Julie Schwarz, MD, PhD, FASTRO, FRRS

Radiation Oncologist

Julie Schwarz

Appointment Options

Whether you’re seeking a new patient appointment or exploring treatment options and looking for a second opinion, our Siteman care coordinators are ready to assist you.

My Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine

Center for Advanced Medicine

On WashU Medicine Campus
4921 Parkview Place, Saint Louis, MO 63110

Expertise & Training

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Washington University radiation oncologist, Julie Schwarz, MD, PhD, discusses what gynecologic and thyroid cancer patients can expect from their extended care team at Siteman Cancer Center. Learn more about Dr. Scwharz: https://siteman.wustl.edu/doctor/julie-schwarz-md-phd/

Learn more about the Gynecologic Oncology Program at Siteman: https://siteman.wustl.edu/treatment/specialized-programs/gynecologic-oncology/

Learn more about the Siteman Approach to Thyroid Cancer: https://siteman.wustl.edu/treatment/cancer-types/thyroid/our-approach/

Clinical Expertise

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Radiation Oncology, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 2004 - 2005: Intern, Internal Medicine, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
  • 2005 - 2009: Resident, Radiation Oncology, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Education

  • 2004: MD/PhD, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Research & Selected Publications

Research Publications

Characterization of the vaginal microbiome of postmenopausal patients receiving chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer
Authors:

Tortelli BA, Contreras J, Markovina S, one or more additional authors omitted Schwarz JK

Journal & Year:

JCI Insight | 2025

Dietary fructose enhances tumour growth indirectly via interorgan lipid transfer
Authors:

Fowle-Grider R, Rowles JL, Shen I, one or more additional authors omitted Schwarz JK, one or more additional authors omitted Patti GJ

Journal & Year:

Nature | 2024

Cardiac radiation improves ventricular function in mice and humans with cardiomyopathy
Authors:

Pedersen LN, Valenzuela Ripoll C, Ozcan M, one or more additional authors omitted Schwarz JK, one or more additional authors omitted Javaheri A

Journal & Year:

Med (N Y) | 2023

Epigenetic regulation during cancer transitions across 11 tumour types
Authors:

Terekhanova NV, Karpova A, Liang WW, one or more additional authors omitted Schwarz JK, one or more additional authors omitted Ding L

Journal & Year:

Nature | 2023

SCCA1/SERPINB3 suppresses antitumor immunity and blunts therapy-induced T cell responses via STAT-dependent chemokine production
Authors:

Chen L, Shi V, Wang S, one or more additional authors omitted Schwarz JK, Markovina S

Journal & Year:

J Clin Invest | 2023