Ernst Schwarz MD PhD

Medical Director, Cardiac Support Program; Co-Director, Cardiac Transplantation

Ernst R. Schwarz, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI, is Medical Director of the Cardiac Support Program and Co-Director of Cardiac Transplantation.

Dr. Schwarz is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and in cardiology/cardiovascular diseases by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiology/Cardiovascular Diseases. His primary clinical interests are end-stage heart failure, cardiac transplantation, interventional cardiology and sexual function in cardiac disease.

A clinician and scientist, Dr. Schwarz has presented and lectured all over the world. He has written more than 70 articles for peer-reviewed publications and eight book chapters on cardiovascular medicine.

Dr. Schwarz earned his medical degree from Philipps-University in Marburg, Germany, receiving medical doctor titles from Philipps-University Marburg and from the University of Vienna, Austria. He received his doctorate from the University of Technology in Aachen, Germany.