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KathrynKoMDMFA

Neurosurgery • New York, NY

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  • Office

    45 Tudor City Place
    New York, NY 10017
    Phone+1 917-512-2667

Summary

  • Dr Kathryn Ko is an ambidextrous multi media artist and neurosurgeon. Dr. Ko writes, operates, draws and paints with both hands. She is the originator of Ambidexter, a practical guide to using both hands and both cerebral hemispheres. Follow Dr Ko on Instagram~ doc_ambidexter

    • Med SNAP: Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

    Med SNAP ~ medicine in a Snap!

    Art on Call 4: Love Letters from the OR

    There is no higher professional joy than to use neurosurgical skills to save the life of another artist. See his inspiring recovery and hear his mastery of the

Education & Training

  • Academy Art University
    Academy Art UniversityMFA, Painting, Cum Laude, 2008 - 2011
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1986 - 1991
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1984 - 1986
  • Maimonides Medical Center
    Maimonides Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1983 - 1984
  • University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
    University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of MedicineClass of 1983

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Patent for Method of performing decompressive craniectomy US Patent, 2013
  • Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • Survival Bible for Women in Medicine 
    Kathryn Ko, M.D.Parthenon, NY
  • History of the Present Illness 
    Kathryn Ko, M.D., MFANY

Lectures

  • Art On Call ~ Grand Rounds in Blue Major 7 
    on line - 11/2015

Other

Authored Content

  • A Neurosurgeon Takes Her Skill to the Art StudioJune 2018
  • A Neurosurgeon Takes Her Skill to the Art StudioJune 2018
  • A Neurosurgeon Takes Her Skill to the Art StudioJune 2018

Press Mentions

  • The Rising Force of Female Neurosurgeons
    The Rising Force of Female NeurosurgeonsSeptember 8th, 2021
  • Opportunities in Cancer Nanotechnology: A Conversation with NCI’s Dr. Piotr Grodzinski
    Opportunities in Cancer Nanotechnology: A Conversation with NCI’s Dr. Piotr GrodzinskiMarch 11th, 2016
  • Stem Cell Therapy: Is the US Missing a Trick?
    Stem Cell Therapy: Is the US Missing a Trick?February 26th, 2016
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