About Nicole Schroeder, MD

Nicole Schroeder, MD is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCSF. She is the Director of the Orthopaedic Hand Service at San Francisco General Hospital as well as Director of the UCSF Orthopaedic Resident Education Curriculum and Associate Residency Director. She is currently Director of the Orthopaedic Intern Surgical Skills curriculum as well as incorporating the new ACGME milestones projects within the department. In 2012, she was awarded the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Outstanding Teaching Award. In 2013, she was awarded the UCSF Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2014, she was awarded the Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Ambulatory Care Setting. Dr. Schroeder was a member of the School of Medicine 2013-2014 Teaching Scholars Program and is currently a member of the Academy of Medical Educators.
As an active member of the American Society of Surgery for the Hand, she sits on both the Resident Education and Emergency Hand Care Committees. Dr. Schroeder’s clinical practice is focused primarily at San Francisco General Hospital but she also spends time at the San Francisco VA Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital. 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.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
B.A., Williams College, 1999
M.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2004
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, University of California San Francisco, 2004-09
Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship, Washington University, St. Louis, 2009-10
Teaching Scholars Program, University of California San Francisco, 2013-14