Knut Schroeder FRCGP, MRCGP, PhD, MD

Dr. Knut Schroeder is a practicing GP in Bristol, UK; a freelance medical author, and founder and director of Expert Self Care Ltd, a social enterprise that freely provides healthcare information via mobile apps. The company’s mission is to empower people to look after their own health and to know when to seek help. The ‘ESC Student app, which went life in June 2016, has been recommended by the Higher Education Policy Institute for use at all higher educational institutions.

Dr. Schroeder received his medical degree at the Free University of Berlin (1993) before training to become a GP in the UK. He passed his MRCGP with distinction in 1999 and became a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practice in 2008. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2000) and his Ph.D. (2003) and Certificate in Medical Education (2006) from the University of Bristol, where he currently holds the position of Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in General Practice. Dr. Schroeder has been published in several journals, including the British Medical Journal, British Journal of General Practice, Family Practice, and Archives of Internal Medicine. He has also contributed to book chapters in The Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care, and The Oxford Handbook of General Practice. He is the author of Top Tips for GPs – a Beginner’s Guide to General Practice; The 10-Minute Clinical Assessment; Diagnosing Your Health Symptoms For Dummies, and Sustainable Healthcare.