Meet Our Doctor

Daniel Schwartz, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Shoulder Specialist, Seattle, WA

Daniel Schwartz, M.D.

Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

Shoulder Specialist

Qualification

M.D. Alpha Omega Alpha – a national honor society

Certification

Awards

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After completing his undergraduate studies in European History at Northwestern University, Dr. Daniel Grant Schwartz stayed in the Chicago area and went to Rush Medical College where he graduated with his M.D. Alpha Omega Alpha – a national honor society for the top medical students. He then returned to Northwestern University and completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr Schwartz’s dedication to patient care and passion to perfecting his surgical skills led him to complete not one but two years of fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery. This is remarkable because while not every graduate from residency goes on to perform a fellowship, fewer take two years off for training, and even fewer take two years off to study the same anatomical area or specialty. Dr. Schwartz is completely board certified (a diplomate of the ABOS – American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery), is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and a member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society.

He spent one year in Annecy and Nice, France working with the world renowned surgeons Laurent Lafosse and Pascal Boileau learning advanced arthroscopic techniques. For example, Dr. Schwartz has the very unique ability to perform an arthroscopic latarjet for shoulder instability, which is a complex shoulder surgery most shoulder surgeons perform open (via a large incision). The technical knowledge required to do this allows Dr. Schwartz to perform multiple other challenging arthroscopic surgery around the shoulder with increased ease. Following the year abroad, Dr. Schwartz returned to the United States and completed an ASES (American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons) accredited fellowship in Tampa, Florida with Drs. Mark Frankle and Mark Mighell. While there, Dr. Schwartz was involved with chiefly complex shoulder reconstruction, and performed thousands of shoulder replacement operations.

 

Dr. Schwartz has authored numerous book chapter publications, as well as dozens of Pubmed referenced journal articles regarding shoulder surgery as well as a handful of articles published in the French Orthopaedic literature. Dr. Schwartz has been named an “Emerging Leader” in Orthopaedic Surgery by the American Orthopaedic Association since 2013, and has recently been appointed to the Social Media Advisory Board of the premier journal in orthopaedic surgery: JBJS (Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery).

In March of 2018, Dr. Schwartz had the opportunity to move his practice from Northwest Hospital UW Medicine to The Polyclinic. An opportunity to reach more patients with more control over multiple variables including providing quality patient care led to this decision. His office is located at the Madison Center as well as their Ballard location. For more information regarding this move, please read here. Clinic days are the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, the second Tuesday of the month, every full day Thursday (split between Madison Center and Ballard), and Friday mornings. Outpatient surgery will take place at the First Hill Surgery Center, and inpatient surgeries will be done at the Swedish Orthopedic Institute (SOI). Virginia Mason as well Overlake are other hospitals that Dr. Schwartz is expanding to.

Previously, from 2013 through February of 2018, Dr. Schwartz worked as a shoulder surgeon at The Sports Medicine Clinic, and Northwest Hospital Medical Center / UW Medical Center. The opportunity to move towards The Polyclinic is an opportunity to provide care to a wider referral base, with more involvement in the outpatient surgery center.

The decision to uproot and move from the midwest to the Pacific Northwest was an extraordinarily easy one. The milder weather and natural beauty of the Northwest has kept him busy, while not working. When not at work, Dr. Schwartz enjoys hiking, skiing, traveling, and spending time with his family. Dr. Schwartz has numerous book chapter publications, as well as dozens of Pubmed referenced journal articles regarding shoulder surgery. If you really want to distract Dr. Schwartz discuss cooking, wine, and France with him.

Please see his CV for more specific information regarding his training, publications, and general history.

Dr. Schwartz’s desire to become a shoulder surgeon was driven by the love of the anatomy of the shoulder, and the ability to treat most issues minimally invasively while maintaining the option (and subsequently getting expert training in) for more invasive options. Few specialty fields in orthopedics exist where the surgeon can arthroscopically address a problem, then fix a fracture, and then perform a shoulder replacement all while using specifically/specially trained skills purposely learned in training. Therefore the diversity of patient problems keeps work very interesting, as well as the ability to have multiple tools to help people.

