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Dr. Thomas Schwartzer - Central Jersey Internal Medicine Associates PA

Doctor Thomas Albert Schwartzer

Education:

1993-1996         Residency Internal Medicine/Primary Care, UMDNJ-RWJMS
at St. Peter’s Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ

1989-1993         MD, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ

1986-1987         Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology &
Infectious Diseases, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

1983-1986         Ph.D., Microbiology, Rutgers University/ UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

1980-1983         MS, Bacteriology, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY

1979-1980         mt (ascp), St. Peter’s Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ

1979-1980         BA, Natural Sciences, Thomas A. Edison College, Trenton, NJ

1976-1978         AA, Liberal Arts, Thomas A. Edison College, Trenton, NJ

Licensures and Certifications

 

  1.                 American Board of Internal Medicine

Certification in Internal Medicine, # 173205

  1. Medicine and Surgery, NJ State Board of Medical Examiners, License # MA61680,
    CDS # DO65859, DEA # BS 4348252

 

  1. Certification, CDC training course (8275-C), “Isolation, Culture and Identification of HTLV-III/LAV”

1982  B.L.D. NJ State Board of Medical Examiners, Bio-Analytical Laboratory Directors Licensure
(License #492). Fully licensed (plenary) to direct hematology/coagulation, clinical chemistry, immunohematology, microbiology/serology, diagnostic immunology/virology, toxicology, etc.

Research and/or Professional Experience

2004 – present   Attending Physician, Willow Creek Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Center, Easton Avenue, Somerset, NJ

    1. Attending Physician, Care One Acute and Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Center, East Brunswick, NJ

 

1999-present      Attending Physician, St. Peter’s Medical Center Transitional Care Unit and Sub-Acute
Rehabilitation Center

April 1999-       Physician/Co-owner of Internal Medicine/ Primary Care Office Group Practice Central Jersey
present              Internal Medicine Associates, PA, 75 Veronica Avenue, Somerset, NJ

May 1995-         Full-time Physician and Site Director, Internal Medicine / Primary Care Office Practice, Medical
April 1999         Associates of New Brunswick, 1323 State Highway 27, Somerset, NJ

May 1995-         Site Director, Office Laboratory Medicine, Medical Associates of New Brunswick
Dec. 1998

July 1995-         Part-time House Physician, Critical Care Units & Medical Floors, St. Peter’s Medical Center,
July 1996          New Brunswick, NJ

1996-                Team Physician, East Brunswick/ Milltown Pop Warner Football League
present             

1989-1992         Adjunct Instructor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, UMDNJ-RWJMS, Piscataway, NJ

1989-1992         Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS, New Brunswick, NJ

1988-1989         Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS, New Brunswick, NJ

1987-90            Director, HIV Culture Laboratory/Special Virology Laboratory, Central Jersey AIDS Clinical Study
Group, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

1987-1988         Full time faculty appointment (Instructor of Medicine), Division of Allergy, Immunology and
Infectious Diseases, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

1987-                President, A.S. Biomedical Laboratory Consultants Inc., New Brunswick, NJ

1987-                Director/Consultant, Gen-Care Biomedical Research Laboratories, Mountainside, NJ

1983-86            Research Associate, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious
Diseases UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

1981-1987         Adjunct Faculty, Division of Health Technologies, Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ

1980-1983         Clinical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratories
St. Peter’s Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ

1973-80            Director, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Cranbury Veterinary Hospital East Brunswick, NJ

192-73              Research Technician, Department of Cardiology, UMDNJ-RWJMS, Piscataway, NJ

 

Organizations:
The New Jersey Medical Society
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
American Medical Association (AMA)
American College of Physicians (ACP), Member, 1993-present
Student Representative, Curriculum Committee, UMDNJ-RWJMS, Piscataway, NJ, 1990-present
Student Representative, University-wide HIV Advisory and Policy Committee, 1991 to 1993.

