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HARVEY D. SCHWARTZ, M.D.
hswartz@smgumc.com
Board certified neurologist
with a special interest neuro-research, migraine, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple
Sclerosis, stroke, memory disorder, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, headache
and botox therapy.
PROFESSIONAL
and TEACHING ACTIVITIES
[1978–present] Practice of Neurology, Sunrise Medical
Group, Hollywood, FL
[1992-present] Medical
Director, Sunrise Clinical Research, Hollywood, FL
[1991-2000] Chief, Division of
Neurology, Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL
[2000-present] Chief,
Department of Neuroscience, Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL
[2000-present] Director of
Brain Attack Program at Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL
[1975-1985] University of
Florida, Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology
[1978-present] University of
Miami, Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology
[Nov 2005] American Academy
of Neurology, Up-Date Stoke Management, attendee
MEDICAL
DEGREE
[1969-1973] University of
Florida
CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
[1965-1969] Tulane University,
Bachelor of Science
[1979] American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology
GRADUATE
TRAINING
Residency:
Neurology
[1974-1977] (University
of Florida)
Internship:
Straight Medicine
[1973-1974] (Baylor College of
Medicine Affiliated Hospital)
AFFILIATED
ASSOCIATIONS
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American Heart Association-Stroke Council
RESEARCH,
PRESENTATIONS, PUBLISHED BOOKS AND PAPERS
[1971] lsaacso R., Schwartz,
H., Parsoff, N.: The Role of the Corprus Callosum in the Establishment of Areas
of Secondary Epileptiform Activity. Epilepsea
[1975] Heilman, K.M., Mayer,
R., Melendez, F., Schwartz, H., Miller, B.: A Memory Defect in Uremic
Encephalopathy, Journal of Neurological Science
[1975] Heilman, K.M., Schwartz,
H., Geschwiund, N.: Defective Motor Learning in Ideomotor Apraxia. Neurology
[1978] Heilman, KM., Schwartz,
H., Watson, R.: Hypoarousal in Patients with Neglect Syndrome and Emotional
Indifference Neurology
[Feb 2006] Memorial Regional
Hospital, Advances in Neurosciences, Course Director
[Apr 2005] American Academy of
Neurology, Faculty at Botox Injection Course
[Apr 2005] Faculty of American,
Academy of Neurology, Clinical Usefulness of Botulinum Toxin/Treatment of
Dystonia, Miami Beach, FL
[Feb 2005] Conference on Stroke
Management, Director/Moderator, Memorial Regional Hospital
[Feb 1998-2001] Recent Advances
in Neurology, UCSF Department of Neurology, San Francisco, CA
[Jul 2000] Advances in MS
Therapy, Teva Marion, Colorado Springs, CO
[Mar 2001] Alzheimer’s Research
Meeting, Ortho-McNeil, Los Angeles, CA
[Jul 1999] Controversies in
MS Therapy, BIOGEN, Wild Dunes, South Carolina
[Dec 2000] Therapeutic Advances
in Migraine-Speaker, Merck, Hallandale, FL
[Jan 2001] Controversies in
Migraine Therapy-Speaker, Glaxo, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Dystonia-Spasticity Skills
Workshop, American Academy of Neurology, New Orleans, LA
Concepts in Management of MS,
BIOGEN, Williamsburg, VA
Parkinson’s disease Update,
Naples, FL
Presentation re: Brain Attacks
to EMS/Fire, Chiefs of Broward County, Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL
[1998] Efficacy and long term
tolerability of Memantine in patients with moderately severe to severe
Alzheimer’s’ Disease
Epilepsy: TARGET = Lamictal in
combination with newer and older antiepileptic drugs and as monotherapy
[1999] Epilepsy: STOPS = Safety
and Therapeutic Effect of Oxacarbazepine in patients with partial seizures
[1999] Acute Stroke: (Phase
lla), Inpatient study, GlaxoWell, Come Gain Americas
[1999] Stroke Prevention:
(Phase Ill), Smithkline Beecham Lotrifiban)) BRAVO 030
[2000] Seizure Management:
(phase IV), Pharma, Keppra
[2001] Acute Stroke: (phase
Ila), Inpatient study, Yamanouchi, Neuroprotective agent
[2000] Parkinson’s Psychosis:
(phase Ill), Bristol Meyers
[2001] Hypercholesterolemia:
AstraZeneca, Rosuvastatin AZ 45221L/0065
[2002] Hypercholesterolemia:
(phase lllb), AstraZeneca, Atorvastatin and Simvastatin with Rosuvastatin
