Michael Schwartz (physician)

Michael Schwartz (born October 12, 1961 Brooklyn, NY) is an American physician who specializes in the field of ringside medicine. He is Chief Ringside Physician for Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts.^{[citation needed]} Schwartz was responsible for creating many of the medical protocols utilized in boxing.^{[citation needed]} He is the founder of the first Medical Association for Professional Ringside Physicians.

Biography

Schwartz was appointed a ringside physician for the State of Connecticut in 1991 and was named to the Medical Advisory Board in 1995. In 1997, he was named Chief Ringside Physician for the State of Connecticut. Schwartz also serves as the Chief Ringside Physician and Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board for both Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.

In 1997, Schwartz established the American Association of Professional Ringside Physicians (AAPRP) a medical organization created to establish medical protocols for boxing and mixed martial arts worldwide. http://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-michael-schwartz-y5pcr/ He served as Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board for the World Boxing Union and is a member of the Medical Advisory Board for the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) and the American Association for the Improvement of Boxing (AAIB).

In 2000, after the passage of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, he testified on boxing safety at the National Association of Attorneys General Boxing Task Force (NAAG) hearings in New York City and in 2001 for the New York State Assembly on Boxing Reform. In 2005, his Congressional Testimony at the Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearings helped introduce H.R. 1065, United States Boxing Commission Act;^[1] which would have helped establish more national uniformity of safety standards throughout the United States. Additionally, the act would have established a three-member U.S. Boxing Commission within the Department of Commerce. On Nov. 17, 2005 the House voted it down. A similar bill, however, passed the Senate by unanimous consent on May 10, 2005.

Despite the defeat of this bill, Schwartz met with Senator John McCain and Congressman Peter King to introduce the Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2009.^[2] This bill would have required the presence of an ambulance and emergency medical personnel during a match and prohibit arranging or fighting a match unless it's approved by the United States Boxing Commission and held in a state that regulates matches in accordance with USBC standards. It would also have required a health and safety disclosure to boxers, require the USBC to establish and maintain a registry of comprehensive medical records, medical denials and suspensions for every licensed boxer and establish a national computerized registry of boxing personnel. The legislation was never voted upon, but was scheduled to be re-introduced in 2011.

In 2005, he was a medical consultant for the NBC TV show The Contender.

Schwartz received the American Association for the Improvement of Boxing's Rocky Marciano as “Ringside Physician of the Year”, the Ring 8 “Ringside Physician of the Year” award the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Contribution to boxing award.

In 2011, Dr. Schwartz was elected into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame.Vinny Paz heads 2011 Conn. Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees

He currently practices Internal Medicine in Darien, Connecticut. He is currently married to Laura Schwartz and has two children; Danielle and Andrew

References

1. ^ Statement of AAPRP chairman to U.S. Senate committee
2. ^ "AAPRP Board of Directors Meet with Senator John McCain" from EastSideBoxing.com

External links

Professional boxing contest record for Dr. Michael Schwartz from BoxRec - boxrec.com/list_shows.php?human_id=411434&cat=doctor

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