 

Teaching Assignments:

 

1997-present

 

Advisor, Medical Students from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

 

 

1996-present

Part-time Faculty, Ambulatory Care Medicine, Primary Care Residents from St. Peter’s Medical Center and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

 

 

1993-present

Instructor, Physical Diagnosis Course, UMDNJ-RWJMS

 

 

1987-89

Faculty, UMDNJ-RWJMS, Cell Biology Course (first year medical students)

 

 

1983-1987

Coordinator of research activities of Henry Rutgers Feloows, Department of  Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School, NJ

 

 

1981-85

Adjunct Faculty, Division of Health Technologies, Middlesex Country College, Edison, NJ

Extramural Services:

1995                 Co-presenter, Cost Containment in Medical Education; The Urine Culture. Medical Grand Rounds,
St. Peter’s Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ

1995                 Invited speaker, St. Peter’s Medical Center, World AIDS Day, December 1, 1995 Women and
HIV/AIDS

1987                 Invited speaker, Rutgers University AIDS Forum, “The AIDS Epidemic: Past, Present and Future”.
October 13, 1987.

1987                 Invited speaker, Trinity Cathedral, Princeton, NJ March 29, 1987, The AIDS Epidemic

1987                 Co-organizer, Speaker, More Than Medicine. The Spiritual and Religious Aspects of AIDS. A forum
held February, 7, 1987, St. John the Evangelist Church, New Brunswick, NJ

1987-88            Scientific Advisor; AIDS Task Force of the Episcopal Diocese of Trenton, NJ

1987                 Invited speaker, Trinity cathedral, Princeton, NJ Forum on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
March 24, 1987.

1987                 Invited speaker, Memorial School, Eatontown, NJ 8th grade science class. What We Should All Know
About AIDS, February 1987.

1987                 Invited speaker, Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work. Symposium on AIDS, March 28, 1987.

1986                 Invited speaker, St. George’s Episcopal Church, Helmetta, NJ, December 21, 1986. The AIDS
Epidemic: Facts and Fallacies.

1986-88            Editor in Chief, Theobald Smith Society Newsletter (NJ Chapter of American Society for
Microbiology)

Grants Awarded:

1989           Co-investigator, “A Study of the Heterosexual Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Type I in Monogamous Heterosexual Couples.” Funded by the Center for Disease Control.

1989           Principal investigator, “The Composition of Circulating Immune Complexes (CIC) in Patients With
AIDS or Severe ARC Enrolled in a Dose-frequency Trial of Oral RETROVIR.” One year award, funded by Burroughs-Wellcome, Inc., North Carolina, Immunomedics, Inc. Newark, NJ ($19,850.)

1988           Co-principal Investigator, (20% effort), “An In Viro Pilot Study of Liposomal/antiviral Preparations
in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection.” One year award ($25,000), December 1, 1988-89

1987           Co-investigator (20% effort), “Evaluation of the Antiviral and Antiproliferation Effects of Human
Interferon on HIV in Vitro”, The Central Jersey AIDS Clinical Studies Group. Five Year award ($188,765/year), NIH application #UO1 AI25914-01, October 1, 1987

1987           Project Leader/Director (50% effort), “Establishment of an HIV Culture Laboratory,” The Central Jersey
AIDS Clinical Studies Group. Five year award ($110,270/year), NIK application #1 UO1 AI25914-01, October, 1, 1987

Institutional Committee Assignments

 

2002-present      Committee on Bioterrorism and Safety, St. Peter’s University Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ

2002-present      Physician Advisory Committee, St. Peter’s University Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ

2002-present      Strategic Planning Committee, St. Peter’s University Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ

1999-present      Biosafety Officer, Central Jersey Internal Medicine Associates, 75 Veronica Avenue, Somerset, NJ

1998- present     Internal Medicine Review Committee, St. Peter’s University Hospital Health System

1997-present      UMDNJ-RWJMS Humanism and Professionalism Council

1993-present      Residency Recruitment Committee, UMDNJ-RWJMS St. Peter’s Medical Center, Internal Medicine/
Primary Care Residency Program B

1995-present      Coordinator, Medical Housestaff Clinical Research Projects, UMDNJ-RWJMS St. Peter’s Medical
Center, Internal Medicine/Primary Care Residency Program B

1995-Present      Member, Physician Awareness and Data Feedback Committee, St. Peter’s Medical Center

1994-Present      Member, CQI Clinical Leadership Committee, St. Peter’s Medical Center

1987-89            UMDNJ/Rutgers University Biosafety Committee

1987-89            Executive Committee, Central Jersey AIDS Clinical Trials Unit

    1. Biosafety Officer, Central Jersey AIDS Clinical Trials Unit

 

Awards:

First Place Award of Oral Presentation “Cost Containment and Medical Education: The Urine Culture”. Associates Abstract Competition, The American College of Physicians (NJ Chapter) Winter Scientific Meeting January 1996.

