41 Great Years and Counting Doctor finds inspiration in the compassion and integrity of St. Mary staff Dr. Milton Schwartz has been practicing medicine for 51 years. After graduating from Temple Medical School and working as a flight surgeon in the Air Force he opened a practice in Bucks County. That’s when he met Sister Clare Naughton, the first hospital administrator at St. Mary, and she quickly recruited Dr. Schwartz to help care for the patients at St. Mary. Dr. Schwartz’s relationship with St. Mary has lasted 41 years and counting. Over those 41 years a lot has changed in Bucks County and in medicine. But some things remain constant, his commitment to his patients and his belief in St. Mary’s mission to provide quality care to all who need it. When Dr. Schwartz was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2002 he turned to St. Mary and the medical staff for his care. His doctor, Judith Gallagher-Braun, discovered the lump in his throat and referred him to Dr. Robert Reilly. An aggressive treatment plan of chemotherapy and radiation was prescribed, but doing his due diligence, Dr. Schwartz sought a second opinion at Fox Chase. The doctors there concurred with the treatment plan and told him to go back to St. Mary for his care. Dr. Schwartz turned to a team of experienced physicians, technicians and nurses at St. Mary for his eight week radiation therapy. St. Mary was and still is a leader in advanced cancer care. During his five months of recovery, Dr. Schwartz turned to his second profession and love — playing the violin — to find...
