Dr. Kathrin Troppmann is Professor Emerita of Surgery at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine.  Her surgical areas of focus include Minimally Invasive (Laparoscopic) Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, and Acute Care Surgery.
She received her Bachelor of Science from UCLA in 1988 and her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1992.  She moved to Sacramento to complete her General Surgery Residency Training at the University of California, Davis, Health System from 1992-1998 and stayed on as Faculty for over 20 years.
Dr. Troppmann has been actively involved in all aspects of Academic Surgery including education of medical students and surgical residents, patient care in the clinic and hospital ward, surgical intervention in the operating room, and medical research.  She was the Surgical Clerkship Director for all 100 medical students during their 3rd year of medical school as they rotated through Surgery. She was also involved in multiple national, surgical societies where she served on Executive Committees and in other roles.  She has published and presented in diverse clinical disciplines including minimally invasive surgery, ileostomies, pancreatitis, diverticulitis and transplant surgery, as well as in other areas such as lifestyle and career satisfaction among surgeons, work-life balance in surgery, women surgeons, surgical resident education, and quality of patient care.