Additionally, the difference between a trained shoulder surgeon performing shoulder surgery versus less intensively trained specialists was remarkable and noticeable during residency and fellowship training, so the desire to be able to expertly help people was attractive while also providing superior results to other physicians. Finally the impact that a well done surgery of the shoulder can have on someone’s life is something very personal to Dr. Schwartz, and is a driving professional force that helps to get him out of bed in the morning.

More about Dr Daniel Schwartz

Education

  • Florida Orthopaedic Institute Tampa, Florida Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
    Mark Frankle, M.D., Fellowship Director Mark Mighell, M.D., Co-Director
    August 1st 2012-July 31 2013
  • Alps Surgery Institute Annecy, France Chairman: Dr. Laurent Lafosse M.D. Shoulder Reconstruction
    Laurent Lafosse, M.D., Chairman November 1st 2011, July 31st, 2012
  • Hôpital de l’Archet 2 Nice, France Shoulder Reconstruction Pascal Boileau, M.D., Chairman
    August 1st 2011 – October 31st 2011

Internsip

  • Hôpital de l’Archet 2 Nice, France
    Shoulder Reconstruction Pascal Boileau, M.D., Chairman
    August 1st 2011 – October 31st 2011

Medical School and undergraduate

  • Rush Medical College Chicago, Illinois Degree: M.D. September 9th, 2002 – June 10th, 2006
  • Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois
    Degree: B.A., European History September 1998 – June 2002

Honors

  • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Social Medial Advisory Board
  • Reviewer Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
  • Reviewer Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
  • Faculty Nice Shoulder Course
  • OREF Midwest Resident Research Symposium, 2nd Place
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
  • Eagle Scout

Publications

  1. Valsamis E, Kany J, Bonnevialle N, Castricini R, Lädermann A, Cunningham G, Schwartz DG, Athwal G, Phadnis J. The arthroscopic Latarjet: a multi surgeon learning curve analysis. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 online early epub. doi: 10.1016/ j.jse.2019.10.022
  2. Boileau P, Alami G, Rumian A, Schwartz DG, Trojani C, Seidl AJ. The Doubled-Suture Nice Knot. Orthopedics. 2017 Mar 1;40(2):e382-e386. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20161202-05.-
  3. Giannakos, A., Vezeridis, P.S., Schwartz, D.G., Jany, R., Lafosse, L. All-Arthroscopic Revision Eden-Hybinette Procedure for Failed Instability Surgery: Technique and Preliminary Results. Arthroscopy – Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery Volume 33, Issue 1, 1 January 2017, Pages 39-48. doi: 0.1016/j.arthro.2016.05.021
  4. Boileau P, Schwartz DG, Morin-Salvo N, Moineau G. Bony Increased-Offset Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. Orthopaedic Knowledge Online Journal. 2015 Apr; 13, 4. doi:10.5435/OKOJ-13-4-1

