Margaret "Gretchen" Schwarze, MD, MPP, FACS
Associate Professor
- Division of Vascular Surgery
- Morgridge Professor in Vascular Surgery
schwarze@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 265-4420
600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792-3284
Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1995
- MPP, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA, 1995
- Residency in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1996-2002
- Research Fellowship, Transplantation Biology Research Center, Boston, MA, 1998-2000
- Fellowship in Vascular Surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, 2002-2004
- Fellowship in Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, 2003-2004
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Schwarze specializes in vascular and endovascular surgery. She is board certified in both general surgery and vascular surgery.
Dr. Schwarze provides a wide range of services including Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair – Endovascular, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair – Open, Amputation, Angioplasty With Stent Placement, Carotid Endartecotomy, Carotid Stenting, Extended Efforts in Limb Salvage, Peripheral Artery Bypass, Varicose Vein Treatment.
Research Interests
Dr. Schwarze is a board-certified vascular surgeon and medical ethicist. She is a nationally recognized expert in surgical decision making, informed consent, advance directives and end-of-life care.
Her research focuses on improving communication between older patients and their surgeons so that patients can avoid unwanted treatment and make decisions that align with their values, preferences and goals.
Recent Publications
Surgeon Use of Shared Decision-making for Older Adults Considering Major Surgery: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Baggett ND, Schulz K, Buffington A, Marka N, Hanlon BM, Zimmermann C, Tucholka J, Fox D, Clapp JT, Arnold RM, Schwarze ML
JAMA Surg 2022 May 01; 157(5): 406-413
[PubMed ID: 35319737]Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Solid Organ Transplantation.
Murakami N, Baggett ND, Schwarze ML, Ladin K, Courtwright AM, Goldberg HJ, Nolley EP, Jain N, Landzberg M, Wentlandt K, Lai JC, Shinall MC, Ufere NN, Jones CA, Lakin JR
J Palliat Med 2022 Mar 11;
[PubMed ID: 35275707]"You have to be sure that the patient has the full picture": Adaptation of the Best Case/Worst Case communication tool for geriatric oncology.
Wong ML, Nicosia FM, Smith AK, Walter LC, Lam V, Cohen HJ, Loh KP, Mohile SG, Ursem CJ, Schwarze ML
J Geriatr Oncol 2022 Feb 02;
[PubMed ID: 35123919]Surgical Overtreatment and Shared Decision-making-The Limits of Choice.
Clapp JT, Schwarze ML, Fleisher LA
JAMA Surg 2022 01 01; 157(1): 5-6
[PubMed ID: 34643671]Empathy for the Unvaccinated.
Schwarze ML, Ehlenbach WJ
WMJ 2021 10; 120(3): 168
[PubMed ID: 34710294]