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Overview

Benjamin Schwartz is affiliated with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a focus on several key subfields including surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Schwartz's recent scholarly work includes a series of publications addressing public health concerns and clinical outcomes related to COVID-19 and maternal health. Notable papers include:

  • COVID-19 vaccination attitudes, values and intentions among United States adults prior to emergency use authorization (2021), published in Vaccine
  • Maternal mortality among women with coronavirus disease 2019 admitted to the intensive care unit (2020), published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Early postpartum discharge during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020), published in Journal of Perinatal Medicine
  • The care of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic - response of a large health system in metropolitan New York (2020), published in Journal of Perinatal Medicine
  • Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in Children (2025), published in AAP Grand Rounds

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Schwartz include Daniel A. Salmon, Matthew Z. Dudley, Janesse Brewer, Lilly Kan, and Tina M. Proveaux. These collaborations have contributed to a scope of research covering vaccine coverage and hesitancy as well as maternal and child health during the pandemic.

Schwartz has published extensively in several journals, with notable venues including:

  • Vaccine
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Journal of Perinatal Medicine
  • Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

The scientist's main areas of research cover an array of public health and medical topics such as:

  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Benjamin Schwartz's work contributes to an understanding of the intersection between infectious diseases, maternal health, and public health strategies during critical periods such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Their research engages multiple facets of contemporary medical challenges, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach within the broader field of medicine.

Best Publications

  • Intussusception among infants given an oral rotavirus vaccine.

    Trudy V. Murphy;Paul M. Gargiullo;Mehran S. Massoudi;David B. Nelson

  • Invasive group A streptococcal infections in Ontario, Canada

    H D Davies;A McGeer;B Schwartz;K Green

  • Defining the Group A Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: Rationale and Consensus Definition

    Robert F. Breiman;Jeffrey P. Davis;Richard R. Facklam;Barry M. Gray

  • Otitis Media—Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents

    Scott F. Dowell;S. Michael Marcy;William R. Phillips;Michael A. Gerber

  • Population-Based Surveillance for Hospitalizations Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Influenza Virus, and Parainfluenza Viruses Among Young Children

    Marika K Iwane;Kathryn M Edwards;Peter G Szilagyi;Frances J Walker

  • Acute otitis media: management and surveillance in an era of pneumococcal resistance--a report from the Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Therapeutic Working Group.

    Scott Dowell;Jay Butler;G. Giebink;Michael Jacobs

  • Population-Based Surveillance for Group A Streptococcal Necrotizing Fasciitis: Clinical Features, Prognostic Indicators, and Microbiologic Analysis of Seventy-Seven Cases

    Rupert Kaul;Allison McGeer;Donald E Low;Karen Green

  • Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome—A Comparative Observational Study

    Rupert Kaul;Allison McGeer;Anna Norrby-Teglund;Malak Kotb

  • Preventing pneumococcal disease among infants and young children : recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

    Orin S. Levine;Benjamin Schwartz;Chris A. Van Beneden;Cynthia G. Whitney

  • Preventing tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis among adolescents: use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccines recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

    Karen R Broder;Margaret M Cortese;John K Iskander;Katrina Kretsinger

  • Changing epidemiology of group A streptococcal infection in the USA

    B. Schwartz;R.J. Facklam;R.F. Breiman

  • The Changing Epidemiology of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections and the Emergence of Streptococcal Toxic Shock-like Syndrome: A Retrospective Population-Based Study

    Charles W. Hoge;Benjamin Schwartz;Deborah F. Talkington;Robert F. Breiman

  • Epidemiology of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in the United States, 1995–1999

    Katherine L O'Brien;Bernard Beall;Nancy L Barrett;Paul R Cieslak

  • Prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections: Indications for the use of palivizumab and update on the use of RSV-IGIV

    Neal A. Halsey;Jon S. Abramson;P. Joan Chesney;Margaret C. Fisher

  • An immunogenetic and molecular basis for differences in outcomes of invasive group A streptococcal infections.

    Malak Kotb;Malak Kotb;Anna Norrby-Teglund;Anna Norrby-Teglund;Allison McGeer;Hesham El-Sherbini;Hesham El-Sherbini

  • Severe Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Previously Healthy Children: The Role of Preceding Influenza Infection

    K L O'Brien;M I Walters;J Sellman;P Quinlisk

  • Principles of judicious use of antimicrobial agents for pediatric upper respiratory tract infections

    Scott F. Dowell;S. Michael Marcy;William R. Phillips;Michael A. Gerber

  • Underimmunization Among Children: Effects of Vaccine Safety Concerns on Immunization Status

    Deborah A. Gust;Tara W. Strine;Emmanuel Maurice;Philip Smith

  • Association of sporadic listeriosis with consumption of uncooked hot dogs and undercooked chicken

    Benjamin Schwartz;ClaireV Broome;GeriR Brown;AllenW Hightower

  • Potential interventions for the prevention of childhood pneumonia: geographic and temporal differences in serotype and serogroup distribution of sterile site pneumococcal isolates from children--implications for vaccine strategies.

    David H. Sniadack;Benjamin Schwartz;Harvey Lipman;J. Bogaerts

Frequent Co-Authors

Allison McGeer
Allison McGeer University of Toronto
Scott F. Dowell
Scott F. Dowell Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Richard R. Facklam
Richard R. Facklam Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Larry K. Pickering
Larry K. Pickering Emory University
Katherine L. O’Brien
Katherine L. O’Brien Johns Hopkins University
Donald E. Low
Donald E. Low University of Toronto
Anne Schuchat
Anne Schuchat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Claire V. Broome
Claire V. Broome Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John S. Bradley
John S. Bradley University of California, San Diego
Malak Kotb
Malak Kotb University of North Dakota

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