UCB School of Public Health

Berkeley, CA 94720-1190

E-mail [email protected]

1962 – 1966. University of California Berkeley, CA

BA

• Pi Sigma Alpha Honorary Society

1966 – 1970 University of California Los Angeles, CA

MD

1970 – 1973 University of Colorado Denver, CO

• Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine

1973 – 1975 Stanford University Stanford, CA

• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Infectious Diseases

1973:  Board Certified in Internal Medicine     

1975:  Board Certified in Infectious Diseases

1976 – 1984: Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

1984 – 1990: Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

1984 – 1990: Associate Clinical Professor of Health and Medical Sciences, University of California, Berkeley

1990 – Present: Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

1990 – 2011: Clinical Professor of Health and Medical Sciences, University of California, Berkeley

2012 – Present:  Emeritus Clinical Professor, University of California,

Berkeley

1975 – 2001: Internal Medicine Private Practice.  Berkeley, CA

1975 – 2010: Infectious Disease Consultant.  Berkeley, CA

1975 – Present: Hospital Epidemiologist, Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, CA

1976 – 2010:  Infectious Diseases Consultant, UCB Student Health Service

1981 – 1995:  Co-founder and consultant, East Bay AIDS Center

1990 – 2001: Associate Director, UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program

2001 – Present: Chair, Editorial Board, UCB Wellness Letter

2001 – 2010:  Director, UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program

2003 – 2016:  Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Clorox Corporation

2010 – 2017:  Chair, Scientific Advisory Board, On Life Corporation

Fellow, American College of Physicians

Member, Infectious Disease Society of America

2008 – Present:  Member, Editorial Board, American Journal of Medical Quality

2007 – 2013:  Advisory Board, UC Berkeley Extension

2005 – Present:  Interdisciplinary MPH Program Faculty Advisory Group

2005 – 2011:  Preventive Medicine Advisory Committee

2001 – 2003: UCB School of Public Health Strategic Planning Committee

1975 – present: Chair, Infection Control Committee, Alta Bates Hospital

1992 – 2011:  Co-chair or Member, Curriculum Committee, UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program

2000 – present:  Chair, Editorial Board, UC Berkeley Wellness Letter

2001 – 2011:  UC Office of the President Medical Student and Workforce Advisory Committee

2003 – 2100:  Chair, Appointments and Promotions Committee, UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program         

2003 – 2011:  Member, UCB School of Public Health Curriculum Committee

2002 – 2011:  Deans Advisory Council, UC Berkeley

2006:  Chancellor’s Pandemic Flu Preparedness Task Force

2006 – Present:  Chairman of the Corporate Board, Bay Area Albert Schweitzer

Fellowship

2007 – 2016:  American Journal of American Epidemiology editorial board

2014 – 2017:  Member Executive Board, UC Berkeley Emeriti Association

2017 – 2019:  President, UC Berkeley Emeriti Association

2021 – Present:  Chancellor’s Public Health Advisory Committee

2021:  UC Berkeley Emeritus of the Year award

Swartzberg JE (ed.) The Wellness Report:  Eating for Optimal Health, 2009 - 2017

Swartzberg JE (ed.) The Wellness Report:  Dietary Supplements, 2009 - 2017

Swartzberg, JE, Pereira, W (eds.)  The Wellness Report:  Men’s Health, 2009 - 2017

Swartzberg, JE, Stachel, L (eds.)  The Wellness Report:  Women’s Health, 2009 - 2017

Swartzberg, JE, Krauss, R (eds.)  The Wellness Report:  Controlling Your Cholesterol,

2009 - 2017

Rees, Rachel K, Swartzberg, John E.  Feline-transmitted Sporotrichosis: A case study from California.  Dermatology Online Journal 17 (6): 2, 2011

Shortell, S, Swartzberg, JE.  The Physician as Public Health Professional in the 21^st Century Journal of the American Medical Association 300:  2916-2919, 2008 (Dec.)

