Marshall Z. Schwartz, MD FACS

I was a Regent of the College from 2009-2018 and served as the vice Chairman of the Board of Regents. My specialization in Surgery is pediatric surgery which focuses on the pediatric age group (premature infants to 21 years old). I have over 40 years of experience and special clinical interests in neonatal surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, and vascular problems in children. I have also been performing renal transplants in children throughout my career. My research interests involve gastrointestinal problems such as intestinal failure (short bowel syndrome), inflammatory bowel disease and the role of growth factors to enhance intestinal growth and absorption to treat intestinal failure. Most recently, I have been working at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine as the principle investigator on two projects: 1) tissue engineering small intestine as a treatment for intestinal failure in infants and children, and 2) the use of placental stem cells in the treatment of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. I am an emeritus director of the American Board of Surgery and Chairman of the Pediatric Surgery Board and served on the Surgery Residency Review Committee of the ACGME. In addition to being a Regent of College, I served on numerous committees of the American College of Surgeons. I have been involved in advocacy and health policy for over 25 years and am a past Chair of the Health Policy and Advocacy Group (HPAG). I am a past president of the American Pediatric Surgical Association and the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons.

Neonatal Surgery

• congenital anomalies
• newborn surgery

Pediatric Colon & Rectal

• biliary atresia
• Crohn's Disease
• imperforate anus
• inflammatory bowel disease
• short bowel syndrome
• ulcerative colitis

Pediatric Abdomen & Digestion

• appendicitis
• gastroschisis
• hepatobiliary surgery

Pediatric Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• inguinal hernia
• umbilical hernia

Pediatric Cancer/Tumors

• adrenal tumors
• kidney cancer
• neuroblastoma
• Pediatric Cancer/Tumors
• Wilm's tumor

Pediatric Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas

• bile duct surgery
• biliary surgery
• cholecystectomy
• hepatobiliary surgery
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• pancreatic cysts

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• laparoscopic surgery
• Minimally Invasive Procedures
• minimally invasive surgery

Pediatric Thoracic (lungs,chest,esoph)

• achalasia
• Barrett’s Esophagus
• congenital diaphragmatic hernia
• empyema
• esophageal surgery
• esophagectomy
• hiatus hernia repair
• lobectomy

Pediatric Transplantation

• kidney transplant

Pediatric Urol (kidney,bladder,gentls

• cryptorchidism
• hydrocele
• neuroblastoma
• Pediatric Urol (kidney,bladder,gentls
• testicular torsion
• undescended testes
• Wilms’ tumor

Pediatric Vascular Surgery

• arteriovenous malformations
• broviac catheter placement
• patent ductus arteriosis
• renal artery stenosis
• vascular grafts for hemodialysis

Pediatric Plastic

• congenital anomalies
• vascular malformations

Surgeon-in-Chief, emeritus, Director, Surgery Research Laboratory, St. Christopher's Hospital For Children, Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia, PA

Chairman

05/2004—Present

Wake Forest University-Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem, NC

Senior Staff

10/2017—Present

Drexel University and Temple University, Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson U

Professor

04/2004—Present

Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem, NC

Professor

10/2017—Present