Daniel R. Schwartz, MD
Cardiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Heart Failure Program, Philadelphia VA Medical Center
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
  • Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

72 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

September 2025
i was very happy with my treatment
September 2025
he is an good doctor
August 2025
i've been with this cardiologist heart specialist for a long time trust, knowledgeable and has kept me well
July 2025
excellent physician

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Schwartz is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Compher C, Henstenburg JA, Aloupis M, Sun A, Quinn R, Emery E, Thomas J, Crafford AG, Schwartz DR The Nutritional Impact of 7 versus 21 Home-delivered Medically Tailored Meals in Patients with Heart Failure and Malnutrition Risk: A Random Order Crossover Feeding Trail (MEDIMEALS) , BMC Nutrition, 11(1): 2025,56


Eberly LA, Tennison A, Mays D, Hsu CY, Yang CT, Benally E, Beyuka H, Feliciano B, Norman CJ, Brueckner MY, Bowannie C, Schwartz DR, Lindsey E, Freidman S, Ketner E, Detsoi-Smiley P, Shyr Y, Shin S, Merino M Telephone-Based Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Optimization in Navajo Nation: The Hozho Randomized Clinical Trial , JAMA Internal Medicine, 184(6): 2024,681-690


Pagel-Langenickel I*, Schwartz DR*, Arena RA, Minerbi DC, Johnson DT, Waclawiw MS, Cannon RO, Balaban RS, Tripodi DJ, Sack MN A discordance in rosiglitazone mediated insulin sensitization and skeletal muscle mitochondrial content/activity in type 2 diabetes mellitus. , Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 293(5): 2021,H2659-66


R. Sullivan, D. Karras, D. Schwartz, G. Sterling The Clinical Reasoning Conference: A Flipped Classroom, Case-Based Approach to Teaching and Learning in the Pre-Clerkship Medical Curriculum , American Physiological Society Experimental Biology: 2018


1. Joanna Catalano, Lauren Monaco, John Clark, Xiaofeng Zhao, Meredith Brisco, Eman Hamad, Daniel Schwartz, Rene Alvarez Complete Heart Block and Syncope: A Rare Presentation of Mixed Lymphocytic and Giant Cell Myocarditis , Journal of Cardiac Failure, 24(8S): 2018


Riegel B, Dickson VV, Lee, CS, Daus M, Hill J, Lee, S, Wald JW, Moelter ST, Rathman L, Streur M, Irani E, Baah F, Ruppert L, Schwartz DR, Bove A Mixed Methods Study of Reasons for Treatment Seeking Delay in Patients with Heart Failure. , Heart Lung, 47(2): 2018,107-114


L. Kaplan, K. Lin, D. Schwartz, D. Karras, R. Sullivan, B. Buttaro, G. Sterling Using Small Group Facilitation to Enhance Basic Science-Clinical Science Integration. North East Group on Educational Affairs Meeting , Associate of American Medical Colleges, Zucker School of Medicine/ Hofstra: 2018


J. Kumar, J. Plamenac, C. Dillane, D. Schwartz. The Mortality of Cardiogenic Shock in Patients Admitted with Acute Decompensated Systolic Heart Failure , International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation , 36(4): 2017,S221-S222


J. Gomez-Abraham, G. Sunagawa, S. Brann, K. Minakata, S. Keshavamurthy, D. Schwartz, L. Punnoose, E. Hamad, R. Alvarez, Y. Toyoda Heart Transplantation after Bridge to Transplant with Novel Approach to Mechanical Circulatory Support in a Patient with d-Transposition of the Great Arteries , Journal of Cardiac Failure, 22(8): 2016,S119–S120


C. Dillane, A. Bove, H. Cohen, R. Bashir, B. O’Murchu, B. O’Neill, J. Gomez-Abraham, A. Shiose, D. Schwartz, D. Dries, L. Punnoose, Y. Toyoda, R. Alavrez, E. Hamad A Shock Team Improves Survival in Cardiogenic Shock by Decreasing Time to Intervention. , International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 35(4): 2016,S55