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Joshua Schwimmer
Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN based in New York, New York. 23 years of experience with specialization in acute kidney injury, hyponatremia, kidney failure. Has testified 16 times and deposed 80 times.
MD, FACP, FASN ·
New York, New York
About
Dr. Joshua Schwimmer is a Columbia-trained, double board-certified, full-time practicing nephrologist in New York City. With over two decades of clinical experience, Dr. Schwimmer is on the medical staff at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Dr. Schwimmer is available for expert witness consultations to both defense and plaintiff attorneys. He has reviewed and testified in cases involving acute kidney injury and kidney failure, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, osmotic demyelination, rhabdomyolysis, hypertension, urinary tract infections, pyelonephritis, life expectancy, end-stage kidney disease, dialysis, and many other medical conditions.
An award-winning physician, Dr. Schwimmer trained at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. He has published more than 30 scientific papers, abstracts, and book chapters, and his work is cited in the medical literature and in textbooks. Dr. Schwimmer is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Nephrology.
Specialties
acute kidney injury
hyponatremia
kidney failure
rhabdomyolysis
urinary tract infection
pyelonephritis
end stage renal disease
kidney loss
Nephrology
Hypertension
23
Years Experience
200
Cases Handled
Work Experience
Dr. Mark Gardenswartz and Dr. Joshua Schwimmer
2004–2014
110 East 59th St, New York, NY 10022
Madison Medical Group
2003–2004
110 East 59th St, New York, NY 10022
Assistant Professor of MedicineCurrent
Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health
2014–Present
New York, NY
Education
Nephrology Fellowship
Columbia University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
2001–2003
New York, NY
Internal Medicine Residency
Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center
1998–2001
Rochester, NY
M.D.
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
1994–1998
Rochester, NY
B.A. in Economics & Science in Society
Wesleyan University
1990–1994
Middletown, CT
Credentials & Licenses
Fellow of the American College of Physicians
Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology
Board Certified in Nephrology
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
New York State Medical License
16
Times Testified
80
Times Deposed
200
Cases Worked
100:0
Plaintiff / Defendant
Awards & Honors
Fellow of the American College of Physicians
American College of Physicians·2005
Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology
American Society of Nephrology·2004
Clinical Fellowship Award
Kidney and Urology Foundation of America·2002
Clinical Fellowship Award
National Kidney Foundation of New York and New Jersey·2001
Medicine Fellow of the Year Award for House Staff Teaching
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons·2001
Human Values in Health Care Award
University of Rochester Medical Center·1996
Phi Beta Kappa
Wesleyan University·1994
White Prize
Department of Economics, Wesleyan University·1994
Professional Memberships
American College of Physicians
association· Fellow
American Society of Nephrology
association· Fellow