Welcome.’ You know, everything was just over the top with her,” said April Cox.īut her one-time friends, April Cox and Patrick Olive, who helped her manage the Schwartz properties, say Becky could also be a tough cookie. “If I had to describe her, very energetic, southern charm, hospitality, ‘Come in. She managed both his medical office and investments. Besides his medical practice, he owned a vast array of rental properties and lived in an expensive waterfront home with his second wife, Becky. ![]() Schwartz had become very wealthy -worth somewhere between $20 and 30 million. He was just a wonderful guy who would do anything for anyone.”Īnd Dr. “He was dedicated to medicine like no physician I’ve ever known. “Steve was your classic gentle giant … a guy who had the heart of a bear,” Dr. “Patients, colleagues - a great career,” Van Sant noted.ĭoctor Schwartz had a thriving practice as a kidney specialist in Tampa, Florida. “I would say that’s a very accurate statement,” Carter replied. “He was beloved in many ways, was he not?” Van Sant asked. “Everyone seems to universally hold such a high respect for him,” said Carter. The third-year medical student is following in his father’s footsteps. “Dad was always a role model to me … and what I’ve always told everyone, ‘If I could be half the physician he was, that would be a successful life,” Carter Schwartz told “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant. To say Steven Schwartz’s life was extraordinary, as his son, Carter, does, is an understatement. In 2014, Time magazine recognized him as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World," and in 2015, Prospect magazine named him one of the Top 50 "World Thinkers.Produced by Alec Sirken, Ryan Smith and Michelle Feuer Lanza received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was both a University Scholar and Benjamin Franklin Scholar. Skinner and heart transplant pioneer Christiaan Barnard. He also worked closely (and co-authored a series of papers) with noted Harvard psychologist B.F. ![]() He is a former Fulbright Scholar, and studied as a student with polio-pioneer Jonas Salk and Nobel laureates Gerald Edelman and Rodney Porter. ![]() He has several hundred publications and inventions, and over 30 scientific books: among them, "Essentials of Stem Cell Biology" and "Principles of Tissue Engineering" which are recognized as the definitive references in the field. is currently Head of Astellas Global Regenerative Medicine, and is Chief Scientific Officer of the Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Adjunct Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He has contributed to several publications on retinal imaging and cell-based therapies for retinal disease.Robert Lanza, M.D. He completed ophthalmology residency training at Stein and is a recipient of the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellowship and the Ronald G. After graduating from Harvard College, he received MD and PhD degrees at Cornell University and The Rockefeller University in New York City. He has received numerous awards for scientific, clinical and humanitarian contributions including the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Secretariat Award.Aaron Nagiel, MD, PhD is a second-year vitreoretinal fellow at the Stein Eye Institute at UCLA. His research is widely published with over 100 peer-reviewed publications including the lead article on the first in human successful stem cell therapy in the Lancet. Currently he is leading the first clinical trials of human embryonic stem cell derived RPE transplanted into patients with Age Related Macular Degeneration and Stargardt macular degeneration. Steven Schwartz, M.D., Ahmanson Professor of Ophthalmology, the Stein Eye Institute at UCLA, is a recognized expert in translational research with a successful track record including contributions to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapeutics, drug delivery systems, vitreoretinal diagnostic imaging instrumentation, novel therapeutic lasers and surgical devices including a novel microsurgical robotic system.
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