Robert Schwartz, MD

Professional Titles

• Division Head, Geriatric Medicine
• Director, Center on Aging
• Director, Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine
• Goodstein Professor of Medicine/Geriatrics
• Director, Eastern Colorado VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

Recognitions

• Hartford Foundation Senior Leadership Award, Hartford Foundation/ADGAP (2008)
  
• America's Top Doctor, National edition (2016)
  awarded yearly since inception 2001
• Best Doctors in America, National edition (2016)
  Awarded yearly since inception 1992

Research Interests

My research focuses on hormone supplementation, exercise, diabetes/metabolism, cognition and clinical/translational research.

Publications

• 4. Melinda L. Irwin; Shelley S. Tworoger; Yutaka Yasui; Bharat Rajan; Lynda McVarish; Kristin LaCroix; Cornelia M. Ulrich; Deborah Bowen; Robert S. Schwartz; John D. Potter; Anne McTiernan. Influence of demographic, physiologic, and psycho-social variables on adherence to a yearlong moderate-intensity exercise trial in postmenopausal women. In press: Preventive Medicine
• 108. Vitiello, MV, Moe, KE, Merriam GR, Mazzoni, G, Buchner, DH and Schwartz, RS. GHRH Treatment Improves Cognitive Function in Healthy Older Adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 27(2): 318-323, 2006.
• 109. Bowen DJ, Fesinmeyer MD, Yasui Y, Tworoger S, Ulrich CM, Irwin ML, Rudolph RE, LaCroix KL, Schwartz RS, McTiernan A. Randomized trial of physical activity in sedentary middle aged women: Effects on quality of life. Int J Behav Nutr and Phys Activity; 3:34, 2006.
• 110. Van Pelt,R.E.; Gozansky,W.S.; Hickner,R.C.; Schwartz,R.S.; Kohrt,W.M. Acute modulation of adipose tissue lipolysis by intravenous estrogens. Obesity; 14:2163-72, 2006
• 111. Jankowski,C.M.; Gozansky,W.S.; Schwartz,R.S.; Dahl,D.J.; Kittelson,J.M.; Scott,S.M.; Van Pelt,R.E.; Kohrt,W.M. Effects of dehydroepiandrosterone replacement therapy on bone mineral density in older adults: a randomized, controlled trial. J Clin Endocrinolo Metab; 91:2986-93, 2006.
• 1. McNeeley MJ, Shofer JB, Schwartz RS, Leonetti DL, Boyko EJ, Newell-Morris L, Kahn SE, Fujimoto WY. The use of computed tomography regional fat area to estimate adiposity: correlation with hydrodensitometry, bioelectrical impedance, skinfold thickness and body mass index. In press: Int J Obesity
• Anne McTiernan,1,2,3 Bess Sorensen, Yutaka Yasui, Shelley S. Tworoger, Cornelia M. Ulrich, Melinda L. Irwin Rebecca E. Rudolph, Frank Z. Stanczyk, Robert S. Schwartz, John D. Potter. No Effect of Exercise on Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 in Postmenopausal Women: a 12-Month Randomized Clinical Trial. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
• Marmon, AR, Pascoe, MA, Schwartz, RS, Enoka, RM. Associations among strength, steadiness and hand function across the adult lifespan. Med Sci Sports Exerc. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 560–567, 2011. PMID: 20689447
• Jankowski,C.M.; Gozansky,W.S.; Van Pelt,R.E.; Wolfe,P.; Schwartz,R.S.; Kohrt,W.M. Oral dehydroepiandrosterone replacement in older adults: effects on central adiposity, glucose metabolism and blood lipids. Clin Endocrinol, 4:456-63, 2011. PMID: 21521341
• Villalon KL, Gozansky WS, Van Pelt RE, Wolfe P, Jankowski CM, Schwartz RS, Kohrt WM. A losing battle: weight regain does not restore weight loss-induced bone loss in postmenopausal women. Obesity, 19:2345-2350, 2011. PMID: 21852813
