She is listed as a life member of Who's Who in America. A graduate of Georgetown University and Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., she did her General Surgery training at St. Vincent's Medical Center of New York. Dr. Nickodem returned to Georgetown University Hospital for her Plastic Surgery residency. After completion of her training, she served as Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Veterans Affairs Hospital of D.C. prior to entering private practice.
The offices are located in Annandale and Reston, Virginia adjacent to Fairfax and Reston Hospitals, respectively. Both have outpatient surgery centers where most cosmetic procedures are performed. The Chevy Chase, Maryland office is in the same complex as the Chevy Chase Surgery Center and just a short distance from Sibley and Suburban Hospitals. Office minor procedure rooms are available at all locations for local anesthetic procedures.
Dr. Nickodem has admitting and operating privileges at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Fair Oaks Hospital, Reston Hospital, Loudoun Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital and Suburban Hospital.
Dr. Nickodem has done charitable work in Thailand, Peru and the Dominican Republic in the past and continues to work with the underprivileged in Metropolitan Washington.