[2002] Migrainous Disorder:
(phase Il), GlaxoSmithKline, Sumatriptan Sum40299
“A Double-Blind Randomized
Multicenter, Parallel Group Study to Establish Dose-Response, Safety And
Efficacy Zonegran ® (Zonisamide) as Monotherapy in patients with Newly Diagnosed
Epilepsy”
“A 6-week, Open Label,
Dose-comparison Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Rosuvastatin Versus
Altorvastatin, Pravastatin, and Simvastatin In Subjects With
Hypercholesterolemia”
“An Open-label, Randomized,
Multi-center, Phase IlIb, Parallel Group Switching Study to Compare the Efficacy
and Safety of Lipid Lowering Agents Atorvatatin and Simvastatin with
Rosuvastatin I High Risk Subjects with Type Ila and lb Hypercholesterolemia”
“A randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled, parallel-group study to evaluate the efficacy and
tolerability of oral sumatriptan 25mg, 50mg, and 100mg tablets for a single
moderate or severe headache in adults diagnosed with Migrainous disorder (HIS
1.7)”
“A Multicenter, double-blind,
randomized study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of lamotrigine 200mg/day,
300mg/day and 400mg/day compared with placebo in subjects with painful diabetic
neuropathy”
“An Open-Label Study to
Evaluate the Safety of Lamotrigine in Subjects with Painful Diabetic Neuropathy”
“A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel
Group Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of XXXXXX (200 mg/day, 400
mg/day, 600
mg/day) as Adjunctive Therapy in Subjects with Partial Seizures with or
without Secondary Generalization”
“An Open-label Extension Trial
to Determine Tolerability and Efficacy of Long-Term Oral XXXXXX as Adjunctive
Therapy in Patients with Partial Seizures”
Safety Evaluation of D-TRANS®
fentanyl with naltrexone HCI in Opioid Tolerant Patients
“A Phase Ill, Randomized,
Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Outpatient, safety and Efficacy Study of
XXXXXX in Adult Subjects with Chronic Insomnia”
“A Phase Ill, Randomized,
Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Outpatient, safety and Efficacy Study of
XXXXXX in Elderly Subjects with Chronic Insomnia”
“A Phase II Double-Blind,
Randomized, Dose-Ranging, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Safety and Efficacy
Evaluation of Three Doses of XXX) O(X in Patients with Mild to Moderate Dementia
of the Alzheimer’s Type”
“A Fourteen-Week
Placebo-Controlled Dose-Response Efficacy and Safety Study of XX X)(XX in Early
Parkinson’s Disease Patients (study for Proof of Concept in Early Parkinson’s
Disease of a Triple Reuptake Inhibitor, XX XXXX / SCEPTRE)”
“A Randomized, Double-Blind,
Placebo Controlled, Parallel-Group, Single-Attack Study to Evaluate the Onset
of Efficacy of a New Formulation of Sumatriptan Tablets 50mg and 100mg in the
Acute Treatment of Migraine”
“A dose-ranging,
placebo-controlled study of XX)(X>X)(XX-XX at the dose of 0.5 mg, 2 mg and 8 mg
for 12 weeks in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s Disease”
“A Randomized, Double-Blind,
Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of XX-XXX 25 mg in
Slowing the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease”
“A ONE YEAR, MULTICENTER,
RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY AND
SAFETY OF DONEPEZIL HYDROCHLORIDE (XXXXX) IN SUBJECTS WITH MILD COGNITIVE
IMPAIRMENT”
“A two year Phase IlIb
randomized, multicenter, double-blind, Sinement-controlled, parallel group,
flexible dose study, to assess the effectiveness of controlled release
ropinirole add-on therapy to L-dopa at increasing the time to onset of
dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease subjects”
“A 5-week, Randomized,
Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multi-center Study of [S, S]-Reboxetine in
Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN), who are Gabapentin Treatment
Failures”
“A Multicenter, open-label
trial to assess subject preference of PARCOPA, Carbidopa/Levodopa Orally
disintegrating Tablets, compared to conventional Carbidopa/Levodopa Tablets in
subjects with stable Parkinson’s Disease”
“A 4-Week Randomized,
Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-and Active-controlled, Parallel-group.
