Lauren Ende Schwartz, MD
Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Associate Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact InformationHospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
6 Founders Pavilion, Rm 6075
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: 215-615-2699
Email: lauren.schwartz@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Specialty Division
Anatomic Pathology
Clinical Expertise
Gynecological and Genitourinary Pathology
Education
BA (Bachelor of Arts, Biology), Columbia University, 2004
MD (Medical Doctorate), New York University School of Medicine, 2008
Cert (Certificate in Health Care Quality and Safety), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2022
Specialty Certification
American Board of Pathology Board Certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 2012
Postgraduate Training
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2008-2012
Faculty Assistant in Surgical Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2012-2013
Faculty Assistant in Gynecologic Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2013-2014
Awards and Honors
Summa Cum Laude, Columbia University, 2004
Departmental Honors in Biology, Columbia University, 2004
Phi Beta Kappa, Columbia University, 2004
Dean's List, Columbia University, 2004
Alpha Omega Alpha, New York University School of Medicine, 2008
Fred S. Mandelbaum Award for Excellence in Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, 2008
Anatomic Pathology Chief Resident, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2011-2011
The Leonard Berwick Residency Training Award, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 2012
The Power List 2018 by The Pathologist Magazine, 2018
Penn Center for Precision Medicine Accelerator Fund Recipient. PI: Kara Maxwell, MD Phd. Project: Implication of Gleason Score for the Precision Medicine Treatment of Patients with Localized Prostate cancer, 2018
Accepted and Participated in the February 2019 Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Series in La Jolla, California, 2019
Innovation Accelerator Program. PI: Ashley Haggerty, MD Project: Improving genetic testing to increase precision cancer care., 2019
HUP 2019 Operational Honorable Mention award for Specimen Pick-Up on Demand Project, 2019
40 Under Forty, American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2020
The Peter C. Nowell Teaching Award. Penn Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine., 2024
Memberships and Professional Organizations
United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2008 - Present
College of American Pathologists, 2009 - Present
Pathology Society of Philadelphia, 2012 - Present
International Society of GYN Pathology, 2014 - Present
International Society of Genitourinary Pathologists, 2014 - Present
American Society of Clinical Pathology, 2019 - Present
Pennsylvania Association of Pathologists, 2022 - Present
Selected Publications
Spatial integration of protein and chromosomal states reveals early copy number changes and genotype-associated immune neighborhoods in serous ovarian cancer evolution
Tanjina Kader, Yu-An Chen, Clemens B Hug, Jia-Ren Lin, Jeremy L Muhlich, Shannon Coy, Euihye Jung, Lauren E Schwartz, Thomas Fazio, Crystal Chiu, Scott T Ryall, Charles W Drescher, Peter K Sorger, Ronny Drapkin and Sandro Santagata., Cancer Discov, 2026, PMID:41999663
Tumor-Infiltrating Nociceptor Neurons in Ovarian Cancer Treatment Resistance
Allison Jorgensen, Daniel W Vermeer, Euihye Jung, Caitlin S Williamson, Dalia K Omran, Lauren E Schwartz, Ju-Yoon Yoon, Jeffrey Barr, Ashley L Tetlow, Camille V Trinidad, Ronny Drapkin, Andrew K Godwin and Paola D Vermeer., Adv Biol (Weinh) 10(3): e00404, 2026, PMID:41804072
Longitudinal neuropathologic and molecular characterization of a retroperitoneal ependymoma
Emily Ling-Lin Pai, Matthew N Nazarian, Alicia L Kenyon, Zied Abdullaev, Maria Arisi, Erika S Johnson, Lea F Surrey, Martha Quezado, Lauren E Schwartz, Kimberly L Dumoff, Kumarasen Cooper, Kenneth Aldape, Lawrence Kenyon, MacLean P Nasrallah, Arati S Desai., J Neuropathol Exp Neurol, 2025, PMID:41435511
Ovarian carcinoid tumor with carcinoid heart syndrome: A case report and literature review
Minyoung Jang, Lakeisha Mulugeta-Gordon, Joseph Carver, Natalie Tupper, Julie Barbera, Lauren Schwartz, Nawar Latif., Gynecol Oncol Rep 62(): , 2025, PMID:41399720
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, the Human Placenta, and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes
Rebecca L Linn, Markolline Forkpa, Rita Leite, Jessenia C Guerrero, Maria C Reyes, Lauren E Schwartz, Rebecca A Simmons, Samuel Parry, Thea N Golden., Am J Pathol 195(8): 1457-1466, 2025, PMID:40316213
Metastatic Malignancies to the Ovaries
Olivia J Leung, Keshia E Mora, Alessandro Brunetti, Lauren E Schwartz, Arch Pathol Lab Med, 2025, PMID:40335062
Classification of Human Ovarian Follicle Morphology: Recommendations of the NICHD-Sponsored Ovarian Nomenclature Workshop
Jacqueline C Yano Maher, Mary B Zelinski, Kutluk H Oktay, Francesca E Duncan, James H Segars, Marla E Lujan, Hong Lou, Bohyun Yun, Sarina N Hanfling, Lauren E Schwartz, Monica M Laronda, Lisa M Halvorson, Kathleen E O'Neill, Veronica Gomez-Lobo., Fertil Steril 123(5): 761-778, 2025, PMID:39549739
Impact of BRCA mutations, age, surgical indication, and hormone status on the molecular phenotype of the human Fallopian tube
Ian Beddows, Svetlana Djirackor, Dalia K Omran, Euihye Jung, Natalie Nc Shih, Ritu Roy, Aaron Hechmer, Adam Olshen, Guillaume Adelmant, Ann Tom, Jacob Morrison, Marie Adams, Daniel C Rohrer, Lauren E Schwartz, Celeste Leigh Pearce, Heidi Auman, Jarrod A Marto, Charles W Drescher, Ronny Drapkin, Hui Shen., Nat Commun 16(1): 2981, 2025, PMID:40140386
LINE-1 ORF1p expression occurs in clear cell ovarian carcinoma precursors and is a candidate blood biomarker
Pamela R de Santiago, Sho Sato, Stephanie J Zhang, Meaghan C Dougher, Kyle M Devins, Agnes J Bilecz, Sagar Rayamajhi, Gabriel Mingo, Hannah S Rendulich, Yi Feng, Connie Wu, Martin S Taylor, Yelena Zhuravlev, Euihye Jung, Dalia K Omran, Tian-Li Wang, Ie-Ming Shih, Lauren E Schwartz, Sarah Kim, Mark A Morgan, Janos L Tanyi, Kathleen H Burns, Ernst Lengyel, Carlos Parra-Herran, Andrew K Godwin, David R Walt, Ronny Drapkin., NPJ Precis Oncol 6(9): 62, 2025, PMID:40050409
Impact of BRCA mutations, age, surgical indication, and hormone status on the molecular phenotype of the human Fallopian tube
Ian Beddows, Svetlana Djirackor, Dalia K Omran, Euihye Jung, Natalie Nc Shih, Ritu Roy, Aaron Hechmer, Adam Olshen, Guillaume Adelmant, Ann Tom, Jacob Morrison, Marie Adams, Daniel C Rohrer, Lauren E Schwartz, Celeste Leigh Pearce, Heidi Auman, Jarrod A Marto, Charles W Drescher, Ronny Drapkin and Hui Shen., Nat Communication 16(1): 2981, 2025, PMID:40140386
