Dr. David Schwartz’ Health Care Heroes nominator said that the radiation oncologist has been a reassuring presence during the gloom of a cancer diagnosis. “Schwartz said one of the greatest joys he gets as a radiation oncologist is that he is invited to, and bears witness to, some of the most profound time points and events in the human experience,” the nominator said. “As a physician working with cancer patients, he gives some of the most terrible news and some of the best news to people from all walks of life. He says, ‘Cancer is color-blind’ and has no boundaries, affecting people from different races, socioeconomic backgrounds, and ages.”