Dr. Iván Schwartzmann
Dr. Iván Schwartzmann
Graduated from the Autonomou University of Barcelona Medical School. Trained as a urologist at Fundació Puigvert in Barcelona, Spain, including a clinical observership at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York, USA. During the urology residency, he was awarded the Spanish Urological Association’s Rising Star in Urology award. Fellow of the European Board of Urology.
Assistant Urologist at Fundació Puigvert in Barcelona with special dedication to the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Teaching activities coordinator and resident tutor at F. Puigvert and Associate Clinical Professor at the Medicina Faculty of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Author of multiple internationally published scientific articles and speaker at national and international congresses.
Member of the European Association of Urology, Spanish Urological Association and Catalan Urology Society. In the latter, he also is an active member at the benign prostatic hyperplasia working group.
EXPERIENCE
- May/2017 – Oct/2018: Assistant and the Urology and Kidney Transplant Department at Vall d´Hebrón Univesity Hospital. Barcelona, Spain.
- 1/2018 – 1/2019: Urologist at Uros Associats. Clínica Sagrada Familia. Barcelona, Spain.
- Oct/2018 – present: Assistant at the Urology Department at Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain. With special dedication to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
TITLES
- 2003 – 2006: Medical school at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Peru.
- 2006 – 2011: Medical school at Autonomous University of Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.
- 2012 – may/2017: Urology resident at Fundació Puigvert. Barcelona, Spain.
- 2-3/2017 – Clinical observeship at the urology department of the Presbiterian Hospital (Columbia University). New York, USA.
- 2017 – Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU)
- 10/2021 – PhD in urology by the Doctorado en Cirugía y Ciencias Morfológicas program. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
ACADEMIC ACTIVITY
- 1/2021 – present: Creator of the blog “Explicado por el Urólogo” at www.ivanschwartzmann.com , oriented to offering scientific and bias free urological information to the general public.
- 2/2019 – present: Associate Clinical Professor at the Medicine Faculty of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
- 9/2020 – present: Coordinator of teaching activities for the Urology Service at Fundació Puigvert
- 11/2018 – present: Member of the Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia working group of the Catalan Society of Urology.
- 2016 – present: Associate Faculty Member for Faculty Opinions article recommendation library.
- 7/2021 – present: Resident tutor for the Urology Department at Fundació Puigvert.
PUBLICATIONS
- The current value of histological findings in negative prostate biopsies to predict the future risk of clinically significant prostate cancer. I Schwartzmann , A Celma , L Regis, J Planas, S Roche , I M de Torres , M E Semidey, J Morote. Actas Urol Esp. Jul-Aug 2021;45(6):447-454. doi: 10.1016/j.acuro.2020.09.013. Epub 2021 May 3.
- Prediction of clinically significant prostate cancer after negative prostate biopsy: The current value of microscopic findings. Juan Morote , Iván Schwartzmann , Angel Borque , Luis M Esteban , Anna Celma , Sarai Roche , Inés M de Torres , Richard Mast , María E Semidey , Lucas Regis , Anna Santamaría, Jacques Planas , Enrique Trilla. Urol Oncol. 2020 Nov 4;S1078-1439(20)30488-9. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.10.016.
- In Search for risk predictors at the microscopic scenario of a negative biopsy. A systematic review. Schwartzmann I, Celma A, Gallardo I, Moreno O, Regis L, Placer J, Planas J, Trilla Herrero E, Morote Robles J. Actas Urol Esp. 2019 Sep;43(7):337-347. doi: 10.1016/j.acuro.2019.01.010.
- The role of STAT3 protein as a prognostic factor in the clear cell renal carcinoma. Systematic review. Lorente D, Trilla E, Meseguer A, Arevalo J, Nemours S, Planas J, Placer J, Celma A, Salvador C, Regis L, Schwartzmann I, Morote J. Actas Urol Esp. 2018 Nov 19. pii: S0210-4806(18)30232-8. doi: 10.1016/j.acuro.2018.08.003.
- Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Tumor Seeding along Percutaneous Nephrostomy Track: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Schwartzmann I, Pastore AL, Saccà A, Territo A, Pisano F, Maruccia S, Breda A, Palou J. Urol Int. 2016 Mar 17.
- Off-Clamp Renal Tumourectomy by Retroperitoneoscopy in Posterior Renal Tumours of Medium Complexity (Padua score 8-9). Peña JA, Schwartzmann I, Gavrilov P, Moncada E, López JM, Gaya JM, Oliveira M, Breda A, Rosales A, Palou J, Villavicencio H. Actas Urol Esp. 2016 Jan-Feb;40(1):11-16. doi: 10.1016/j.acuro.2015.06.005.
- Catheterization after ureteroscopy. Always? never? when? Schwartzmann I, Gaya JM, y Breda A. Arch. Esp. Urol. 2016; 69 (8): 565-570
- Renal and Adrenal Mini-Laparoscopy: a Prospective Multicentric Study. Breda A, Pietro C, Azevedo FR, Schwartzmann I, Luis ÁO, Heriberto AJ, Antonio BJ, Enrique R, Diego R, Antonio PJ, Villavicencio H. . Urology. 2016 Mar 8. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2016.02.048.
- Mini-laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy with the use of 3-mm instruments and laparoscope. Breda A, Schwartzmann I, Emiliani E, Rodriguez-Faba O, Gausa L, Caffaratti J, de León XP, Villavicencio H. World J Urol. 2015 May;33(5):707-12. doi: 10.1007/s00345-014-1360-z. Epub 2014 Sep 3.
COMMUNICATIONS
- ESU-ESUT Masterclass on Lasers in Urology, 21-22 noviembre 2019, Barcelona, España.
Semi-Live Surgery: HoLEP, three lobe technique. - ESU-ESUT Masterclass on Lasers in Urology, 10-20 Noviembre, 2020. Barcelona, España.
Semi-Live surgery. Why the 3-lobe technique is the one you want to start your learning curve with.
Moderation of the BPH laser surgery session. - “New Frontiers in BPH” curse, 29 april 2021. Madrid, Spain
Semi-Live surgery
Presented more than 20 papers in international congresses and more than 35 papers in Spanish national congresses.
AWARDS
- 26/2/2016 First price at the “Rising Stars in Urology” congress organized by the Spanish Association of Urology for Spanish residents to the best oral presentation in English.
- 5/2/2021 – Best video award at I Reunión Nacional Virtual del Grupo de Cirugía Reconstructiva Urológica: Uretroplastia termino-terminal en paciente con falsa vía en uretra prostática. Ponce de León Roca J, Mercadé Sanchez A, Schwartzmann I, et al