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Paul J Schwartz

Assistant Professor

Dr. Paul Schwartz joined Pitt Dental Medicine July 2018, returning to his roots at Pitt after a successful thirty-year career in the practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the metro Washington D.C. area. Dr. Schwartz has been an important addition to the full-time faculty in the Department of Dental Anesthesiology as it serves to enhance our ability to provide superior anesthesia care for the patients of our community. He also will have an appointment in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery providing valuable resident training in ambulatory anesthesia techniques and advanced surgical skills. Dr. Schwartz was a student and resident at the School of Dental Medicine, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and considers Pittsburgh his home.

Dr. Schwartz received his undergraduate training at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy. He completed two full post-graduate training programs—one in anesthesiology and critical care medicine, and then a surgical residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery both at UPMC. He received his doctorate degree in dental medicine with highest honors in 1982. Dr. Schwartz is board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS), American Board of Dental Anesthesiology (ADBA), and National Board of Dental Anesthesiology (NDBA).

Currently, he serves as President-elect of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and as President-elect of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology. He is past chair and consultant to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Committee on Anesthesia (AAOMS CAN) and a committee member of the American Dental Association (ADA) Committee on Anesthesiology. He is the liaison from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons to the American Society of Anesthesiologists where he has been involved in a number of important guidelines including the Moderate Sedation Taskforce.

Recently, Dr. Schwartz was selected to serve as an expert consultant to the American Dental Association/Federal Drug Administration Acute Dental Pain Taskforce. Dr. Schwartz provides the elements of considerable surgical and anesthesia experience along with current national leadership experiences that will enable an even broader platform for the Departments of Dental Anesthesiology and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to fulfill their missions.

Departments

Department of Dental Anesthesiology

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Education & Training
undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy 1978
DMD University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine 1982
Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1984
Certificate in Dental Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine 1987
Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Diplomate, American Board of Dental Anesthesiology
Diplomate, National Dental Board of Anesthesiology
Fellow, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS)
Fellow, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (ADSA)
Representative Publications

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America Anesthesia Editor August 2013 Elsevier

R3 Report Requirement, Rationale, Reference: A complimentary publication of The Joint Commission Issue 15, June 25, 2018 Pain assessment and management standards for critical access hospitals

Anesthesiology 3 2018 Vol. 128, 437-479: Practice Guidelines for Moderate Procedural Sedation and Analgesia 2018

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Anesthesia Team Model

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 75, Issue 6, p1097–1100

Douglas W. Fain, Brett L. Ferguson, A. Thomas Indresano, J. David Johnson Jr., Louis K. Rafetto, Scott Farrell, Steven R. Nelson, Victor L. Nannini, and others

Published online: March 23, 2017

AAOMS Response to Recent Challenges to OMS Office-Based Anesthesia for Pediatric Patients

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 77, Issue 12, p2372–2376

Albert Thomas Indresano, Victor L. Nannini, Billy Don Tiner, James David Johnson Jr., Brett L. Ferguson, David Shafer, Paul J. Schwartz, Robert S. Clark, and others

Published online: September 12, 2019

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Victor L. Nannini, Billy Don Tiner, J. David Johnson Jr, Robert S. Clark, A. Thomas Indresano, David M. Shafer, Paul J. Schwartz, Debra M. Sacco, and others

Published online: February 24, 2020

Clinics of North America Editor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics, 2013-08-01, Volume 25, Issue 3

Administrative

Lori Nomides
412-648-8401
LMN6@pitt.edu
Courses Taught

Inter-professional student training

Pitt

Pitt RN/Pharmacy

Simman training

UNLV

ADSA

Anesthesia update

Pitt

Pitt CE

Airway/Resp. physio/OSA

Rockville MD

MD ADSA

     

Anesthesia regulations and guidelines

Baltimore, MD

AAOMS D2

Anesthesia regulations and guidelines

Columbia, MD

MSOMS

Anesthesia regulations and guidelines

Boston, MA

AAOMS

     

Inter-professional Student Presentation

Pitt

Pitt RN/Pharmacy

Simman training

UNLV

ADSA

Anesthesia regulations advocacy

Harrisburg

PSOMS

Anesthesia regulations advocacy

Annapolis

MDSOMS

 

ACLS for OMS

Rockville MD.

MSOMS

Anesthesia Update for Pennsylvania

Pitt

Pitt SDM CE