Schwartz, Sorell L. Ph.D.
(ETS Pharmacologist, Georgetown U., Industry Expert) Sorell L. Schwartz, Ph.D. is a managing principal of the International Center for Toxicology and Medicine. He is a pharmacologist and toxicologist. , Dr. Schwartz was a full time member of the Georgetown University School of Medicine faculty from 1968 until 1998, where he served as Professor of Pharmacology and Director, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacokinetics program. Schwartz testified in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit against tobacco companies that he was pressured by the [[Tobacco Institute]] (TI) to "take a more advocative position" with regards to the industry's concerns of the health hazards of secondhand smoke exposure. Schwartz stated that he testified as an expert witness for the tobacco industry for three years, but quit in 1987, and that his consulting company, Center for Environmental Health and Human Toxicology, did research into secondhand smoke for the industry. Schwartz characterized his research on behalf of the industry as "first rate." [Heavey, S.; "US professor says pressured to be tobacco advocate," Reuters, October 26, 2004]Dr. Sorell Schwartz is an expert on smoking and tobacco addiction. He worked with tobacco companies on second-hand smoke issues. (R.K. 6/8/94).