Ng C and Swartzberg JE. Evaluation of hospital policies regarding surgeons infected with bloodborne pathogens.  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2005; 26(4):410-4.

Lashof, J. C., Margen, S., Swartzberg, J. E., & Herskowitz, I. (2002). Regulating natural health products [4] (multiple letters). Science, 296(5565), 46-47.

Swartzberg, John E. and Margen, Sheldon (eds.) The Complete Home Wellness Handbook. New York: Rebus, 2001.

Steinbach A; Swartzberg J; Carbone V. “The Berkeley Suitcase Clinic:

homeless services by undergraduate and medical student teams.”  Academic Medicine, 2001 May, 76(5):524.

Swartzberg J and Margen S. Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School

Guide to Healthy Eating (Book Review). Am J of Epimiol. 2001. 154(12): 1160-1161.

Chen, J. L., Barrett, T., Jamasbi, R. J., Morley, B. P., & Swartzberg, J. E. (2002). Infections associated with intra-spinal catheter-pump systems for severe pain management [2].

Journal of Hospital Infection, 50(4), 322-323. doi:10.1053/jhin.2001.1156

Swartzberg, John E. and Margen, Sheldon (eds.) The UC Berkeley Wellness Self-Care Handbook. New York: Rebus, 1998.

Wertz RK, Swartzberg JE. Computerized interpretation of minimum inhibitory

concentration antimicrobic susceptibility testing. Am J Clin Pathol. 1981 Mar; 75(3):312-319.

Swartzberg JE, Maresca RM, Remington JS. Clinical study of gastrointestinal

complications associated with clindamycin therapy. J Infect Dis. 1977 Mar; 135  

Suppl: S99-103.

Swartzberg JE, Maresca RM, Remington JS. Gastrointestinal side effects associated with clinidamycin. 1,000 consecutive patients. Arch Intern Med 1976 Aug;136(8)876-879.

Swartzberg JE, Krahenbuhl JL, Remington JS. Dichotomy between macrophage activation and degree of protection against Listeria monocytogenes and Toxoplasma gondii in mice stimulated with Corynebacterium parvum. Infect Immun. 1975 Nov; 12(5):1037-1043.

Swartzberg JE, Remington JS. Transmission of Toxoplasma. Am J Dis Child. 1975  Jul; 129(7):777-779.

Swartzberg J, Kern F Jr. Hepatitis B antibody. JAMA 1973 Apr 23; 224(4): 527.

Swartzberg JE, Heibron D, Hinman F Jr. Disuse and increased function of the dog ureter – Effect on length. Urol Int. 1971; 26(1):51-64.

National book tour for The Complete Home Wellness Handbook, 2001 – 2003.

Television:  Multiple appearances including local, state (La Times), national (CNN, PBS), and international (BBC, Euronews, Eurovision, Japanese Broadcasting System)

Radio:  Multiple times for local and national radio news stations and NPR and Germany’s Public Radio.  Weekly show on KPFA on Covid-19.  Monthly show on Ohio NPR

Periodicals:  Regularly quoted in the SF Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News.  Multiple interviews for NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times

Teacher of the Year, UC Berkeley School of Public Health:  1998

Emeritus of the Year, UC Berkeley:  2021

Berkeley Fellows honorary fellowship, UC Berkeley:  2022

Public Health Academy, Oakland High School:  Meet with the high school students and arrange annual meetings at the School of Public Health for the students. 

One Accord Advisory Committee:  2000 – present.  This organization works through the African American churches in Richmond, CA, to facilitate information and access to health care. 

Member Board of Regents, Samuel Merritt University:  2013 – 2023.  Vice President of the Board, 2019 – 2021.

KPFA weekly show on Covid-19, March 2020 – present.  This is voluntary and an effective way to bring needed information about the pandemic to the public.

Covid-19 Medical Advisory Committee, Redwood Day School, 2000 – present.

Covid-19 Medical Advisory Committee, Family House of San Francisco, 2000 – 2023.

2012 – 2023:  Member and Vice Board Chair, Board of Regents, Samuel Merritt University