Outstanding Resident Award, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, St. Peter’s Medical Center, Internal Medicine/Primary Care Residency Program, June 13, 1994.

Excellence in Research Award, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, May 1993.

Scholarship for excellence in Immunological Research awarded by the Johanna Wilke Foundation, Spring 1993.

References

Anthony Passannante, Jr. , MD, FACC
75 Veronica Avenue      
Somerset, NJ 08873

Robert Fein, MD
75 Veronica Avenue      
Somerset, NJ 08873

Melvin P. Weinstein, MD
Professor of Medicine &Pathology
Director, Clinical Microbiology
Acting chief, Division of Allergy, Immunology & Infectious Disease
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Place
New Brunswick, N.J.  08903-0019

Karel Raska, JR., MD, Ph.D.
Director, Diagnostic Laboratory
St. Peter’s Medical Center
253 Easton Avenue
New Brunswick, N.J. 08903

Gertrude Lefavour, MD
Chief, Division of Nephrology
St. Peter’s Medical Center
Associate Professor of Clnial Medicine
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
254 Easton Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ  08903

Bibliography:

Manuscripts:

    1. Schwartzer TA, MG Moncher, E Iliadis, DV Alcid, DJ Gocke. Studies of the human antibody response to Escherichia coli and Salmonella Minnesota rough chemotype vaccines: Antibodies to the Ra chemotype are immunodominant (Submiited for publication – March 1992)

 

    1. Schwartzer TA, DV Alcid, DJ Gocke. The presence of increases levels of antibodies to ABO blood group antigens in humans resulting from vaccination with rough chemotype vaccines, or Gram-negative sepsis. (Submitted for publication – March 1992)
    1. Sullivan B, TA Schwartzer, R Reckel, DJ Gocke. Immune Complex levels Detected by a unique monoclonal anti-Clq (Submitted for publication)

 

    1. Fitzgibbon JE, RM Howell, TA Schwartzer, DJ Gocke, DT Dublin. In vivo prevalence of Azidothymidein (AZT) resistance mutations in an AIDS patient before and after AZT therapy. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, Vol 7, #3, 1991, Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers.
    1. Howell RM, JE Fitzgibbon, M Noe, Z Ren, DJ Gocke, TA Schwartzer, DT Dublin. In vivo sequence variation of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 env gene: Evidence for recombination among variants found in a single individual. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, Vol7, #11, 1991, Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers.

 

    1. Numsuwan, V, TA Schwartzer, DV Alcid and DJ Gocke. Characterization of the immunochemical specificity of monoclonal antibodies to the J5 mutant of Escherichia coli 011:B4 (J5) (submitted for publication)
    1. Schwartzer TA, DV Alcid, V Numsuwan and DJ Gocke. Characterization of the human antibody response to Escherichia coli 0111:B4 (J5) J. Infec. Dis. 158:1135- 1136

 

    1. Schwartzer A, DV Alcid, V Numsuwan and DJ Gocke. The immunochemical specificity of human antibodies to the core region of Escherichia coli 011:B4 (j5) lipopolysaccharide (LPS). J. Infec. Dis.159:35-42, 1989
    1. Schwartzer TA, DV Alcid, V Numsuwan and DJ Gocke. The immunochemical specificity of cross-reactive antibodies to lipopolysaccharide Escherichia coli (J5 J. Infec. Dis.155:1076, 1987

 

    1. Schwartzer, TA. Doctoral Dissertation. Characterization of the human antibody response to E. coli 0111:B4 J5 lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and evaluation of the cross-reactivity of anti-J5 LPS. 1986. University Microfilms International Dissertation Publishing Program, Ann Arbor, MI.
    1. Gocke DJ, K Raska, W Pollack and TA Schwartzer. HTVL-III antibody in commercial immunoglobulin preparations. Lancet I (8471): 37-38, 1986.

