Nancy Schindler, MD, MHPE, FACS

Dr. Nancy Schindler is a Clinical Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and a senior attending vascular surgeon at NorthShore University HealthSystem. She attended Case Western Reserve University for undergraduate and medical school and completed her general surgery training at Northwestern. She completed a vascular fellowship at Pennsylvania Hospital and a Masters in Health Professions Education at University of Illinois at Chicago. She is currently the E. Kurtides, MD, Chair of Medical Education at NorthShore where she also serves as Chief Patient Experience and Provider Engagement Officer. 

Dr. Schindler has served as Vice Chairman of Education for the Department of Surgery. She is a core faculty member for the Medical Education Teaching Innovation and Scholarship (MERITS) fellowship at the University of Chicago and is a Master of the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators.  She completed the ASE Surgical Education Research Fellowship and has been faculty for the Surgeons as Educators Course.  Dr. Schindler has won numerous teaching awards including the Association for Surgical Education Distinguished Master Educator Award. She has served as chair of the Awards Committee and the Graduate Surgical Education Committee and on the Board of Directors for the Association for Surgical Education. Dr. Schindler’s academic interests are in curriculum development and evaluation, faculty development, patient experience, provider engagement and wellbeing, leadership development and mentorship. Dr. Schindler has authored numerous publications and presented extensively on these topics.