• Ginde,A.A.; Wolfe,P.; Camargo,C.A.,Jr.; Schwartz,R.S. Defining vitamin D status by secondary hyperparathyroidism in the U.S. population. J Endocrinol Invest, 35:42-48, 2012. PMID: 21606669
• Hildreth,K.L.; Van Pelt,R.E.; Schwartz,R.S. Obesity, insulin resistance and Alzheimer’s disease. Obesity, epub 2/7/12. PMID:22310232
• Marcello Maggio, Francesco Nicolini, Chiara Cattabiani, Cesare Begh, Tiziano Gherli, Robert S. Schwartz, Giorgio Valenti, Gian Paolo Ceda. Effects of Testosterone supplementation on clinical and rehabilitative outcomes in older men undergoing on-pump CABG. Contemporary Clinical Trials, in press 2/12
• Betz M, Lowenstein S, Schwartz RS. Older Adults Opinions of “Advance Driving Directives”. J Primary Care and Community Health. In press 3/12
• 129. Ginde,A.A.; Wolfe, P.; Camargo, C.A.,Jr.; Schwartz, R.S. Defining vitamin D status by secondary hyperparathyroidism in the U.S. population. J Endocrinol Invest, 35:42-48, 2012. PMID: 21606669
• 130. Hildreth, K.L.; Van Pelt, R.E.; Schwartz, R.S. Obesity, insulin resistance and Alzheimer’s disease. Obesity 20:1549-57, 2012; PMID:22310232
• 131. Maggio M, Nicolini F, Cattabiani C, Beghi C, Gherli T, Schwartz RS, Valenti G, Ceda GP. Effects of Testosterone supplementation on clinical and rehabilitative outcomes in older men undergoing on-pump CABG. Contemporary Clinical Trials 33:730-38, 2012; PMID 22414875
• 132. Stevens-Lapsley JE, Balter JE, Wolfe P, Eckhoff DG, Schwartz RS, Schenkman M, Kohrt WM. Relationship between quadriceps muscle neuromuscular electrical stimulation and strength recovery after total knee arthroplasty. Phys Therapy 92:1187-1196, 2012; PMID 22652985
• 133. Schenkman M, Hall DA, Barón AE, Schwartz RS, Mettler, P, Kohrt WM. Exercise for People in Early- or Mid-stage Parkinson’s Disease: A 16-month Randomized Controlled Trial. Physical Therapy Journal, 92:1395-401, 2012; PMID 22822237
• 134. Jankowski CM, Gozansky WS, Maclean PS, Shulman B, Wolfe P, Schwartz RS, Kohrt, WM. N-acetyl-4-aminophenol and musculoskeletal adaptations to resistance exercise training. Eur J Appl Physiol 2012 Epub, in press; PMID 23108581
• 135. Betz M, Lowenstein S, Schwartz RS. Older Adults Opinions of “Advance Driving Directives”. J Primary Care and Community Health. 4:14-27, 2013.
• Betz ME, Schwartz RS, Haukoos JS, DiGuiseppi C, Valley M, Johnson R, Lowenstein SR. A pilot study to develop a brief question-based screening tool to identify higher-risk older drivers. In press JAGS
• Hildreth K, Barry D, Moreau K, Nakamura T, Vande Griend J, Wolfe P, Meacham RB, Ruscin M, Kittelson J, Kohrt WM, Cress ME, Schwartz, RS. Effects of Testosterone and Progressive Resistance Exercise on Physical Function, Strength, and Body Composition in Older Men. (in press JCEM).
• Sandra I. Sobel, M.D., Heather E. Brooks, M.D., Wendy M. Kohrt, Ph.D., and Robert S. Schwartz, M.D. Aging and Endocrinology in Endocrine Secrets (M. McDermott ed)
• Betz ME, Schwartz RS. Older Adult Opinions of "Advance Driving Directives" (in press)
• Betz, ME, Rodgers E, Schwartz RS. A Pilot Study of the Feasibility of “Useful Field of View” Testing for Older Drivers in an Outpatient Clinic, (in press)
• Hildreth KL, Barry DW, Moreau KL, Vande Griend J, Meacham RB, Nakamura T, Wolfe P, Kohrt WM, Ruscin JM, Kittelson J, Cress ME, Ballard R, Schwartz RS. Effects of testosterone and progressive resistance exercise in healthy, highly functioning older men with low-normal testosterone levels. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 May;98(5):1891-900. PubMed PMID: 23533227
