Dr. Schwartz is currently a small animal surgeon and department chair of surgery at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York City. She graduated from Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island in 2001 and completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at AMC in 2002, followed by a surgery internship at Affiliated Veterinary Specialists in Jacksonville, FL in 2003, and a small animal surgery research fellowship at the University of Tennessee in 2004. She completed a surgery residency at AMC in 2007. Dr. Schwartz is also a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner. Her current interests and professional focus include soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and regenerative medicine (such as stem cells and platelet rich plasma).