Thomas L. Schwartz MD

Dr. Thomas L. Schwartz is currently professor and interim chair of psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University where he also serves as the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education. Active on many teaching, administrative, and curriculum committees at SUNY, he also provides direct resident supervision, and lectures in several courses, and directs and organizes continuing medical education events for the psychiatry department.

Dr. Schwartz received his medical degree from and completed his residency in adult psychiatry at the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York.

Dr. Schwartz’s abilities as a medical educator have been recognized with the Marc H. Hollander, MD, Psychiatry Award, Teacher of the Year, and Mentor of the Year awards from SUNY Upstate Medical University; Nancy Roeske, MD, Irma Bland, Certificates of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student and Resident Education from the American Psychiatric Association, the SUNY Upstate President’s and the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Teaching.

Dr. Schwartz is the author of Practical Psychopharmacology: Basic to Advanced Principles, “Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology” Case Studies Volume 2, Integrating Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy, Antipsychotic Drugs: Pharmacology, Side Effects and Abuse Prevention, Second and Third Generation Antipsychotics. He is the editor of Depression: Treatment Strategies and Management, 1st and 2nd Eds. and is the Deputy Editor of the journal CNS Spectrums.