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Katrina Firlik, MD, Neurosurgery, Montecito, CA

KatrinaFirlikMD

Neurosurgery Montecito, CA

Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder at HealthPrize Technologies

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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 Education
    UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1996 - 2002
  • Yale-New Haven Hospital
    Yale-New Haven HospitalFellowship, Epilepsy surgery, 2000 - 2001
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationInternship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1995
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityBA, Cultural Anthropology, 1987 - 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2001 - 2025

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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 Brain
    Things You Never Knew About Your BrainMarch 1st, 2022
  • Why Meditation Should Be a Work Requirement for People with Short Tempers
    Why Meditation Should Be a Work Requirement for People with Short TempersAugust 27th, 2019
  • This One Thing Kept Me Sane During My Medical Residency
    This One Thing Kept Me Sane During My Medical ResidencyAugust 13th, 2019
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Professional Memberships

  • Women in Neurosurgery
    Member

Industry Relationships

  • Chief Medical Officer, Co-Founder, HealthPrize Technologies2009 - Present