I am an orthopedic surgeon trained at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois that has been in the Pacific Northwest practicing with an excellent reputation for nearly a decade. I proceeded to work with multiple thought and opinion leaders for two years to learn additional expertise in shoulder surgery following completion of my residency. This is unusual for most surgeons as they usually want to get into practice quickly, however, I wanted to become a true expert in difficult to treat problems and thought additional training would be the best route to accomplish this. That led me to work with world renowned experts in France for one year, as well as another year in the USA. For more information, my CV and background is located here. That experience was well worth it, as I now have a unique set of skills that are largely unavailable on the west coast.

Having been on the other side of the chair as a patient, friend of a patient, and family member of a patient; I always try to tailor my practice to provide customer service and satisfaction, unquestionable expertise, and always provide my patients with however much time is necessary.

You can either call The Polyclinic at (206) 386-6171 for an appointment, or fill out the contact form and get in touch with our team.

I have two offices that I split my time at. I work at The Polyclinic Madison Center most days; the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, the second Tuesday of the month, the morning half of Thursdays, and the morning of Fridays:

I am at The Polyclinic Ballard office on Thursday afternoons.

My clinic days I am available from 7:30 am in the morning until 5:00 pm. My goal is to be as available as possible for my patients.

Dr. Schwartz accepts most major insurances, while not inclusive please see the list below, and if you do not see yours listed please follow up with the office at (206) 386-6171.

My surgeries are performed at First Hill Surgery Center (FHSC) near Swedish First Hill. Procedures requiring an overnight stay are performed at Swedish Orthopedic Institute (SOI), while outpatient surgeries are performed at the First Hill Surgery Center. I am working on privileges at Virginia Mason and Overlake Hospital as a Shoulder Surgeon specializing in Orthopedic Surgery; please contact our office if these other locations interest you.

I am at FHSC every Wednesday, and the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. Nearly every Tuesday (except the 2nd one of the month) I am at SOI working.

I take care of most upper extremity issues – meaning shoulder and elbow problems. In addition to sports medicine concerns, I also take care of fractures and arthritis in the shoulder and elbow. For more information on common complaints that are treated, please click here.

Sports medicine is an entire field of medicine dedicated to getting athletes back to doing what they love more quickly. This dedicated page further explains what this means to my practice.

A short answer would be anything no matter the complexity, but more for more detailed information read here.

A short answer would be anything no matter the complexity, but more for more detailed information read here.