, pediatric oncology, cancer, leukemia
Board Certification
Pediatrics
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Certified
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology
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Board Qualified
Medical Education
B.A.: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
, 1970
Ph.D.: Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
, 1974
Medical Degree: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
, 1976
Residency: Internal Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
, 1978
Fellowship: Pediatric, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
, 1978
Fellowship: Hematology & Oncology, Children's Hospital Medical Center & Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
, 1979
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Major or Recent Publications/Awards
Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 (Best Doctors, Inc)
Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Science 1999
Fellows Award, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation 1996
Who's Who in America (50th edition)1996
Who's Who in Midwest (24th edition) 1994-1998
Distinguished Service Teaching Award, Washington University School of Medicine 1994
E. Mead Johnson Award 1993
Gold Metal Award, Hospital Association of Greater St. Louis 1988
Alumni Endowed Professor of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine 1987-1998
Established Investigator, American Heart Association 1985-1990
Editorial Boards
Rudolph's Pediatrics
Publications
Govers R, ten Broeke T, van Kerkhof P, Schwartz AL, Strous GJ. Identification of a novel ubiquitin conjugation motif, required for ligand-induced internalization of the growth hormone receptor. EMBO J 1999; 18:28-36
Narita M, Rudolph AE, Miletich JP, Schwartz AL. The low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) mediates clearance of coagulation factor Xa in vivo. Blood 1998; 91:555-560
Ciechanover A, Schwartz AL. The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway - the complexity and myriad functions of proteins death. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1998; 95:2727-2730
Ho GY, Broze GJ, Jr. Schwartz AL. Role of heparan sulfate proteoglycans in the uptake and degradation of tissue factor pathway inhibitor-coagulation factor Xa complexes. J Biol Chem 1997; 272(27):16838-16844