Catherine Waymel » PGY-3

Biographical Info

Catherine was born and raised in Englewood, CO. She studied neuroscience as an undergraduate at CU Boulder, participating in research on delayed gratification in 3 to 5-year-olds. She gained exposure to patient care and complex childhood disease working as an MA at a pediatrics office and as a homecare worker caring for children with neurologic disorders. As a medical student at the University of Colorado, she worked on an observational pilot study on the safety profile of marijuana for patients with cardiac disease, organized ethics seminars as a board member of Catholic Medical Association, and held a seat as a board member for an organization called Disability Dialogues to increase provider understanding and ability to care for individuals with disabilities. Catherine is a member of AOA and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Outside of medicine she employs her talents as a multi-instrumentalist playing the guitar and piano, and wipes the floor with the competition at the card table where her game of choice is canasta.