• Ginde AA, Moss M, Shapiro NI, Schwartz RS. Impact of older age and nursing home residence on clinical outcomes of US emergency department visits for severe sepsis. J Crit Care. 2013 Oct;28(5):606-11. PubMed PMID: 23683561
• Jankowski CM, Gozansky WS, MacLean PS, Shulman B, Wolfe P, Schwartz RS, Kohrt WM. N-acetyl-4-aminophenol and musculoskeletal adaptations to resistance exercise training. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2013 May;113(5):1127-36. PubMed PMID: 23108581
• Vanpelt RE, Gozansky WS, Wolfe P, Kittelson JM, Jankowski CM, Schwartz RS, Kohrt WM. A randomized trial of estrogen or raloxifene during postmenopausal weight loss: A randomized trial of estrogen or raloxifene. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24311443
• Betz ME, Lowenstein SR, Schwartz R. Older adult opinions of "advance driving directives". J Prim Care Community Health. 2013 Jan;4(1):14-27. PubMed PMID: 23799685
• 1. Betz ME, Rogers E, Schwartz RS. A pilot study of the feasibility of “Useful Field of Vision” testing in older adult drivers in an outpatient clinic.
• 2. Betz, ME, Schwartz, RS, Haukoos JS, DiGuiseppi C, Valley M, Johnson R, Lowenstein SR. CRASH: A pilot study of a brief screening tool to identify high-risk older drivers. J of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.
• 3. Betz, ME, Dickerson AE, Coolman T, Davis ES, Schwartz RS. Driving Rehabilitation Programs for Older Drivers in the United States. Occupational Ther in Healthcare
• 4. Hildreth KL, Van Pelt RE, Moreau KL, Grigsby J, Hoth KF, Pelak V, Anderson CA, Parnes B, Kittelson J, Wolfe P, Nakamura T, Linnebur SA, Trujillo JM, Aquilante CL, Schwartz RS. Effects of pioglitazone or exercise in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and insulin resistance: a pilot study. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Extra, in press.
• Betz ME, Jones J, Genco E, Carr DB, Diguiseppi C, Haukoos JS, Lowenstein SR, Schwartz R. Perspectives on Tiered Older Driver Assessment in Primary Care Settings. Gerontologist. 2014 May 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24793645
• Betz ME, Dickerson A, Coolman T, Schold Davis E, Jones J, Schwartz R. Driving rehabilitation programs for older drivers in the United States. Occup Ther Health Care. 2014 Jul;28(3):306-17. PubMed PMID: 24971897
• Betz ME, Schwartz R, Boudreaux ED. Unexpected suicidality in an older individual in an emergency department. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Jun;61(6):1044-5. PubMed PMID: 23772739
• Betz ME, Carr DB, DiGuiseppi C, Haukoos JS, Lowenstein SR, Schwartz R. Recruitment of older drivers from primary care clinics for on-road fitness-to-drive testing: results of a pilot study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jul;62(7):1388-90. PubMed PMID: 25039512
• Casey BA, Kohrt WM, Schwartz RS, Van Pelt RE. Subcutaneous adipose tissue insulin resistance is associated with visceral adiposity in postmenopausal women. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Jun;22(6):1458-63. PubMed PMID: 24420961
• Justice JN, Pierpoint LA, Mani D, Schwartz RS, Enoka RM. Motor function is associated with 1,25(OH)(2)D and indices of insulin-glucose dynamics in non-diabetic older adults. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2014 Jun;26(3):249-54. PubMed PMID: 24155214
