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Office
HealthPrize Technologies
Montecito, CA 93108
Summary
- Neurosurgeon-turned-digital health entrepreneur and author. Lives in Santa Barbara, California.
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1996 - 2002
- Yale-New Haven HospitalFellowship, Epilepsy surgery, 2000 - 2001
- UPMC Medical EducationInternship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
- Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1995
- Cornell UniversityBA, Cultural Anthropology, 1987 - 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 2001 - 2025
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 97 citationsTemporal lobe tumoral epilepsy Characteristics and predictors of surgical outcomeMegdad M. Zaatreh, Katrina S. Firlik, Dennis D. Spencer, Susan S. Spencer
Neurology. 2003-09-09 - 76 citationsIntra-arterial papaverine for the treatment of cerebral vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.Katrina S. Firlik, Anthony M. Kaufmann, Andrew D. Firlik, Charles A. Jungreis, Howard Yonas
Surgical Neurology. 1999-01-01 - 117 citationsStereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases from breast cancer.Katrina S. Firlik, Douglas Kondziolka, John C. Flickinger, L. Dade Lunsford
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2000-06-01
Authored Content
- Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the InsideJune 2007
Press Mentions
- Things You Never Knew About Your BrainMarch 1st, 2022
- Why Meditation Should Be a Work Requirement for People with Short TempersAugust 27th, 2019
- This One Thing Kept Me Sane During My Medical ResidencyAugust 13th, 2019
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Professional Memberships
- Women in NeurosurgeryMember
Industry Relationships
- Chief Medical Officer, Co-Founder, HealthPrize Technologies2009 - Present
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/katrinafirlik/
- Twitterhttps://twitter.com/KatrinaFirlik
- Author websitehttp://www.KatrinaFirlik.com
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