Education

• Nephrology Fellowship, Columbia University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
• Internal Medicine Residency, Strong Memorial Hospital.
• M.D., University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
• B.A., Wesleyan University.

Licensure and Board Certification

• Board Certified in Nephrology.
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
• New York State Medical License.

Academic, Clinical, and Hospital Appointments

• Nephrologist and and Internist, Lenox Hill Hospital (2003-Present).
• Assistant Professor of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (2015-Present).
• Nephrologist and Internist, Northwell Health Physician Partners (2014-Present).
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine (2004-15).
• Attending Physician, Mount Sinai Medical Center (2011-14).
• Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2011-14).
• Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physical & Surgeons (2003-9). 

Awards & Honors

• Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
• Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology.
• Clinical Fellowship Award, National Kidney Foundation of NY and NJ.
• Clinical Fellowship Award, Kidney and Urology Foundation of America.
• Medicine Fellow of the Year Award for House Staff Teaching, Columbia University Medical Center.
• Human Values in Health Care Award, University of Rochester Medical Center.
• Phi Beta Kappa, Wesleyan University.

Journal Articles

• Chadha J, Sahai T, Schwimmer J, Shani D. A 30-year-old carrier of Gaucher disease with multiple myeloma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine (2019).
• Altschul E, Grossman C, Dougherty R, Gaikwad R, Nguyen V, Schwimmer J, Merker E, Mandel S. Lithium toxicity: a review of pathophysiology, treatment, and prognosis. Practical Neurology (2016).
• Mavani G, Kesar V, DeVita MV, Rosenstock JL, Michelis MF, Schwimmer JA. Neurofibromatosis type 1-associated hypertension secondary to coarctation of the thoracic aorta. Clinical Kidney Journal (2014).
• Grover, V, Gaiki, MR, DeVita MV, Schwimmer JA. Cytomegalovirus-induced collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Clinical Kidney Journal (2012).
• Herlitz, LC, Markowitz GS, Farris, AB, Schwimmer JA, Stokes, MB, Kunus C, Colvin, RB, D'Agati, VD. Development of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Anabolic Steroid Abuse. JASN (2009).
• Preddie DC, Markowitz GS, Radhakrishnan J, Nickolas TL, D'Agati VD, Schwimmer JA, Gardenswartz M, Rosen R, Appel GB. Mycophenolate mofetil for the treatment of interstitial nephritis. CJASN (2006).
• Dempster DW, Rosenstock JL, Schwimmer JA, Panagopoulos G, DeVita MV, Michelis MF. Underutilization of aspirin in hemodialysis patients for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Clinical Nephrology (2005) 5:371-377.
• Spiegel PJ, Michelis MF, Panagopoulos G, DeVita MV, Schwimmer JA. Reducing hospital utilization by hemodialysis patients. Dialysis & Transplantation (2005) 34:128-137.
• Schwimmer JA, Markowitz GS, Valeri AM, Imbriano LJ, Alvis R, D'Agati VD. Secondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in non-obese patients with increased muscle mass. Clinical Nephrology (2003) 4:233-241. 
• Markowitz GS, Schwimmer JA, Stokes MB, Nasr S, Seigle RL, Valeri AM, D'Agati VD. C1q nephropathy: A variant of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Kidney International (2003) 64:1232-40.
• Schwimmer J, Nadasdy T, Spitalnik P, Kaplan K, Zand M. De novo thrombotic microangiopathy in renal transplant recipients: a comparison of hemolytic uremic syndrome with localized renal thrombotic microangiopathy. American Journal of Kidney Diseases (2003) 41:471-479.
• Tsukaguchi H, Sudhakar A, Cam Le T, Nguyen T, Yao J, Schwimmer JA, Poch E, Abreu PF, Appel G, Pereira AB, Kalluri R, Pollak M. NPHS2 mutations in late onset focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: R229Q is a common disease-associated allele. The Journal of Clinical Investigation (2002) 110:1659-1666.
• Schifitto G, McDermott MP, Evans T, Fitzgerald T, Schwimmer J, Demeter L, Kieburtz K. Autonomic performance and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels in HIV-1-infected individuals: relationship to TH1 and TH2 cytokine profile. Archives of Neurology (2000) 57:1027-1032.
• Schwimmer JA. The zebra sign: Lhermitte-Duclos disease. Journal of the University of Rochester Medical Center (1997) 9:9-10.
• Schwimmer JA. The unknown etiology. Journal of the University of Rochester Medical Center (1997) 9:5-8.

Invited Reviews

• Schwimmer JA, Markowitz G, Valeri A, Appel G. Collapsing glomerulopathy. Seminars in Nephrology (2003) 23:209-218.
• Schwimmer JA, Zand M. Management of Diabetes Mellitus After Solid Organ Transplantation. Graft (2001) 4:256-265.

Book Chapters

• Schwimmer J, Joseph R, Appel G. Amyloid, fibrillary, and other glomerular deposition diseases. In: Brady HR, Wilcox CS, eds: Therapy in Nephrology and Hypertension: A Companion to Brenner's the Kidney, 2nd ed (2003) 253-260.