 

Abstracts:

  1. Schwartzer TA, N Kothari. Cost Containment and Medical Education; The Urine Culture. American College of Physicians, New Jersey Scientific Meeting Abstracts, submitted for 1996.

 

  1. Surana GC, TA Schwartzer, R. Fein. Retinoic Acid Syndrome in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Associated with HIV. American Colege of Physicans, New Jersey Scientific Meeting Abstracts, submitted for 1996.
  1. Schwartzer TA, S Hargraves. HIV Disease; Confidentiality vs. Duty to Warn. American College of Physicians, New Jersey Scientific meeting Abstracts, submitted for 1996.

 

  1. Surana GC, TA Schwartzer, G. Lefavour. Fatal Meningococcemia with Multiorgan Failure, Pericardial Effusion and without Meningitis. American College Physicians, New Jersey Scientific Meeting Abstracts, submitted for 1996.
  1. Surana GC, TA Schwartzer, S. Moss. Hydroxyurea and its beneficial effect on painful crisis in sickle cell anemia. American college of physicians, New Jersey Scientific Meeting Abstracts, submitted for 1996.

 

  1. Schwartzer TA, N Kothari, DV Alcid. Incidence of Legionella Pneumonia in a community teaching hospital; a cost containment approach. American College of Physicians, New Jersey Scientific Meeting Abstracts, submitted for 1996.
  1. Schwartzer TA, S. Mos. Ganglioneuroma presenting as an adrenal mass. American College of Physicians, new jersey scientific meeting abstracts, 1995.

 

  1. Gonzaga C, I Mehkri, TA Schwartzer. Syringomyelia- a case presentation. American college of physicians, new jersey scientific meeting abstracts 1994.
  1. Fitzgibbon JE, RM Howell, TA Schwartzer, DJ Gocke, DT Dublin. Effect of AZT therapy on the in vivo prevalence of an Azidothymidine (AZT)- resistance mutation. AIDS Clinical Trials Group Meeting, Bethesda, MD, March 1991.

 

  1. Hollinger BF, JW Bremmer, R Cooms, T Denny, P Gupta, W Meyer, S. Miles, B Ohlsson-Wilhelm, B Poiesz, D Richman, TA Schwartzer, J Sninsky. HIV quantitation procedures for virologic end-points in clinical trails: Results of a multicenter study. (Abstract #S.B. 538). VI International Conference on AIDS, San Fransisco, CA, 1990.
  1. Schwartzer TA, MG Moncher, E Iliadis, DV Alcid, DJ Gocke. Studies of the human antibody response to killed gram-negative rough bacteria. (Abstract #II-P-81). First Congress of the International Endotoxin Society, May 10-12, 1990. San Diego, CA

 

  1. Schwartzer TA, DT Dubin, KR Raska, J Fitzgibbon, J Csarnecki, M howell, D Connolly, A Brennan, DJ Gocke. Comparison of the HIV-1 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with co-culture, intracellular P24 antigen and routine serology for the early detection of HIV-1 infection in high risk individuals. VI International Conference on AIDS, San Fransisco, CA, 1990.
  1. Howell RM, JE Ritzgivvon, M Noe, Z Ren, DJ Gocke, TA Schwartzer, DT Dublin. In vivo sequence heterogeneity of human immunodeficiency virus env sub-regions. 1990 ASM Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA

 

  1. Schwartzer TA, DT Dubin, KR Raska, J Fitzgibbon, M Czarnecki, R. howell, D. Connolly, A Brennan, DJ Gocke. Comparison of the HIV-1 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with co-culture, intracellular P24 antigen and routine serology for the early detection of HIV-1 infection in high rish individuals. VII NIAID AIDS Clinical Trials Group Meeting, Bethesda, MD, 1989.
  1. Schwartzer TA, DV Alcid, V Sivapalan, J Filippone, DJ Gocke. Studies of the polyclonal B cell response to gram-negative liopolysaccharides (LPS) in human subjects. Program and Abstrcats of the 29th ICAAC, 1989.

