He died from complications brought on by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Seattle. 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, also receiving his Ph.D. in pathology from the institution in 1973. He was the Associate Chief of Pathology at the United States Navy Medical Center from 1973 to 1974. Schwartz is accepting new patients at this office. Īt the University of Washington, he was an assistant professor of pathology from 1974 to 1979, an associate professor from 1979 to 1984, and then a full professor from 1984 until his death. He was an adjunct professor in the medicine and bioengineering departments. He helped found the North American Vascular Biology Organisation, and create the Earl P. Schwartz, MD Family Medicine Sees patients of all ages Dr. Benditt Award, which he received in 2001. Schwartz is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. Schwartz died from COVID-19 on March 17, 2020, at the age of 78.