Dr. Marlene Schwartz, MD, FACP, FCCP

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Get to know Pulmonologist Dr. Marlene Schwartz, who serves patients in Willimantic, Connecticut.

Well-versed in the field of pulmonology, Dr. Schwartz is in practice at Hartford Healthcare Windham Hospital.

Windham Hospital is a 130-bed acute care hospital which has served 19 communities in Eastern Connecticut for more than 80 years. With a staff of more than 800 committed to excellence in quality and service for the region, the hospital offers convenient and modern services including two Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinics and a Center for Women’s Health offering mammography, bone density, and integrative health. 

Graduating with her medical degree from the 7-year medical program at Brooklyn College/SUNY Downstate, Dr. Schwartz completed her residency at The Brookdale Hospital University and Medical Center, and her fellowship at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.

Distinguished as a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), and Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), Dr. Schwartz is board-certified in pulmonary disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care. Dr. Schwartz has also practiced Critical Care Medicine for over 30 years in addition to Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine.

Pulmonology is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. A pulmonologist is an internal medicine physician who specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating conditions and diseases that affect the lungs, bronchial tubes, and the respiratory system, including the nose, pharynx, and throat. Dr. Schwartz manages patients who present with conditions of the chest, particularly,  COPD, emphysema, asthma, pneumonia and lung nodules. 

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