Stephen Schwartz

Stephen M. Schwartz (January 1, 1942 – March 17, 2020) was an American pathologist at the University of Washington. He researched vascular biology, investigating the structure of blood vessels and smooth muscle cells. Schwartz's father was a physician and was one of the first to treat victims of Nazi concentration camps at the end of World War II.

Schwartz received a BA in biology from Harvard University in 1963 and a Doctor of Medicine from Boston University in 1967. He started a residency at the University of Washington in 1967, but was more interested in an academic than clinical career, and obtained his Ph.D. in pathology from the institution in 1973, under the mentorship of Earl Benditt.

Work Schwartz is considered one of the founders of the field of modern vascular biology.