Katherine Ferrara
Katherine Whittaker Ferrara is an American engineer who is a professor of radiology at Stanford University. Ferrara has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Katherine Whittaker Ferrara | |
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Ferrara with UC Davis Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal in 2018 | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Davis California State University University of Pittsburgh |
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| Institutions | University of Virginia University of California, Davis Stanford University |
| Thesis | Wideband strategies for blood velocity estimation using ultrasound (1989) |
She has pioneered the use of ultrasound to image cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Ferrara was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2014 for contributions to theory and applications of biomedical ultrasonics.
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