Kara Hatlevoll, DO, MHA, MS, FAWM

Kara Hatlevoll is an Emergency Medicine Physician joining the Carilion and Blue Ridge Adventure Medicine family as a Wilderness Medicine Fellow after completing her emergency medicine residency in Norman, Oklahoma. She has completed her Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) and is actively pursuing her Diploma in Mountain Medicine (DiMM) through the Wilderness Medical Society. Originally from North Carolina, she has been an educator and practitioner for wilderness medicine since 2013, first as a Wilderness EMT and now as a physician. She completed the Carolina Wilderness EMS Externship in 2022 as well as pioneered the Wilderness Medicine Track and track program for her residency. She enjoys any activity that is outdoors but is preferential to snowboarding, backpacking, camping, rock climbing, and spending time with her husband and pets exploring the outdoors. She loves adding new experiences and activities to her list of adventures and is excited to be able to give back and promote medical education in the wilderness community.