• Van Pelt RE, Gozansky WS, Wolfe P, Kittelson JM, Jankowski CM, Schwartz RS, Kohrt WM. Estrogen or raloxifene during postmenopausal weight loss: adiposity and cardiometabolic outcomes. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Apr;22(4):1024-31. PubMed PMID: 24311443
• 151. Melanson EL, Gavin KM, Shea KL, Wolfe P, Wierman ME, Schwartz RS, Kohrt WM. Regulation of energy expenditure by estradiol in premenopausal women.. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2015 Nov 1;119(9):975-81. PMID: 26338457
• 152. Shea KL, Gavin KM, Melanson EL, Gibbons E, Stavros A, Wolfe P, Kittelson JM, Vondracek SF, Schwartz RS, Wierman ME, Kohrt WM. Body composition and bone density after ovarian hormone suppression with or without estradiol treatment. Menopause. 2015 Oct;22(10):1045-52. PMID: 25783468
• 153. Jankowski CM, Shea K, Barry DW, Linnebur SA, Wolfe P, Kittelson J, Schwartz RS, Kohrt WM. Timing of Ibuprofen Use and Musculoskeletal Adaptations to Exercise Training in Older Adults. Bone Rep. 2015 Jan 1;1:1-8. PMID: 25642444
• 154. Howell KW, Cleveland JC Jr, Meng X, Ao L, Su X, Schwartz RS, Fullerton DA. Interleukin 6 production during cardiac surgery correlates with increasing age. J Surg Res. 2016 Mar;201(1):76-81. PMID: 26850187
• 155. Burke RE, Whitfield EA, Hittle D, Min SJ, Levy C, Prochazka AV, Coleman EA, Schwartz R, Ginde AA. Hospital Readmission From Post-Acute Care Facilities: Risk Factors, Timing, and Outcomes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2016 Mar 1;17(3):249-55. PMID: 26715357
• 156. Betz ME, Carr DB, DiGuiseppi C, Haukoos JS, Lowenstein SR, Schwartz R. Recruitment of older drivers from primary care clinics for on-road fitness-to-drive testing: results of a pilot study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jul;62(7):1388-90. PMID: 25039512
• Ginde AA, Blatchford P, Breese K, Zarrabi L, Linnebur SA, Wallace JI, Schwartz RS. High-Dose Monthly Vitamin D for Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection in Older Long-Term Care Residents: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Nov 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27861708
• Lum HD, Jones J, Matlock DD, Glasgow RE, Lobo I, Levy CR, Schwartz RS, Sudore RL, Kutner JS. Advance Care Planning Meets Group Medical Visits: The Feasibility of Promoting Conversations. Ann Fam Med. 2016 Mar;14(2):125-32. PubMed PMID: 26951587
• Ozemek C, Hildreth KL, Van Pelt RE, Schwartz RS, Moreau KL. Pioglitazone Or Exercise Effects On LV Diastolic Function In Adults With MCI And Insulin Resistance: 755 Board #71 June 1, 3: 30 PM - 5: 00 PM. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 May;48(5 Suppl 1):206. PubMed PMID: 27359898
• Howell KW, Cleveland JC Jr, Meng X, Ao L, Su X, Schwartz RS, Fullerton DA. Interleukin 6 production during cardiac surgery correlates with increasing age. J Surg Res. 2016 Mar;201(1):76-81. PubMed PMID: 26850187
• Abbate LM, Jeffreys AS, Coffman CJ, Schwartz TA, Arbeeva L, Callahan LF, Negbenebor NA, Kohrt WM, Schwartz RS, Vina E, Allen KD. Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Non-Surgical Osteoarthritis Treatment Use Among Patients in Outpatient Clinics. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2017 Nov 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29125899
• Lum HD, Sudore RL, Matlock DD, Juarez-Colunga E, Jones J, Nowels M, Schwartz RS, Kutner JS, Levy CR. A Group Visit Initiative Improves Advance Care Planning Documentation among Older Adults in Primary Care. J Am Board Fam Med. 2017 Jul-Aug;30(4):480-490. PubMed PMID: 28720629
