Gary Schwartz leads a top cancer center, but still sees patients and meets regularly with community members as he pursues a clear vision: 'Everybody should have access to the latest advances in cancer medicine'
When oncologist and cancer therapy researcher Gary Schwartz arrived in Cleveland in the spring of 2023 to direct the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, he found his way around the city by the grace of Google maps. Two years later, you can find him everywhere: at Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals, where he treats patients; at an East Cleveland church, talking with clergy and community members about wellness and cancer prevention-including smoking cessation-and at the Cleveland mayor's office, discussing how the center can work more closely with the city. Last year, he even joined a motorcycle parade on the city's East Side to raise awareness about prostate cancer screening.
Schwartz also continues to support physicians and researchers as they move discoveries from "benchtop to bedside," with potential benefits to people living in the cancer center's catchment area of 15 counties-and to people with cancer around the world. Think recently spoke with Schwartz about the center and his work.