Book Chapter

  1. Bouacida S, Schwartz DG, Hardy MB, Walch G, Boileau P. “Arthrosocpic Trillat for Anterior Instability of the Shoulder Associated with Irreparable Postero-Superior Cuff Tear” in Shoulder Concepts 2014. Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, and Fractures. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2014, p 207-216. ISBN: 9782840239468.
  2. Boileau P, Hardy MB, Schwartz DG. “Recurrent Posterior Shoulder Instability Revisited” in Shoulder Concepts 2014. Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, and Fractures. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2014, p 267-271. ISBN: 9782840239468.
  3. Lafosse L, Goebel S, Piper K, Kordasiewicz B, Boyle S, Schwartz DG. “Arthroscopic Posterior Bone Block Using Screws: A New Challenge!” in: Boileau P, editor. Shoulder
  4. Concepts 2014 Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, & Fractures. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2014, pp 279-290. ISBN: 9782840239468.
  5. Boileau P, Hardy MB, McClelland WB Jr, Thélu CE, Bronsard N, Schwartz DG. “Arthroscopic Posterior Bone Block Procedure: A New Technique Using Suture Anchor Fixation” in: Boileau P, editor. Shoulder Concepts 2014 Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, & Fractures. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2014, pp 291-296. ISBN: 9782840239468.
  6. Teusink MJ, Pappou I, Schwartz DG, Cottrell BJ, Frankle MA. “Results of Closed Management of Acute Dislocation Following Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty” in: Boileau P, editor. Shoulder Concepts 2014 Revision Surgery of Shoulder Arthroplasty. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2014, pp 183-192. ISBN: 9782840239475.
  7. Lafosse L, Bongiorno V, Schwartz DG. “Arthroscopic Latarjet Procedure” in Milano G, Grasso A editors. Shoulder Arthroscopy. Springer Publishing: London, 2014, p. 451-459. ISBN 9781447154266.
  8. Freehill MT, Mannava S, Vo A, Schwartz DG, Lafosse L. “Arthroscopic Coracoid Transfer”. In: Surgery for Shoulder Instability. Advances in Shoulder Arthroscopy. ISAKOS Surgery Series. Springer Publishing: New York, New York, 2013.
  9. Boileau P, Schwartz DG, Alta T“Hemiarthroplasty and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Acute Proximal Humeral Fractures” in Galatz L, Edwards TB editors. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Shoulder and Elbow Update 4, AAOS.
  10. Schwartz DG, Merk BM, Edwards S. “Chapter 23 Fractures of the Olecranon” in Levine WN, Ahmad CS, Cadet ER editors. Shoulder and Elbow Trauma, JP Medical LTD: London, 2012, p 203-206. ISBN 9781907816093.
  11. Lafosse L, Ruperez M, Schwartz DG. “The Subscapularis Sparing Approach” in: Boileau P, editor. Shoulder Concepts 2012. Complications in Shoulder Arthroplasty. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2012, p 91-106. ISBN: 9782840238133.
  12. Lafosse L, Bongiorno V, Szöllösy G, Freehill M, Schwartz DG. “The Arthroscopic Latarjet Procedure Current Technique, Pearls, Pitfalls, and Results” in: Boileau P, editor. Shoulder Concepts 2012 Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, & Fractures. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2012, pp 143-152. ISBN: 9782840238126
  13. Boileau P, Schwartz DG, Hardy MB, Walch G. “Arthroscopic Trillat: A New Option for the Cuff Deficient of Hyperlax Unstable Shoulder” in: Boileau P, editor. Shoulder Concepts 2012 Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, & Fractures. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2012, pp 193-204. ISBN: 9782840238126
  14. Boileau P, Hardy MB, Schwartz DG. “Recurrent Posterior Shoulder Instability Revisited” in: Boileau P, editor. Shoulder Concepts 2012 Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, & Fractures.
  15. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2012, pp 255-258. ISBN: 9782840238126
  16. Lafosse L, Goebel S, Piper K, Kordasiewicz B, Boyle S, Schwartz DG. “Arthroscopic Posterior Bone Block Using Screws: A New Challenge!” in: Boileau P, editor. Shoulder Concepts 2012 Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, & Fractures. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2012, pp 259-270. ISBN: 9782840238126
  17. Boileau P, Hardy MB, McClelland WB Jr, Thélu CE, Schwartz DG. “Arthroscopic Posterior Bone Block Procedure: A New Technique Using Suture Anchor Fixation” in: Boileau P, editor. Shoulder Concepts 2012 Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, & Fractures.
  18. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2012, pp 271-276. ISBN: 9782840238126
  19. Lafosse L, Schwartz DG. “Arthroscopic Subscapularis Repair: No, Repair Outside the Box!” in: Boileau P, editor. Shoulder Concepts 2012 Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, & Fractures. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2012. ISBN: 9782840238126
  20. Boileau P, Winter M, Cikes A, Quintard H, Carles M, Walch G, Schwartz DG. “Can Surgeons Predict What Makes a Good Hemiarthroplasty for Fracture” in: Boileau P, editor. Shoulder Concepts 2012 Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, & Fractures. Sauramps Medical: Paris, 2012, pp 329-344. ISBN: 9782840238126

