Denise Schwartz MS, RD, FADA, FAND, FASPEN
Bioethics Committee Community Member, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Studio City, CA
Denise Baird Schwartz, MS, RD, FADA, FAND, FASPEN, is a member of the Bioethics Committee and Surrogate Committees, serving as a community member at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, California, with over 40 years of clinical experience and over 50 years of experience in the nutrition support field. She is a speaker on clinical ethics with 29 presentations and 37 publications on the topic since 2012. Lead author of both the ASPEN international survey on ethical competencies dealing with decision making in the use of artificially administered nutrition and hydration and competency application in clinical practice, published in Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2024 and the Ethical and Legal Foundations in Nutrition Practice Application Chapter, published in The ASPEN Adult Nutrition Support Core Curriculum, published in 2025.