• Roberts WO, Schwartz RS, Garberich RF, Carlson S, Knickelbine T, Schwartz JG, Peichel G, Lesser JR, Wickstrom K, Harris KM. Fifty Men, 3510 Marathons, Cardiac Risk Factors, and Coronary Artery Calcium Scores. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 Dec;49(12):2369-2373. PubMed PMID: 28719492
• Ginde AA, Blatchford P, Breese K, Zarrabi L, Linnebur SA, Wallace JI, Schwartz RS. High-Dose Monthly Vitamin D for Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection in Older Long-Term Care Residents: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Mar;65(3):496-503. PubMed PMID: 27861708
• 153. Burke RE, Whitfield EA, Hittle D, Min SJ, Levy C, Prochazka AV, Coleman EA, Schwartz R, Ginde AA. Hospital Readmission From Post-Acute Care Facilities: Risk Factors, Timing, and Outcomes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2016 Mar 1;17(3):249-55. PMID: 26715357
• 1. Marian E. Betz, Jason S. Haukoos, Robert Schwartz, Carolyn DiGuiseppi, Deepika Kandasamy, Brenda Beaty, Elizabeth Juarez-Colunga and David B. CarrProspective validation of a screening tool to identify older adults in need of a driving evaluation. J. Am. Geriatr Assoc. 12/2017
• Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Non-Surgical Osteoarthritis Treatment Use Among Patients in Outpatient Clinics Journal: Arthritis Care & Research Am. Geriatr Assoc. 12/2017
• Jankowski CM, Mawhinney S, Wilson MP, Campbell TB, Kohrt WM, Schwartz RS, Brown TT, Erlandson KM. Body Composition Changes in Response to Moderate- or High-Intensity Exercise Among Older Adults With or Without HIV Infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 Nov 1;85(3):340-345. PubMed PMID: 32701826
• Horne JT, Soh D, Cordato DJ, Campbell ML, Schwartz RS. Functional outcomes of an integrated Parkinson's Disease Wellbeing Program. Australas J Ageing. 2020 Mar;39(1):e94-e102. PubMed PMID: 31347232
• Wherry SJ, Swanson CM, Wolfe P, Wellington T, Boxer RS, Schwartz RS, Kohrt WM. Bone Biomarker Response to Walking under Different Thermal Conditions in Older Adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019 Aug;51(8):1599-1605. PubMed PMID: 31083027

Professional Memberships

• American College of Physician, Fellow
• Gerontology Society of America, Fellow
• American Geriatric Society, Fellow
• Endocrine Society, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth Seniors Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
5th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-3400

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Center Affiliations

• Center On Aging
• University of Colorado Cancer Center
• Anschutz Health & Wellness Center

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Geriatric Medicine, Board Certification (2000, 2000)
• Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Board Certification

Conditions & Treatments

• Brain and Nervous System - Alzheimer's Disease
• Bones, Joints and Muscles - Back Pain
• Bones, Joints and Muscles - Osteoporosis
• Brain and Nervous System - Parkinson's Disease
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Adult Type 2 Diabetes
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Thyroid Disease
• Mental Health and Behavior - Dementia
• Mental Health and Behavior - Depression
• Primary Care
• Mental Health and Behavior - Anxiety
• Seniors' Health
• Wellness and Prevention - Exercise and Physical Fitness
• Bones, Joints and Muscles
• Brain and Nervous System
• Endocrine System (Hormones)
• Mental Health and Behavior
• Wellness and Prevention