Scott Schwartzman, M.D., joins KCP as Co-Leader of Education

February 14, 2022
Announcement
Education
W. Scott Schwartzman, M.D. Resident, Internal Medicine

William Scott Schwartzman, M.D., third year Internal Medicine Resident, has joined the UTSW Kidney Cancer Program (KCP) leadership team as Co-Leader of Education. Dr. Schwartzman has been a collaborating researcher with the KCP for the past three years. In his new leadership role, he will help recruit and train medical students, resident scholars, and early-career physicians. He will assist in identifying laboratory and clinic mentors, build mentoring teams, and develop educational opportunities for trainees.

“I’m excited to step into this new role,” said Dr. Schwartzman. “It’s a great opportunity to introduce trainees to the different types of research that the KCP facilitates. As a new intern, the program provided me with outstanding mentorship and learning opportunities. Going forward, I hope to help build enthusiasm around translational and clinical research and do my best to maintain the high levels of productivity within the kidney cancer program.”

Expanding the pool of investigators with translational research knowledge is a key focus area for the KCP. This position plays an instrumental role in supporting and training clinicians looking to build careers as researchers.

“There’s a growing demand for a new generation of physicians with the skillsets to conduct rigorous scientific research,” said KCP Director James Brugarolas, M.D., Ph.D. “Among our long-term goals is to help build a sustainable workforce of physician-scientists who will make and translate kidney cancer discoveries that lead to improved health.”

Dr. Schwartzman, who will be joining the Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program at UT Southwestern, has co-authored several research publications including studies on the use of active surveillance in patients with indolent kidney cancer and predictors of response to immunotherapy.

Dr. Schwartzman earned his M.D. from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He began his training in internal medicine at UTSW in 2019.