Dr. Schwartz is a founding member of Atlantic Surgical. He specializes in hernia surgery, gallbladder surgery, and benign and malignant diseases of the breast. Dr. Schwartz was one of the first surgeons to perform laparoscopic gall bladder removal in New Jersey. He is a member of the Americas Hernia Society, and the American Society of Breast Surgeons. He has been voted Top Doc in New Jersey 14 times.
255 Monmouth Road Oakhurst, NJ 07755
459 Jack Martin Boulevard Suite 7 Brick, NJ 08724
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Fax: 732-531-1776
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now affiliated with Hackensack Meridian Health
Mark R. Schwartz, MD, FACS
Dr. Mark Schwartz is one of the original founders of Atlantic Surgical Group in 1988 along with Dr. David Averbach. As one of the first surgeons in New Jersey to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 1990, Dr. Schwartz has become one of the region’s most experienced surgeons in performing this procedure. With a particular interest in breast cancer surgery, he is a charter faculty member of the prestigious Jacqueline Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center. Besides gallbladder and breast surgery, Dr. Schwartz has a busy practice in hernia surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and soft tissue surgery, as well as being one of the early adopters of robotic surgery.
After graduating from Muhlenberg College with honors, Dr. Schwartz attended Hahnemann University Medical School in Philadelphia, receiving his MD degree. His surgical training took place at Monmouth Medical Center and Jersey Shore Medical Center. Dr. Schwartz is honored to have been named multiple times to "Top Doctors in New Jersey". He has received multiple teaching awards for time spent in surgical education, which he continues to enjoy as a teaching faculty member both in the RWJ-Barnabas system as well as the Hackensack-Meridian system.
Dr. Schwartz is Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery (recertified in 2001 and 2011), and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a member of the Americas Hernia Society and the American Society of Breast Surgeons, as well as a Charter Member of the American Society of General Surgeons.
Dr. Schwartz was raised in New Jersey, and currently lives in Ocean Township.
He loves to travel, is a serious sports fan, and has become a digital photography enthusiast. He has a wife of 35 years, 3 adult children and two amazing grandsons.
Dr. Schwartz is a Team
Leader for Hospital de la Familia,
a charitable foundation that
regularly sends surgical teams to
Guatemala. He has been on 5
missions to Guatemala. His team
performs surgery on indigent
patients in an underserved rural
area of Guatemala's San Marcos
province.
