Caroline Schlocker

Caroline Schlocker, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Otolaryngology Department at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Her work bridges clinical otolaryngology with military medicine and auditory research.

• BA in Biology and Religion from Williams College (2002)
• MD from National Naval Medical Center (2007)
• Otolaryngology training at Naval Medical Center San Diego (2013) and California Ear Institute (2016)

Schlocker's research focuses on:

• Ear Diseases including Eustachian tube dysfunction and tympanic membrane perforation
• Military Medicine applications in postoperative pain management and occupational exposure risks
• Audiology and auditory nervous system impacts from environmental factors
• Dermatology related to rare otologic malignancies

Publications show interdisciplinary work in otolaryngology (tonsillectomy pain management), military health (jet fuel exposure studies), and dermatologic oncology (ear region cancers). Key trends include military personnel health outcomes and surgical complication analyses.