University of California San Francisco

Kara Faktor
Kara Faktor, MD, MSc

Resident Research Fellow
General Surgery

[email protected]

Awards & Honors

Award Conferred By Date
Medical Student Teaching Award UCSF 2024

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
UCSF General Surgery Residency 06/2028
DGSOM at UCLA M.D. Medicine 06/2021
LSHTM MSc Public Health for Development 12/2020
Brandeis University B.S. Neuroscience, Biology, Hispanic Studies 05/2014

Grants and Funding

  • Impact of an Outreach Program on Reduction of Pediatric Surgical Disease in a Refugee Population | NIH | 2024-07-01 - 2024-06-30 | Role: Co-Investigator

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 6
  1. Delayed diagnosis of anorectal malformations: a call for standardization of the current definitions.
    Oyania F, Faktor K, Ullrich S, Ozgediz D, Kotagal M| | PubMed
  2. Impact and Sustainability of Foreign Medical Aid: A Qualitative Study with Honduran Healthcare Providers.
    Faktor KL, Payán DD, Ramirez AJ, May FP| | PubMed
  3. Postgraduate Surgical Education in East, Central, and Southern Africa: A Needs Assessment Survey.
    Elmaraghi S, Min Park K, Rashidian N, Yap A, Faktor K, Ozgediz D, Borgstein E, Bekele A, Alseidi A, Tefera G| | PubMed
  4. Global Surgery Opportunities for General Surgery Residents: Are We Making Progress?
    Rosenberg A, Jayaram A, Still M, Hauser B, Dworkin M, Faktor K, Petroze R| | PubMed
  5. Strengthening Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostic Capacity in Rural Rwanda: A Feasibility Assessment.
    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| | PubMed
  6. Surgical Site Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance After Cesarean Section Delivery in Rural Rwanda.
    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| | PubMed