Abstracts/ Presentations

  1. Valsamis E, Kany J, Bonnevialle N, Castricini R, Lädermann A, Cunningham G, Schwartz DG, Athwal G, Phadnis J. “The arthroscopic Latarjet: a multi surgeon learning curve analysis.” Presented at the AAOS 2020 Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 26, 2020.
  2. Simon P, Diaz M, Schwartz DG, Santoni B, Frankle M. “Scapular Neck Length Measurement and Distribution in the Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty (RSA) Patient Population”. Presented at the AAOS 2014 Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 13, 2014.
  3. Teusink MJ, Pappou I, Schwartz DG, Frankle M. “Results of Closed Management of Acute Dislocation Following Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty”. Presented at the AAOS 2014 Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 14, 2014.
  4. Frankle M, Cabezas A, Gutierrez S, Teusink MJ, Diaz M, Schwartz DG, Santoni BG. “Quantification of the Existing Glenohumeral Relationships in patients Undergoing Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty”. Poster presented at the AAOS 2014 Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March, 2014.
  5. Frankle M, Schwartz DG, Cottrell BJ, Teusink MJ, Clark RE, Downes K. “Factors that Predict Postoperative Motion in Patients Treated with Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty”. Presented at the AAOS 2014 Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 13, 2014.
  6. Boileau P, Hardy MB, Bessière C, Thélu C, Schwartz DG. Comment stabiliser l’épaule en cas de rupture massive et irréparable de la coiffe des rotateurs ou d’hyperlaxité ?
  7. Intérêt du Trillat arthroscopique / How to stabilize the shoulder in the case of massive and unreparable rotator cuff tear or hyperlaxity? Presented at the Société Française d’Arthroscopie Meeting, Bordeaux, France, December, 2013
  8. Freehill M, Schwartz DG, Jany R, Lafosse L. Gastronomy for Thought: The Arthroscopic Latarjet Procedure: Indications and Observations A French Experience.” Poster presented at the ISAKOS Congress, Toronto, Canada • May 2013.
  9. Freehill M, Schwartz DG, Jany R, Lafosse L. Gastronomy for Thought: The Arthroscopic Latarjet Procedure: Indications and Observations A French Experience.” Poster presented at the AANA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, April 2013.
  10. Schwartz DG, Hardy M, Elofi O, McClelland W, Boileau P. “Arthroscopic Trillat for anterior recurrent instability with massive cuff tears or hyperlaxity” Poster presented at the ICSES, Nagoya, Japan, April 2013.
  11. Freehill M, Schwartz DG, Jany R, Lafosse L. Gastronomy for Thought: The Arthroscopic Latarjet Procedure: Indications and Observations A French Experience.” Poster presented at the ICSES, Nagoya, Japan, April 2013.
  12. Boileau P, Winter M, Cikes A, Quintard H, Carles M, Walch G, Schwartz DG. “Can Surgeons Predict What Makes a Good Hemiarthroplasty for Fracture”. Poster presented at the AAOS 2013 Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2013.
  13. Giannakos A, Jany R, Schwartz DG, Lafosse L. “All-arthroscopic revision Eden- Hybinette procedure for failed Latarjet surgery: Technique and preliminary results.” Presented at the AAOS 2013 Meeting, Chicago, IL, March, 2013.
  14. Lafosse L, Schwartz DG, Goebel S, Kordasiewicz B, Piper K, Boyle S. “Arthroscopic Posterior Bone Block Augment in Posterior Shoulder Instability” Presented at the ASES Closed Meeting, Sea Island, Georgia, USA. October 2012.
  15. Lafosse L, Ruperez M, Schwartz DG. “Radiologic Results Of Two Subscapularis Sparing Techniques For Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.” Eposter at the ASES Closed Meeting, Sea Island, Georgia, USA. October 2012.
  16. Lafosse L, Giannakos A, Schwartz DG, Sahu D, Jany R. “Postoperative Pain Relief After Arthroscopic SSN Release In Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair For Retracted Cuff Tears”. Eposter at the ASES Closed Meeting, Sea Island, Georgia, USA. October 2012.
  17. Giannakos A, Jany R, Schwartz DG, Lafosse L. All-arthroscopic revision Eden- Hybinette procedure for failed Latarjet surgery: Technique and preliminary results. Presented at the SECEC 2012 Congress, Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 20, 2012.
