Dr. Nicole Schroeder, MD, will serve as interim service chief for Division of Hand, Elbow and Upper Extremity in the UCSF Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery. (Photo: UCSF)
SAN FRANCISCO (June 29, 2019) -- Beginning July 1, 2019, Dr. Nicole Schroeder, an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, will serve as interim chief of the UCSF Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery’s Division of Hand, Elbow and Upper Extremity Surgery, a team of orthopaedic specialists who work with adult and pediatric patients to treat all bone and soft-tissue conditions of the hand, elbow and upper extremity.
“Dr. Schroeder brings a vast wealth of leadership experience to her team,” said Dr. Thomas P. Vail, MD, chair of the Department. “She currently serves as both the Director of the Orthopaedic Hand Service at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Associate Residency Director of the UCSF Orthopaedic Resident Education Curriculum. We congratulate her on taking this new leadership role.”
During her interim appointment, Dr. Schroeder will chair the search committee for the new section chief.
About Dr. Nicole Schroeder
Dr. Schroeder treats all conditions and traumatic injuries in the upper extremity. Her clinical interests include traumatic hand and forearm injuries, tendinoses of the upper extremity, Dupuytren's contracture, arthritis, blood vessel and nerve problems, bone deformities, dislocations and fractures, joint problems, ligament and tendon injuries, and tumors. Her clinical practice includes both the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute on the Mission Bay campus.
In her role as a medical educator and mentor, Dr. Schroeder was recently honored last year as the Haile Debas Academy Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery, which honors outstanding medical student education. She is active member of the American Society of Surgery for the Hand, for which she sits on the Resident Education and Emergency Hand Care Committees. She has received numerous accolades for her excellence in teaching, including the 2012 and 2018 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery JOJ Outstanding Teaching Award, the 2013 UCSF Excellence in Teaching Award, and the 2014 Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Ambulatory Care Setting. Dr. Schroeder is also a member of the Academy of Medical Educators.
Dr. Schroeder follows in the footsteps of Dr. Lisa Lattanza, MD, who was recently appointed Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation at Yale School of Medicine and Chief of Orthopedics at Yale New Haven Hospital.
About the Division of Hand, Elbow and Upper Extremity
The faculty of the Division of Hand, Elbow and Upper Extremity work to restore range of motion, decrease pain and increase strength for both adult and pediatric patients suffering from all bone and soft-tissue conditions of the hand, elbow and upper extremity.
The Division has recently expanded its services to several locations, including: : UCSF Orthopaedic Institute on the Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco, Zuckerberg San Francisco General, San Francisco Veteran Affairs Hospital, and most recently opened UCSF Mill Valley outpatient clinic in Marin County. To learn more, visit https://orthosurgery.ucsf.edu/patient-care/services/hand-elbow-upper-extremity.html.
UCSF Hand, Elbow and Upper Extremity Faculty
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