Kara Faktor • UCSF Profiles

Kara Faktor, MD, MSc

Title(s)	RESIDENT, Surgery
School	School of Medicine
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ORCID	0000-0001-9107-4846
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Biography

Education and Training

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA	B.S.	05/2014	Neuroscience, Biology, Hispanic Studies
LSHTM, London, UK	MSc	12/2020	Public Health for Development
DGSOM at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA	M.D.	06/2021	Medicine
UCSF, San Francisco, CA		06/2028	General Surgery Residency

Overview

Kara Faktor, MD, MSc, is a general surgery resident at UCSF. She graduated from Brandeis University with a B.S. in neuroscience, biology and Hispanic studies and received her medical degree from UCLA. During medical school, she spent a year in Rwanda conducting surgical site infection research through a Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellowship, as well as a year pursuing an MSc in Public Health for Development from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her research interests include local and global surgical equity.

Interests

Global Surgery

Bibliographic

Publications

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Impact and Sustainability of Foreign Medical Aid: A Qualitative Study with Honduran Healthcare Providers. Ann Glob Health. 2023; 89(1):17. Faktor KL, Payán DD, Ramirez AJ, May FP. PMID: 36876301; PMCID: PMC9983504.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans
Postgraduate Surgical Education in East, Central, and Southern Africa: A Needs Assessment Survey. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 02 01; 236(2):429-435. Elmaraghi S, Min Park K, Rashidian N, Yap A, Faktor K, Ozgediz D, Borgstein E, Bekele A, Alseidi A, Tefera G. PMID: 36218266.

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Gen General Surgery Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics
Translation:Humans
Global Surgery Opportunities for General Surgery Residents: Are We Making Progress? J Surg Res. 2022 11; 279:436-441. Rosenberg A, Jayaram A, Still M, Hauser B, Dworkin M, Faktor K, Petroze R. PMID: 35841812; PMCID: PMC9750801.

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Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
Surgical Site Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance After Cesarean Section Delivery in Rural Rwanda. Ann Glob Health. 2021; 87(1):77. Velin L, Umutesi G, Riviello R, Muwanguzi M, Bebell LM, Yankurije M, Faktor K, Nkurunziza T, Rukundo G, de Dieu Gatete J, Emil I, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Kateera F. PMID: 34430227; PMCID: PMC8344956.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans Cells
Strengthening Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostic Capacity in Rural Rwanda: A Feasibility Assessment. Ann Glob Health. 2021; 87(1):78. Umutesi G, Velin L, Muwanguzi M, Faktor K, Mugabo C, Rukundo G, Rucogoza A, Yankurije M, Mazimpaka C, de Dieu Gatete J, Shyirambere C, Hedt-Gauthier B, Riviello R, Mpunga T, Mwikarago EI, Kateera F. PMID: 34430228; PMCID: PMC8344959.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans