Lauren Schwartz, MD
Gastroenterologist
Hospital affiliations
- Weill Cornell Medical Center / New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Board certifications
- Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine)
Education and training
Medical School – Cornell University, Doctor of Medicine
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Residency in Internal Medicine
The Mount Sinai Hospital, Fellowship in Gastroenterology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Fellowship in Clinical Nutrition
Professional memberships
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Intestinal Rehabilitation & Transplant Association
- American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Awards Received
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor
- Exceptional Women In Medicine: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Top Doctors New York Metro Area: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- New York Super Doctors 2025
- New York Super Doctors 2024
- Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation (Top 10% of Medical School Class)
- Assistant Chief Resident, New York Presbyterian Hospital
- The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, Fellow Editor, New Rochelle, NY
Medical Publications
- Schwartz, LK and Semrad C.Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy. Practical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 2; 2009. Revised 2014.
- Schwartz L, Semrad C. Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Diverticular Disease. In: Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease. 11th Edition. New York, NY: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2012.
- Schwartz L, Cohen B. Short Bowel Syndrome. In: The Mount Sinai Expert Guide: Gastroenterology. New York, NY: Wiley; 2014.
- Schwartz L, Manning L. Nutrition Assessment and Malnutrition. In: The Mount Sinai Expert Guide: Gastroenterology. New York, NY: Wiley; 2014
- Schwartz LK and Disario, JA. Enteral Access Techniques: Percutaneous Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy. In: Successful Training in Gastroenterology. Publication Pending 2020
- Schwartz LK, Kim MK, Coleman M, Lichtiger S, Chadburn A, Scherl E. Lymphoma arising in an Ileal Pouch Anal Anastamosis After Immunomodulatory Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel
- Disease. Clinical Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006;4:1030-1034.
- Rayhker A, Russo L, Schattner M, Schwartz L, Scott B, Shike M. Enteral Nutrition Support of Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Nutr Clin Pract 2007;22:68-73
- Schwartz LK, Cusson G, Semrad C. Parenteral Nutrition 101: A User’s Guide.Gastrointest Endosc 2009;69:1351-53.
- Schwartz LK, Cusson G, Semrad C. Parenteral Nutrition 102: Complications, Monitoring, and Home Use. Gastrointest Endosc 2009;70:142-4
5.0
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Dr. Schwartz was great! She listened to everything I said and came up with a game plan to get to the bottom of my issues. 
Dr. Lauren Schwartz is a highly rated, leading Ivy league-trained New York gastroenterologist with a special interest in general gastroenterology as well as Women’s health, colon cancer screening, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease / Ulcerative Colitis), IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and is also one of select few gastroenterologists certified in clinical nutrition.
Dr. Schwartz’s peers have consistently voted her among the prestigious group of Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctors and NY metro area top doctors yearly from 2017-2022. She was also cited among the list of exceptional Women in Medicine in 2019-2022. Dr. Schwartz is a renowned NYC gastroenterologist with a strong passion for patient care, offering expert procedures and treatments for a wide range of conditions to ensure the best possible outcomes for her patients.
Dr. Schwartz’s peers have consistently voted her among the prestigious group of Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctors and NY metro area top doctors yearly from 2017-2022. She was also cited among the list of exceptional Women in Medicine in 2019-2022. Dr. Schwartz is a renowned NYC gastroenterologist with a strong passion for patient care, offering expert procedures and treatments for a wide range of conditions to ensure the best possible outcomes for her patients.
Provider Information
- NPI: 1033389689
- Specialty: Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology (207RG0100X)
- License: 231394
- Practicing from: 2008
- Accepts Medicare: No
Dr. Lauren Schwartz is licensed to practice medicine in the states:
- New York