Dr. Roeder is a board certified Plastic Surgeon and a board certified General Surgeon who practices Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Hickory, NC. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and her medical doctorate from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Dr. Roeder also has a Master of Public Health in Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Roeder was born in Brazil and immigrated to the United States as a teenager. Her first public health project took place in Brazil in the early 90s and it was on HIV/AIDS awareness. She feels fortunate to have the privilege of working with Access Health Africa and bring her surgical skills and public health background to surgical missions.