Forced-titration Phase llB Study Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Ascending
Doses of xxxxx Prolonged Release Up To 233 mg BID and Oxycodone Prolonged
release up to 20 mg BID to Placebo in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Chronic
Pain Due to Osteoarthritis of the Knee”
“A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study
Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of XX XXXXX in Patients with Postherpetic
Neuralgia”
“A Randomized, Parallel-Design,
Multi-center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of AVINZA ® for the Treatment of
Chronic Low Back Pain”
“RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND,
PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL GROUP PHASE 2 STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND
EFFICACY OF) CO (XX IN SUBJECTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE”
“A MULIT-CENTER, RANDOMIZED,
DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP TRIAL TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY
AND SAFETY OF XXX XXX (200, 400, AND 600MG/DAY) IN SUBJECTS WITH PAINFUL DISTAL
DIABETIC NEUROPATHY”
“A randomized, double-blind,
parallel group, placebo-controlled, single-attack evaluation of the efficacy and
tolerability of Trexima (sumatriptan 85mg/ naproxen sodium SOOmgO tablets vs.
placebo when administered during the mild pain phase of a migraine”
“A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND,
PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO ASSESS THE SUBJECTIVE RESPONSE TO TREATMENT WITH
RAMELTEON IN ADULT SUBJECTS WITH CHRONIC INSOMNIA BY UTILIZING AN INTERACTIVE
VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM (IVRS) FOR COLLECTING DIARY DATA”
“Phase 3 Multicenter,
Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study of the Effect of Daily
Treatment with XXX XXX on Measures of Cognitive and Global Function in Subjects
with mild to Moderate Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type”
“A prospective, multi-center,
randomized, open-label study with blinded raters to evaluate the effects of
immediate versus delayed switch to Stalevo® on motor function and quality of
life in patients with Parkinson’s disease with end-of-dose wearing off”
“A randomized, multi-center,
double-blind, placebo-controlled, 18-month study of the efficacy of Xaliproden
in patients with mild-to-moderate dementia of the Alzheimer’s type”
“A MULIT-CENTER, RANDOMIZED,
DOU BLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, FIVE-ARM PARALLEL-GROUP TRIAL TO INVESTIGATE
THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF FOUR DIFFERENT TRANSDERMAL DOSES OF ROTIGOTINE IN
SUBJECTS WITH IDIOPATHIC RESTLESS LEGS SYNDOROME”
“AN OPEN-LABEL EXTENSION
TRIAL TO INVESTIGATE THE SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY OF LONG-TERM TREAMENT WITH
TRANSDERMAL ROTIGOTINE IN SUBJECTS WITH IDIPATHIC RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME”
“A Pilot, Randomized,
Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Nortriptyline
HCI and Tramadol HCl in the Treatment of Chronic Lumbosacral Radiculopathy”
“A Randomized, Double-Blind,
Placebo-Controlled Study of the safety and Efficacy of Gabapentin extended
release (0-ER) Tablets in the Treatment of Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia”
“An Open-label Exploratory
Study with Memantine of Selected Measures of Volumetric MRI and Cognition in
Patients with Moderate Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type”
“SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, AND
EFFICACY STUDY OF ORAL KETASYN (AC-1202) ADMINISTERED FOR NINETY DAYS IN
SUBJECTS WITH PROBABLE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE OF MILD TO MODERATE SERVERTIY”
