Zeyad R. Schwen MD

Dr. Schwen is a Urologist at the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Prior to joining the Cleveland Clinic as staff, Dr. Schwen completed his urologic residency at the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and his fellowship in Advanced Robotics and Laparoscopy at the Cleveland Clinic. During his time at Johns Hopkins and the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Schwen published extensively on topics within urologic oncology with a primary focus on active surveillance for prostate cancer and renal cell carcinoma, the surgical management of testicular and prostate cancer, and novel robotic surgical approaches in urologic oncology. For his research efforts, Dr. Schwen was the recipient of numerous awards including grants evaluating the genomic landscape of early-stage renal cell carcinoma and surgical outcomes after radical prostatectomy.

Dr. Schwen received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and holds a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University. His engineering background has inspired a passion for clinical research with medical devices and robotic technology including novel technologies for the surgical management and diagnosis of prostate cancer and urothelial cancer.

His current research and clinical interests include urologic oncology, artificial intelligence, prostate cancer active surveillance, and surgical robotics and ergonomics.