Kate received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Bradley University and went on to complete her Family Nurse Practitioner master's degree at Loyola University. She has worked previously at Northwest Community Hospital in Cardiology and also at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Interventional Radiology (IR). She joined The University of Chicago Medicine to continue her interest and career in IR:
"IR is a field of medicine that provides patients with diagnosis and treatment options in virtually the entire body -- all while remaining minimally invasive, leading to reduced discomfort and complications for patients."