Katharine L. Krol

Katharine Legg Krol, M.D., FSIR, FACR, is an American interventional radiologist.

She was part of the original Palmaz and Wallstent trials for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

She served as the president of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) (2006-2007) - becoming the fourth woman to have held this position.

[1] Her research includes that on the Zilver vascular stent for iliac artery disease[2] as well as work on upper gastrointestinal radiography.

In 2017, she was awarded the Gold Medal of the SIR, the highest honor given in the field of interventional radiology.