General Surgery

Dr. Schroeder provides service for a variety of general surgery procedures. He performs surgery to address diseases of the gallbladder, thyroid, breast, skin, trauma, hemorrhoids, small and large bowel. He has a special interest in cancer of the colon and is involved in the Enhanced Recovery Protocol for colon cancer*. He performs colonoscopies and upper endoscopies. He is involved in quality improvement projects for the prevention of colon cancer. He has a special interest in rural medicine and performs outreach clinic and surgical services at Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior.

Dr. Schroeder is a board certified general surgeon and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He grew up in the Blue Hill area. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Doane College in Crete, and his Medical Degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha in 2010. He completed his general surgery residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is volunteer faculty with the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is certified in Advanced Trauma Life Support, and is a member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Dr. Schroeder has a special interest in medical education and is a strong advocate of recruitment for rural medicine. He is the site director for the University of Nebraska Medical Center general surgery resident rotation at Mary Lanning Healthcare. He acts as preceptor for medical students and physician assistant students, and also participates in medical education projects for students from grade school through college. Dr. Schroeder has always strived to gain new insight and knowledge to better serve his patients. He believes that the process of learning new techniques affords him a wide range of expertise to push his practice to the forefront of the surgical arena. He has presented his research about patient comfort during colonoscopies at the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. He also acts as a reviewer for scientific journals.

As a husband and father of two children, he is honored to provide surgical care for the community. He enjoys watching sports, the outdoors, and exercising.