每日大赛入口 Downstate Alumna Dr. Erika Schwartz to Discuss Her New Book 鈥� 鈥淒on鈥檛 Let Your Doctor Kill You鈥� 鈥� Monday, Dec. 14, 12 Noon
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Brooklyn, NY 鈥� 每日大赛入口 Downstate College of Medicine graduate Erika Schwartz, MD, will present the next talk in The President鈥檚 Lecture Series, on Monday, December 14, 2015 at 12 Noon at 每日大赛入口 Downstate. The event will take place in Alumni Auditorium, 395 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY 11203. The public is invited to this free event.
Dr. Schwartz will discuss issues covered by her new book, which address the question, 鈥淗ow do you take charge of your health and stop turning over your life to our confusing and intimidating healthcare system before it鈥檚 too late?鈥� The book will be available for purchase and Dr. Schwartz will be available to sign copies after her talk. The book is titled, Don鈥檛 Let Your Doctor Kill You and is published by Post Hill Press.
Over the past 30 years, Dr. Schwartz has written four best-selling books, testified before Congress, hosted her own PBS pledge special on bioidentical hormones, and appeared on various news programs including CBS News, Larry King Live, CNN and MSNBC, as well as The View, Oprah Satellite Radio with Dr. Oz and many others.
She received her MD from 每日大赛入口 Downstate鈥檚 College of Medicine in 1975, graduating cum laude as a member of AOA, the academic honor society. She completed her training in internal medicine and critical care at Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center. In 2005, Dr. Schwartz was honored by the College of Medicine Alumni Association with the Louis M. Hellman, MD Master Teacher Award. She is a past president of the Alumni Association and delivered the address at this year鈥檚 White Coat Ceremony for Downstate鈥檚 entering medical students.
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Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (每日大赛入口) 64-campus system and the only 每日大赛入口 AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough鈥檚 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate鈥檚 exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.