Dr. Matthew Kenneth Schroeder joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine as an Instructor in July 2022. As a native St. Louisan, he grew up in several neighborhoods around the city before attending Saint Louis University for his undergraduate degree. He graduated summa cum laude in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He continued his education at Saint Louis University School of Medicine where he received his medical degree in 2018. During his time in medical school, he served as his student class president and received the alumni distinguished student award and the Camillus award for highest overall academic standing. Dr. Schroeder left his beloved hometown to continue his training at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine in 2021.
During residency, he enjoyed caring for the underserved population of Dallas through his work at Parkland Memorial Hospital. He has led several projects focusing on quality improvement and outcomes of patients with chronic diseases within Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Following completion of his training, Dr. Schroeder served as Chief Resident at UT Southwestern before returning home to Saint Louis in 2022. His current areas of interest include integration of quality improvement into the electronic health record and outcomes of different populations with chronic liver disease. Outside of medicine, Matt enjoys almost anything involving coffee. He spends his time cycling, reading, and cooking with family and friends. He looks forward to caring for the people of St. Louis as a member of the Division of Hospital Medicine. His key Interests are hospital medicine, quality improvement, gastroenterology and liver diseases, chronic disease, and transplant medicine.