--- title: "SPOTLIGHT: Kathleen Katt, MD - Chiefess of Staff, Hilo Medical Center" description: "Dr. Kathleen Katt, Big Island Personel Direcotor at HEPA, will be available to speak to you at ACEP15 Booth #715." image: https://www.emrecruits.com/hubfs/HEPA/images/Staff/Katt_Kathleen.jpg --- [ ![EMrecruits Logo - ACEP App](https://www.emrecruits.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EMrecruits%20Logo%20-%20ACEP%20App.png?width=222&height=69&name=EMrecruits%20Logo%20-%20ACEP%20App.png)](https://www.emrecruits.com/) ## Exclusive Partner for Independent, Physician-Led Groups Across the Country #### EMrecruits Blog ## [SPOTLIGHT: Kathleen Katt, MD - Chiefess of Staff, Hilo Medical Center](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/physician-spotlight-kathleen-katt-md-chiefess-of-staff-hilo-medical-center) Posted by [Jillian Roberson, Recruitment & Marketing Specialist](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/author/jillian-roberson-recruitment-marketing-specialist) Find me on: [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/emrecruits) [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/company/emrecruits?trk=company_name) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/EMrecruits) 10/20/15 3:03 PM # SPOTLIGHT: Kathleen Katt, MD - Chiefess of Staff, Hilo Medical Center Will you be attending ACEP15 in Boston? If so, make time to come by **Booth #715** and meet Dr. Kathleen Katt, of **Hawaii Emergency Physicians Associated.** She will be available to speak with you face-to-face and discuss HEPA's emergency physician openings in Hawaii, including the emergency department at Hilo Medical Center.  **Don't Wait! **Schedule your time today by emailing a copy of your CV to [hepa@emrecruits.com](mailto:hepa@emrecruits.com).  ## **Kathleen Katt, MD** **![kathleen katt hawaii emergency physicians associated hepa hilo medical center](https://www.emrecruits.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HEPA/images/Staff/Katt_Kathleen.jpg?width=320&height=320&name=Katt_Kathleen.jpg "kathleen katt hawaii emergency physicians associated hepa hilo medical center")Medical School:** University of Arizona **Residency:** University of Arizona **Residency Specialty:** Emergency Medicine **Current Position:** Chiefess of Staff Hilo Medical Center, Big Island Personnel Director **What is you favorite pastime outside of the emergency department? **Surfing. **Who gave you your best career advice? What was it? **My father: "Always act in the best interest of the patient." **What's the most exciting thing on the horizon? Personal or Professional. **Health information exchange. **If you were just starting your residency now, what would you do differently? **If I was applying to residency now.... I would demand a more healthy and family oriented experience. **How will things change in emergency medicine during the next decade?** More mid levels and less physician interface... eventually medicine will be computer and technician driven.  **Most awkward encounter with a patient. **I was putting an ankle splint on a 400+ man. I had him scoot to the end of the gurney and the whole gurney flipped over on top of him, who was on top of me... I did a nail trephination through an acrylic nail that caught on fire. 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