Education
University of Queensland, School of Medicine, MD, 2020
University of California San Diego, Physiology and Neuroscience, BS 2016
Honors and Awards
- Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Ochsner Health, 2020
- Golden Key Award for Excellence in Pediatrics, University of Queensland, 2019
- University of Queensland Employability and Travel Grant, Papua New Guinea, 2018
- Dean's Commendation for Academic Excellence, University of Queensland, 2017-20
- Provost Honors, University of California San Diego, 2013-16
Research Interests
Global health, health policy, surgical education, and pediatric neurosurgery
Hobbies
Travel, hiking, baking, board games, and my pets Simon and Scout
Residency Publications
Carpenter K, Decater T, Iwanaga J, Maulucci CM, Bui CJ, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Revisiting the Vertebral Venous Plexus-A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg. 2021 Jan;145:381-395. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.004.
Carpenter K, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. A hugely elevated torcular Herophili. Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 Feb;37(2):687-690. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04674-8.
Carpenter K, Lockwood J, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Bui CJ, Tubbs RS. Herniation of orbital fat through the inferior orbital fissure and into the infratemporal fossa: a cadaveric case report and review. Surg Radiol Anat. 2020 Sep;42(9):1119-1121. doi: 10.1007/s00276-020-02504-9.
Carpenter K, Scullen T, Mathkour M, Dumont AS, Biro E, Kahn L. Social Perception and Academic Trends on Women in the Field of Neurosurgery: A Bibliometric Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2021 Apr 22;152:154-161. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.04.056.
Carpenter K, McCormack E, Scullen T, Mathkour M, Kilgore MD, Kahn L, Biro E. Letter to the Editor: Implicit Bias's Influence on Gender in Neurological Surgery. World Neurosurg. 2021 Apr;148:230-232. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.071.