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Robert H. Schwartz ’57

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November-December 2026

Robert H. Schwartz ’57 passed away on August 29. Bob graduated from Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York. At Dartmouth he majored in zoology, was in Tau Epsilon Phi, photographed Robert Frost reading his poems for the Great Issues course for The Daily D, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude. He earned his M.D. with honor in 1962 from the University of Rochester (New York) School of Medicine. Bob began his medical career in 1964 as a clinical associate with the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1966 he moved to Rochester, where he practiced for the next 40 years. His specialty was caring for children with chronic allergic and respiratory illnesses, focusing on cystic fibrosis and asthma. Bob was a revered professor of pediatrics at the University of Rochester, where he taught generations of young doctors and served on several national medical boards. In 1985 Bob cofounded Allergy Asthma Immunology of Rochester. After retiring in 2008, he moved to Portland, Oregon, and continued to share his expertise through volunteer work and teaching at Oregon Health and Science University. Bob’s life was rich with other interests, including photography, travel, and spending time with family at his oceanfront home in Cannon Beach, Oregon. He is survived by Carol, his wife of 68 years; daughters Lisa ’87 and Rhonda; grandchildren Talia ’14, Jacob ’16, Spencer, Jia, and Cameron, Tu’27; and great-grandchildren Wesley and Caleb.

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