Online Publications and Interviews

• Schwimmer, J (Webmaster and Creator). Nephrogram.com.
• Schwimmer, J. Meet Dr. Joshua Schwimmer. Sherpaa.com (2013)
• Brande, V. Nephrologists Using Social Media Connect with Far-Flung Colleagues, Health Care Consumers. Nephrology Times (2010) January.
• Schwimmer, J (Editor). Medgadget. Medgadget.com (2007). 
• Genes, N. "The Efficient MD" Offers Practice Tips and Tools. Medscape (2007) August. 
• Schwimmer, J. Tech Medicine. Healthline.com (2007). 
• Genes, N. KidneyNotes Filters Medical News for Readers' Entertainment (Interview). Medscape (2006) June. 
• Guistini, D. Interview with Dr. Joshua Schwimmer on Searching the Medical Literature. UBC Academic Search - Google Scholar Blog (2006) April.
• Schwimmer, J. Basic Blogging: An Introduction to Medical Blogs for the Renal Community. iKidney.com (2005) October.

Abstracts

• Ginyani, L, Schwimmer, JA, DeVita M, Rosenstock, J. A 21-year-old African American Man with Advanced Kidney Disease and Severe Hypokalemia. American Journal of Kidney Diseases (2022) 79:4. Abstract and Poster Presentation at the National Kidney Foundation 2022 Spring Clinical Meeting.
• Khine S, Schwimmer JA. Renal-Limited “Lupus-Like” Glomerulonephritis Associated with High Titer Rheumatoid Factor. American Journal of Kidney Diseases (2019) 73:5. Abstract and Poster Presentation at the National Kidney Foundation 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings.
• Selzer D, Eldridge JB, Patel S, Schwimmer JA, Rosenstock, JL. Spurious High Anion Gap Acidosis Associated with Monoclonal Gammopathy. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2016) 27:1011A. Abstract at the 2016 ASN Annual Meeting.
• Win S, Mavani GP, Schwimmer, JA. Acute Interstitial Nephritis Associated with Probiotic Use. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2015) 26:986A. Abstract at the 2015 ASN Annual Meeting.
• Sultana, T, Schwimmer JA. An Uncommon Presentation of a Rare Disease: Mesangial Proliferative Glomerulonephritis with Monoclonal IgG Deposits (“Nasr Disease”) in a Young Woman. Abstract and poster presentation at the 2014 ASN Annual Meeting.
• Herlitz L, Markowitz GS, Farris AB, Schwimmer JA, Stokes MB, Kunis C, Colvin CB, D'Agati VD. Development of FSGS following anabolic steroid use in bodybuilders. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2009) 20:147A. Abstract and poster presentation at the 2010 ASN Annual Meeting. 
• Dimov V, Fares WH, Schwimmer J, Randhawa S, Kumar A, Aneja A, Koch JM, Christie R. The blog web site: a new educational tool for cardiology. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2007), 49:275A. Abstract and poster presentation at the ACC 56th Annual Scientific Session. 
• Dimov V, Schwimmer J, Randhawa S. Assessment of a blog as a medium for nephrology education. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2006) 17:806A. Abstract and poster presentation at the 2006 ASN Annual Meeting. 
• Dimov V, Randhawa S, Kumar A, Schwimmer J, Badov M, Jaffer A. Blog web site as a new educational and promotional medium in perioperative medicine. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (2006) 73:S25.
• Alcarez K, Metzger B, Schwimmer J. Nephrocalcinosis from sodium phosphate bowel preparation for colonoscopy. American Journal of Kidney Diseases (2005) 45:A17. Abstract and poster presentation at the 2005 NKF Clinical Meetings.
• Preddie DC, Nickolas TL, Schwimmer J, Gardenswartz M, Radhakrishnan J, Appel GB, Markowitz G, D'Agati V, Stokes MB. Use of mycophenolate mofetil in steroid intolerant or refractory acute interstitial nephritis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2004) 15:120A. Abstract and poster presentation at the 2004 ASN Annual Meeting.
• Schwimmer JA, Radhakrishnan J, Appel GB. Treatment of collapsing glomerulopathy. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2003) 14:527A. Abstract and poster presentation at the 2003 ASN Annual Meeting.
• McCarthy TE, Schwimmer JA, Sharma M, Savin VJ, Appel G. A high level of permeability activity is present in sera of patients with collapsing glomerulopathy. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2003) 14:283A. Abstract and poster presentation at the 2003 ASN Annual Meeting.
• Valeri A, Markowitz GS, Schwimmer JA, Stokes B, Nasr S, Seigle RL, D Agati VD. Clinico-pathologic features of C1q nephropathy: a variant of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2003) 14:286A. Abstract and poster presentation at the 2003 ASN Annual Meeting.
• McCarthy E, Schwimmer J, Sharma M, Savin V, Appel G. Permeability activity is present in sera from patients with collapsing glomerulopathy. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (2003) 18:67. Abstract and poster presentation at the 2003 World Congress of Nephrology.
• Schwimmer J, Nguyen T, Radhakrishnan J, Pollak M, Appel G. Examination of NPHS2 in adults with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2002) 13:131A. Abstract and poster presentation at the 2002 ASN Annual Meeting.
• Schwimmer JA, Nadasdy T, Kaplan KL, Zand M. De novo thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in renal transplant recipients: a comparison of hemolytic uremic syndrome with TMA localized to the allograft. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2000) 11:725A. Abstract and poster presentation at the 2000 ASN Annual Meeting.
• Schifitto G, Schwimmer JA, Zimmerman C, Hickey C, Kieburtz K. Autonomic dysfunction and distal sensory neuropathy in HIV infection: role of macrophage activation. Clinical Autonomic Research (1996) 6:283.