 

  1. Schwartzer TA, K Raska, DJ Gocke, The effect of phytohemagglutin stimulation on normal CD4 lymphocyttes: Relevance of HIV-1 by co-culture. V. NIAID AID Clinical Trial Group Meeting, Bethesda, MD, March 5-8, 1989.
  1. Schwartzer TA, R Nahass, DJ Gocke. The composition of circulating immune complexes (CIC) in HIV-infected individuals by C1Q and C3D-binding ELISA. V. International Conference on AIDS, Montreal, Canada, June 4-9 1989.

 

  1. Schwartzer TA, K Raska, D. Gocke. The effect of phytohemagglutinin stimulation on normal CD4 lymphocytes; Relevance of HIV-1 by co-culture. 1989 ASM Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 14-18, May 1989.
  1. Alcid D, K Casey, M Weinstein, TA Schwartzer and DJ Gocke. Bactermia due to rough E. coli, correlation of clinical findings with liopolysaccharide LPS chemotype. 1989 ASM Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 14-18, May 1989.

 

  1. Reckel R, B Sullivan, TA Schwartzer and DJ Gocke. Correlation of disease activity with immune complexes as detected by a unique monoclonal anti-Clq. Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Rheumatism Association, Atlantic City, NJ, Abstract #14, p. 21, Program and Abstracts of the 27th ICAAC, 1987
  1. Bartels JH, KK Casey, DV Alcid, MP Weinstein, TA Schwartzer, DJ Gocke. Immportance of gram-positive bacteremia (GPB) and cathetar related bacteremia (CRB) in septic shock syndrome (SSS). 27th ICAAC, New York, NY, Abstract #125, p. 118, Program and Abstracts

 

  1. Schwartzer TA, DV Alcid, V Numsuwan and DJ Gocke. Characterization of the human antibody response to Escherichia coli 011:B4 (J5) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Abstracts of the International Conference on Endotoxins, Amsterdam II, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Abstract, #78, p. 45, May 1987.
  1. Schwartzer TA, DV Alcid, V Numsuwan, and DJ Gocke. The human anti-lipopolysaccharide response to oral immunization with Eschericia coli 0111:B4 (J5) live or killed cell vaccine. Fed. Proc. 46:1135, 1987.

 

  1. Schwartzer TA, DV Alcid, V Numsuwan and DJ Gocke, Immunochemical specificity of human antibodies to Escherichia coli 0111:B4 (J5) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA, abstract No. B33, p. 30, Match 1987
  1. Schwartzer TA, DV Alcid, V Numsuwan and DJ Gocke. Immunochemical specificity of human antibodies to Escherichia coli 0111:B4(J5) lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Abstracts of the Annual Meeting in Miniature of the Theobald Smith Society, New Jersey Branch of the American Society for Microbiology. February 19,1987.

 

  1. Numsuwan VN, TA Schwartzer, DJ Gocke. Immunochemical specificities of monoclonal antibodies against E.coli 0111:B4(J5) lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Abstracts of the 26th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, New Orleans, LA, Abstract no. 990, p. 279, September 1981.
  1. Schwartzer TA, DV Alcid, DJ Gocke. Quantitation of antibody specific for E.coli 0111:B4(J%0 LPS two variations of ELISA. In: Kohler, H. LoVerde, P.T. (eds) Vaccines: New Concepts and developments-Tenth International Conference on Immunology, London: Longman Group, 1987 (in press)

 

  1. Schwartzer TA, Doctoral Dissertation. Characterization of the human immune response to E. coli 0111:B4 (J5) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and evaluation of the cross-reactivity of anti-J5 LPS. 1986 Dissertation Abstracts.

 

Other Publications:

  1. Schwartzer TA. Transmission of AIDS by the common cup. Newsletter of the AIDS Task force, Episcopal Diocese of Trenton, Vol. 1, no.2
  1. Schwartzer, TA. AIDS fight not hopeless (letter). The Home News, New Brunswick, NJ, December 23, 1986.
  1. Schwartzer TA. On the new social reformers (letter).  The New York Times, November 23, 1995

 

Internet Publications:

Cybernet, Inc. Princeton

  1. Schwartzer, TA. Neurological Complications of HIV Disease, A Case Study, part I, www.medconnect.com, , N.J. December 1995.