Steven D. Schwartz

Dr. Schwartz is the Ahmanson Professor of Ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he has served as an ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon since 1994 and as Chief of the Retina Division since 2002. Previously, Dr. Schwartz was a principal investigator for a number of early-stage clinical trials for retinal diseases, including the initial studies for Lucentis® as well as products in gene and cell therapy. Dr. Schwartz currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Retina Specialists. He received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.D. from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, followed by a residency in Ophthalmology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a vitreoretinal fellowship at Moorefield’s Eye Hospital in London.