RichardJSchwabMD
Pulmonology • Philadelphia, PACritical Care Medicine
Professor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania
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3624 Market Street
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Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-662-7772Fax+1 215-349-8038
Summary
- Dr. Richard Schwab is a pulmonologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 34 years. He is experienced in sleep medicine.
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1988 - 1991
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1984 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2011-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Clinical Trials
- SCOR in Neurobiology of Sleep--Intermediate Traits for Sleep Apnea Start of enrollment: 1998 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 28 citationsRelationships between MRI fat distributions and sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome in very obese patientsChris D. Turnbull, Stephen Wang, A. R. Manuel, Brendan T. Keenan, A McIntyre
Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung. 2018-09-01 - 118 citationsAssociation of Event-Free and Distant Recurrence-Free Survival With Individual-Level Pathologic Complete Response in Neoadjuvant Treatment of Stages 2 and 3 Breast Can...Douglas Yee, Angela DeMichele, Christina Yau, Claudine Isaacs, W. Fraser Symmans
JAMA Oncology. 2020-09-01 - 40 citationsNeoadjuvant T-DM1/pertuzumab and paclitaxel/trastuzumab/pertuzumab for HER2+ breast cancer in the adaptively randomized I-SPY2 trial.Amy S. Clark, Christina Yau, Denise M. Wolf, Emanuel F. Petricoin, Laura J. van't Veer
Nature Communications. 2021-11-05
Lectures
- Researchers Work to Define Phenotypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea2011 International Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA
- Researchers Work to Define Phenotypes of Obstructive Sleep ApneaAmerican Thoracic Society, 2011 International Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA
Other
- Upper airway imaging in obstructive sleep apnea in adultsSchwab RJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/upper-airway-imaging-in-obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-05-02
Press Mentions
What’s the Unusual Reason Behind Your Partner’s Sleep-Shattering Snoring?March 8th, 2020
Losing Tongue Fat Improves Sleep Apnea: Tongue Could Be a New Target for Treating the Common Sleep DisorderJanuary 10th, 2020
Fatty Tongues Could Be Main Driver of Sleep ApnoeaJanuary 10th, 2020- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Understanding The Relationship Between Obesity And Tongue Fat In Humans And RatsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
- Imaging CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
- Obesity &Osa: Understanding The Importance Of Tongue Fat And Metabolic FunctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2011
- Pathogenesis And Genetics Of Obstructive Sleep ApneaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2006
- Pathogenesis And Treatment Of Obstructive Sleep ApneaNational Center For Research Resources2005
- Intermediate Traits For Sleep ApneaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2002
- State Changes In Upper Airway Structure And FunctionNational Center For Research Resources1996–2002
- Biomechanical Basis For The Treatment Of Sleep ApneaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997–2000
- State Changes In Upper Airway Structure And FunctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–1998
- Upper Airway Imaging During RespirationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1991
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