page_title: Katherine Ferrara
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caption_attribution_description: English: 2017 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal recipient Katherine Ferrara, Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, ‘89. The College of Engineering hosted their 2017 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal (DEAM) ceremony and alumni celebration on Friday, January 19, 2018 at the UC Davis Mondavi Center. (Reeta Asmai/ UC Davis)
context_page_description: 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. She was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2014. She has pioneered the use of ultrasound to image cardiovascular disease and cancer.
context_section_description: 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. She was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2014. She has pioneered the use of ultrasound to image cardiovascular disease and cancer.
caption: Ferrara with UC Davis Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal in 2018
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