Total Lipedema Care is led by Dr. Jaime S. Schwartz. A board-certified plastic surgeon and world-renowned lipedema specialist, who has dedicated much of his career to raising awareness for fat disorders (like lipedema) that are highly underdiagnosed and usually misdiagnosed as morbid obesity. He is known for taking on the complex lipedema cases — giving patients more hope by alleviating the pain from this disorder.
Total Lipedema Care is led by Dr. Jaime S. Schwartz. A board-certified plastic surgeon and world-renowned lipedema specialist, who has dedicated much of his career to raising awareness for fat disorders (like lipedema) that are highly underdiagnosed and usually misdiagnosed as morbid obesity. He is known for taking on the complex lipedema cases — giving patients more hope by alleviating the pain from this disorder.
Dr. Schwartz is committed to the care of lipedema patients in all stages and types of this fat disorder, also known as painful fat syndrome. Dr. Schwartz and Total Lipedema Care, work in collaboration with some of the world’s leading researchers and endocrinologists who have dedicated their entire careers to the study of congenital and genetic fat disorders in men and women. Through Dr. Schwartz’s collaborative research, he is able to educate other doctors on how to examine fat and to identify adipose disorders instead of diagnosing it as morbid obesity. Dr. Schwartz’s innovative techniques to relieve the pain and pressure of lipedema for his patients, is why patients from all over the world who suffer from this disorder are seeking his services. He contributes his advanced approach to the ongoing research of the disorder.
Dr. Schwartz is committed to promoting advances in medicine and serves on various American Society of Plastic Surgeons committees, including health policy, patient safety, emerging trends, quality and performance measurement, and the Clinical Trials Network. Dr. Schwartz is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), and a diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS). He has also received national recognition with many “Physician’s Choice” and “Compassionate Doctor” awards.
As he attended college at Tulane University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in cellular and molecular biology, he also further delved into health, the human body, and disease. He discovered that his curiosity in this field might be genetic. His mind was opened by books from a great-uncle (whom he never met), Dr. Jay Milton Hoffman, such as his The Missing Link in the Medical Curriculum (1981) and John Westerdahl’s Hunza: Secrets of the World’s Oldest Living People (1968). These influential books (written way before their time) discussed how diet and disease are related. Dr. Schwartz spent time learning all he could about these topics and dedicated research time at the Ochsner Medical Institute. After his extensive time working and studying healthcare, Dr. Jaime Schwartz was accepted into the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., which is one of the top five most selective schools in the United States.
During his training, Dr. Jaime Schwartz completed close to 3,000 procedures while authoring articles, textbook chapters both nationally and internationally, as well as definitive, educational, special journal supplements for the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. His kind, caring demeanor toward his fellow colleagues and patients was rewarded with the Georgetown University Hospital’s “Caring Star” award every year (given by patients to the top healthcare providers at Georgetown University Hospital). He also took an active role in medical student and resident education where he won the highest teaching award as “Outstanding Resident Teacher Award” for the Department of Plastic Surgery and the “Certificate of Professionalism” award from Washington Hospital Center medical staff.
If you have questions about your symptoms or are experiencing pain or discomfort, please contact us today. We have some of the leading experts in the country who are specially trained to identify and treat Lipedema. You can rest assured you are getting the right care with the best possible results.