  18. Hardy MB, Boileau P, Thélu CE, Bessière C, D’Ollone T, McClelland WB Jr, Schwartz DG. “Arthroscopic posterior bone block using anchors and sutures: Technique and results” Presented at the SECEC 2012 Congress, Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 21, 2012.
  19. Schwartz DG, Hardy M, Elofi O, McClelland W, Boileau P. “Arthroscopic Trillat for anterior recurrent instability with massive cuff tears or hyperlaxity” Presented at the SECEC 2012 Congress, Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 22, 2012.
  20. Lafosse L, Ruperez M, Schwartz DG. “The Subscapularis Sparing Approach” Presented at the Nice Shoulder Course, Nice, France, June 2012.
  21. Lafosse L, Bongiorno V, Szöllösy G, Freehill M, Schwartz DG. “The Arthroscopic Latarjet Procedure Current Technique, Pearls, Pitfalls, and Results” Presented at the Nice Shoulder Course, Nice, France, June 2012.
  22. Boileau P, Schwartz DG, Hardy MB, Walch G. “Arthroscopic Trillat: A New Option for the Cuff Deficient of Hyperlax Unstable Shoulder” Presented at the Nice Shoulder Course, Nice, France, June 2012.
  23. Boileau P, Hardy MB, Schwartz DG. “Recurrent Posterior Shoulder Instability Revisited” Presented at the Nice Shoulder Course, Nice, France, June 2012.
  24. Lafosse L, Goebel S, Piper K, Kordasiewicz B, Boyle S, Schwartz DG. “Arthroscopic Posterior Bone Block Using Screws: A New Challenge!” Presented at the Nice Shoulder Course, Nice, France, June 2012.
  25. Boileau P, Hardy MB, McClelland WB Jr, Thélu CE, Schwartz DG. “Arthroscopic Posterior Bone Block Procedure: A New Technique Using Suture Anchor Fixation” Presented at the Nice Shoulder Course, Nice, France, June 2012.
  26. Lafosse L, Schwartz DG. “Arthroscopic Subscapularis Repair: No, Repair Outside the Box!” Presented at the Nice Shoulder Course, Nice, France, June 2012.
  27. Boileau P, Winter M, Cikes A, Quintard H, Carles M, Walch G, Schwartz DG. “Can Surgeons Predict What Makes a Good Hemiarthroplasty for Fracture.” Presented at the Nice Shoulder Course, Nice, France, June 2012.
  28. Schwartz DG, Kang SH, Lynch TS, Edwards S, Nuber G, Zhang LQ, Saltzman MD. “The anterior deltoid’s necessity for reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a cadaveric biomechanical study.” Presented at the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Bonita Springs, FL, April, 2012.
  29. Kordasiewicz B, Boyle S, Goebel S, Piper K, Sahu D, Schwartz DG, Lafosse L. “Butée arthroscopique pour instabilité postérieure de l’épaule.” Presented at the Société Française d’Arthroscopie Meeting, Paris, France, December, 2011.
  30. Kodali PK, Qui H, Chung E, Yang S, Schwartz DG, Hwong J, Ko DH, Ren Y, Laskin W, Zhang LG, Koh J, Ameer, G. “In Vivo Evaluation of a novel citric acid-based scaffold for osteochondral defects.” Paper No. 581 presented at AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March, 2010.
  31. Sarwark J, Stephens R, Sucato DJ, Lenke LG, Sanders JO, Emans JB, Parent S, Savage J, Roberts D, Schwartz DG, Carreon LY, Spinal Deformity Study Group. “Female-Male Differences in SRS-22 Scores in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.” Poster presented at International Meeting on Advance Spinal Technololgies, Vienna, Austria, July, 2009.
  32. Sarwark J, Stephens R, Sucato DJ, Lenke LG, Sanders JO, Emans JB, Parent S, Schwartz DG, Roberts D, Savage J, Spinal Deformity Study Group. “Clinical and radiographic predictors of coronal balance at two-years after surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with Lenke type I curves.” Paper presented at International Meeting on Advance Spinal Technololgies, Vienna, Austria, July, 2009.
  33. Kodali PK, Qui H, Chung E, Yang S, Schwartz DG, Hwong J, Ko DH, Ren Y, Laskin W, Zhang LG, Koh J, Ameer, G. “In Vivo Evaluation of a novel citric acid-based scaffold for osteochondral defects.” Paper presented at OREF Midwest Resident Research Symposium, Chicago, IL, May, 2009.
  34. Del Carlo M, Schwartz DG, Loeser RF. “Endogenous production of reactive oxygen species is required for fibronectin-fragment stimulated MMP-13 production in human articular chondrocytes.” Paper No. 634 presented at Arthritis Rheumatism Annual Meeting, San Antonia, TX, December, 2004.
  35. Schwartz DG, Del Carlo M, Loeser RF. “The role of reactive oxygen species in cartilage catabolism.” Paper presented at Rush University Forum for Research and Clinical Investigation, Chicago, IL, April, 2004.
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