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Melinda Schneider, MD, Child Neurology, San Francisco, CA

MelindaSchneiderMDMSc

Child Neurology San Francisco, CA

Epilepsy

Pediatric Neurology Resident at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

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  • Office

    UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Mission Bay
    San Francisco, CA 94158

Summary

  • Dr. Melinda Schneider is a Child Neurologist in San Francisco, CA, with a subspecialty in Epilepsy. She completed her medical education at the University of California, Irvine, where she was involved in the Gold Humanism Honor Society and received a Student Government Service Award and a Medical Humanities Graduation Honor, graduating in 2020. Her residency in Child Neurology took place at the University of California, San Francisco from 2020 to 2025. Dr. Schneider earned her M.Sc. in Biology, receiving an award from the American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal Division, at UC San Diego, and completed her undergraduate degree in Human Biology and Dance magna cum laude at the same institution. Her scholarly contributions include several publications with a notable focus on trauma-informed care and neurological studies. Among her honors, she received the National Scholar Award from the Philanthropic Education Organization and the Gold Humanism Honor Society distinction from the Arthur P. Gold Foundation.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Child Neurology, 2020 - 2025
  • University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
    University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 2020, Gold Humanism Honor Society, Student Government Service Award, Medical Humanities Graduation Honor
  • University of California, San Diego
    University of California, San DiegoM.Sc., Biology, American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal Division Award, 2014 - 2015
  • University of California, San Diego - Revelle College
    University of California, San Diego - Revelle CollegeB.S., Human Biology, Dance , American Physiological Society Research Excellence Fellow, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2010 - 2014

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • National Scholar Award Philanthropic Education Organization, 2019-2020
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society Arthur P. Gold Foundation - UC Irvine School of Medicine, 2019
  • Ethel O. Gardner Scholarship Philanthropic Education Organization, 2018-2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Trauma Informed Care in the Medical Setting 
    UC Irvine School of Medicine - 1/2020
  • Trauma Informed Care for the Medical Professional 
    UC Irvine School of Medicine - 1/2019

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish