Meet the 2025 Winner: Alan R. Schwartz, MD
Alan R. Schwartz, MD, a longstanding investigator on mechanisms of upper airway obstruction during sleep and sedation and has established physiologic predictors of therapeutic success with PAP alternatives in patients with sleep apnea. In seminal work, he has played a pivotal role in the development of neurostimulation therapeutics for sleep apnea.
Dr. Schwartz graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center, and fellowship in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He spent over 30 years at Johns Hopkins University building the sleep medicine programs at the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center where he launched and directed the Sleep Medicine Fellowship Training Program and the Center for Interdisciplinary Sleep Research and Education (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.or...).
Dr. Schwartz has investigated mechanisms of sleep disordered breathing with a special emphasis on novel approaches to the diagnosis and management of this disorder. He has authored well over 200 articles and several patents; he is an established investigator with a 30+ year record of continuous NIH and industry sponsored research funding. He has mentored numerous post-doctoral trainees and junior faculty. His research activities have explored the mechanisms and impact of sleep disordered breathing across a broad range of clinical and societal outcomes.
Dr. Schwartz is currently engaged in NIH and industry sponsored research on neurostimulation treatment strategies for sleep disordered breathing. In interdisciplinary work, he collaborates extensively with colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University, where he is Adjunct/Part-time Professor of Otolaryngology, and at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Lima Peru), where he is a Profesor Extraordinario Visitante (Distinguished Visiting Professor).
In his role as scientific advisor, Dr. Schwartz has guided the research and development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic technologies in the sleep and breathing field for many years. Dr. Schwartz has successfully designed and executed pre-clinical, first-in-human, and clinical trials of medical devices and digital technologies. Dr. Schwartz has participated extensively in scientific advisory boards, FDA proceedings, and grants and manuscript preparation and review. He has developed and applied low- and high-tech solutions to sleep and breathing disorders for populations in both the developed and developing world. Dr. Schwartz has built state-of-the-art clinical and research programs designed to forge cost-effective solutions to the diagnosis and management of sleep and breathing disorders. He also practices sleep and pulmonary medicine part-time with the University of Maryland Medical Group at SJMC.
Description
The award will be given to honor the career of an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of sleep or respiratory neurobiology in terms of both scientific and scholarly advances as well as mentoring, teaching, and advocacy to advance public health. This award is given to a candidate at the late Associate Professor, Professor, or Professor Emeritus level (or equivalent) who is recognized for achievement in scholarship over the course of his/her entire career. Contributions to the SRN Assembly in the form of committee participation or leadership, and/or otherwise advancing the SRN mission will be viewed favorably. Awardees will make a short presentation about their career and receive a plaque at the SRN Assembly Membership Meeting during the ATS International Conference.
Nomination Submission Documents
- Nominations must include a cover letter (2 pages maximum) from an SRN Assembly member (primary or secondary membership) describing why the award is appropriate.
- Nominee's curriculum vitae must be included.
Evaluation Criteria
- Scientific and Scholarly Contributions/Products
- Teaching/Mentoring/Educational/Advocacy Contributions
- Participation in Assembly and other ATS Activities (Administrative, Committees, Workshops, etc.)
- Other considerations from recommendations including relevant extenuating circumstances
- Overall impact/impression of dossier submitted for award application
- Has not previously received an ATS Lifetime Achievement Award
- Nominees do not have to be current ATS members, but are expected to attend the SRN Assembly Reception at the ATS International Conference to receive the award