 In 2001, Stidham answered an ad Bradley Schwartz had placed in a trade journal seeking someone to care for the pediatric patients in his Tucson ophthalmology practice, Arizona Specialty Eye Care.Stidham was officially hired in November 2001 partly as a way to provide added support to Schwartz's booming business.Other reports suggest that Schwartz was planning to open a plastic surgery practice or, at least, another office on the north side of the city.