Jennifer L Schwartz
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology
1500 E. Medical Center Drive 1910 Taubman
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]

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Jennifer L Schwartz
Clinical Associate Professor
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    Dr. Jennifer Schwartz received her medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School and completed her internship in internal medicine at Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago. She completed her dermatology residency at the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology and two years of specialty training in melanoma at the U-M Rogel Cancer Center. Additionally, she completed advanced specialty training in cutaneous surgery treatment of benign and malignant lesions at the University of Michigan. In 1999, Dr. Schwartz became a faculty member of the Melanoma and Cutaneous Oncology and Surgery Program.

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    • Journal Article
      In reply: Management of thin melanoma.
      Durham AB, Schwartz JL, Lowe L, Zhao L, Johnson AG, Harms KL, Bichakjian CK, Orsini AP, McLean SA, Bradford CR, Cohen MS, Johnson TM, Sabel MS, Wong SL. J Surg Oncol, 2018 Mar; 117 (3): 536 DOI:10.1002/jso.24858
      PMID: 29127705
    • Journal Article
      The natural history of thin melanoma and the utility of sentinel lymph node biopsy.
      Durham AB, Schwartz JL, Lowe L, Zhao L, Johnson AG, Harms KL, Bichakjian CK, Orsini AP, McLean SA, Bradford CR, Cohen MS, Johnson TM, Sabel MS, Wong SL. J Surg Oncol, 2017 Dec; 116 (8): 1185 - 1192. DOI:10.1002/jso.24765
      PMID: 28715140
    • Journal Article
      Efficacy of Staged Excision With Permanent Section Margin Control for Cutaneous Head and Neck Melanoma.
      Moyer JS, Rudy S, Boonstra PS, Kraft C, Chinn SB, Baker SR, Schwartz JL, Bichakjian CK, Fullen D, Durham AB, Lowe L, Johnson TM. JAMA Dermatol, 2017 Mar 1; 153 (3): 282 - 288. DOI:10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.4603
      PMID: 28002553
    • Journal Article
      Detection of Occult Invasion in Melanoma In Situ.
      Bax MJ, Johnson TM, Harms PW, Schwartz JL, Zhao L, Fullen DR, Chan MP. JAMA Dermatol, 2016 Nov 1; 152 (11): 1201 - 1208. DOI:10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.2668
      PMID: 27533878
    • Journal Article
      Recurrence and Survival in Patients With Merkel Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Surgery Without Adjuvant Radiation Therapy to the Primary Site.
      Frohm ML, Griffith KA, Harms KL, Hayman JA, Fullen DR, Nelson CC, Wong SL, Schwartz JL, Bichakjian CK. JAMA Dermatol, 2016 Sep 1; 152 (9): 1001 - 1007. DOI:10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.1428
      PMID: 27248515
    • Journal Article
      Selective Use of Adjuvant Therapy in the Management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
      Bichakjian CK, Harms KL, Schwartz JL. JAMA Oncol, 2015 Nov; 1 (8): 1162 - 1163. DOI:10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.1503
      PMID: 26181278
    • Journal Article
      NCCN Guidelines implementation in the multidisciplinary Merkel Cell Carcinoma Program at the University of Michigan.
      Schwartz JL, Wong SL, McLean SA, Hayman JA, Lao CD, Kozlow JH, Malloy KM, Bradford CR, Frohm ML, Fullen DR, Lowe L, Bichakjian CK. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 2014 Mar 1; 12 (3): 434 - 441. DOI:10.6004/jnccn.2014.0043
      PMID: 24616547
    • Journal Article
      Clinicopathologic features of primary Merkel cell carcinoma: a detailed descriptive analysis of a large contemporary cohort.
      Schwartz JL, Bichakjian CK, Lowe L, Griffith KA, Frohm ML, Fullen DR, Hayman JA, Lao CD, Shah KS, McLean SA, Bradford CR, Johnson TM, Wong SL. Dermatol Surg, 2013 Jul; 39 (7): 1009 - 1016. DOI:10.1111/dsu.12194
      PMID: 23551620