Editor: Nicole Rosendale, MD

Dr. Nicole Rosendale, MD

Dr. Nicole Rosendale, MD is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She completed undergraduate medical training at New York University School of Medicine, then moved to the West Coast for residency and fellowship training at UCSF. She joined the faculty of the UCSF Neurohospitalist Division in 2017. She primarily attends on the teaching neurology ward and consult services at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco's only safety-net hospital and Level 1 trauma center. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Dr. Rosendale is dedicated to promoting health equity in neurology, both through clinical research and medical education. She is engaged in innovative clinical research examining neurologic health in underserved communities, with particular interest in the intersection between neurology and LGBTQ+ identity. During her residency, she created an integrated diversity, equity, and inclusion curriculum for neurology trainees at UCSF, which she continues to coordinate annually. She has also lectured locally and nationally on the importance of LGBTQ+ inclusion in neurology. She is Vice-Chair of the AAN LGBTQI Section, member of the AAN Joint Coordinating Counsel on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and an Ancillary Study Investigator with The Pride Study.