“A PHASE 2, DOUBLE-BLIND,
RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP, MULTICENTER PROOF-OF-CONCEPT
STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF ROZEREM”’ TAKEN IN COMBINATION WITH
GABAPENTIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUBJECTS WITH CHRONIC INSOMNIA”
“A randomized, double-blind,
multi-center, placebo-controlled, cross-over study to determine the consistency
of response for Trexima (sumatriptan 85mg/naproxen sodium 500mg) administered
during the mild pain phase for the acute treatment of multiple migraine attacks”
“A Randomized, Double-Blind,
Placebo Controlled, Multicenter Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and
Safety of Alvimopan 0.5mg Once Daily and 0.5mg Twice Daily for 12 Weeks for the
Treatment of Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction in Adults taking Opioid Therapy
for Persistent Non-Cancer Pain”
“A Randomized, Double-Blind,
Placebo Controlled, Multicenter Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety
of Alvimopan 0.5mg Twice Daily for 12 Months for the Treatment of
Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction in Adults taking Opiod Therapy for
Persistent NonCancer Pain”
“A Multicenter Study Evaluating
the Efficacy and Safety of Botox® (Botulinum Toxin Type A) Purified Neurotoxin
Complex as Headache Prohylaxis in Migraine Patients with 15 or More Headache
Days per 4-Week Period in a 24-Week, Double Blind, Randomized,
Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-
Group Phase Followed by a 32-Week Open-Label Extension”
“A Double-Blind, Randomized,
Placebo-Controlled Study of the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of 8 Week
Treatment of Rozerem 8 mg (OHS) in Sleep Disturbed, Community Dwelling, Mild to
Moderately Sever Alzheimer’s Disease Subjects”
“A randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial to examine the efficacy and
safety of early pramipexole treatment versus delayed pramipexole treatment in
patients with new onset Parkinson’s disease”
“[S, S]-REBOXETINE
DOSE-RANGE FINDING TRIAL: A 16-WEEK, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO AND
PREGABALIN CONTROLED, MULTI-CENTER TRIAL OF [S, S]-REBOXETINE IN PATINETS WITH
POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA (PHN.)”
“A Randomized, Double-Blind,
Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center, Phase 2 Study Designed to Assess the Efficacy
and Safety of X) (XXXX in Subjects with Painful Diabetic Neuropathy”
“A Randomized, Double-Blind,
Active-Control, Parallel Group, 90-Day Safety Study of XX)(XXX Immediate Release
or Oxycodone Immediate Release in Subjects With Chronic Pain From Low Back Pain
or Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee”
“A Multicenter Trial
Evaluating the Efficacy of CesamettM for the Symptomatic Treatment of Pain in
Patients with Multiple Sclerosis”
“A Multicenter Trial
Evaluating the Efficacy of Cesamet’TM for the Symptomatic Treatment
of Pain in Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy”
“A Prospective, Multi-Center
Clinical Evaluation of the Eon~ 16 Channel Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) in
combination with a lead tripole array for the management of chronic back pain
with or without leg pain”
“A Multi-Center, Randomized,
Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study of the Efficacy, Safety,
and Tolerability of XXXXX in Levodopa Treated Parkinson’s Disease Patients with
Motor Fluctuations”
“AN OPEN-LABEL EXTENSION
TRIAL ASSESSING THE SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY OF [S, S]-REBOXETINE IN PATIENTS
WITH POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA (PHN)”
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