Katherine Mun M.D.
Katherine Mun
M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Cerebrovascular (Stroke); Clinical Research; Neurology
Professional Summary:
I am a board certified vascular neurologist and clinical research scientist. My research focuses on cerebrovascular disease related cognitive impairment and the influence of circadian rhythms on stroke outcomes.
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Vascular Neurology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
- Residency, Neurology, SUNY at Buffalo Jacobs Schoool of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Employment:
- Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
- Physician, West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Hospital
Awards and Honors:
- Stroke Care in Emergency Medicine Award (2021)
Journal Articles:
- Pariona-Vargas F, Mun KT, Lo EH, Starkman S, Sanossian N, Hosseini MB, Stratton S, Eckstein M, Conwit RA, Liebeskind DS, Sharma LK, Rao NM, Shkirkova K, Avila G, Kim-Tenser MA, Saver JL, . (2025) Is there diurnal variation in neuroprotective and thrombolytic therapy effect upon acute cerebral ischemia outcome?. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association (May), 34(5): 108278.
- Kern KC, Crossley A, Wu N, Mun KT, Dergalust S, Hinman JD. (2025) Suboptimal medication possession ratio is associated with recurrent ischemic stroke in a veteran population. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association (Apr), 34(4): 108257.
- Martirosian RA, Wiedner CD, Sanchez J, Mun KT, Marla K, Teran C, Thirion M, Liebeskind DS, McGrath ER, Zucker JM, Bernal R, Beiser AS, DeCarli C, Himali JJ, Seshadri S, Hinman JD. (2024) Association of Incident Stroke Risk With an IL-18-Centered Inflammatory Network Biomarker Composite. Stroke (Jun), 55(6): 1601-1608.
- Rathburn CM, Mun KT, Sharma LK, Saver JL. (2024) TOAST stroke subtype classification in clinical practice: implications for the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke nationwide registry. Frontiers in neurology (Jan), 15: 1375547.
- Hong J, Mun K, Kern KC, Thirion M, Hinman JD. (2024) Linking evidence for targeted blood biomarkers in post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia. Frontiers in stroke (Jan), 3: 1491542.
- Saver JL, Klerman EB, Buchan AM, Calleja P, Lizasoain I, Bahr-Hosseini M, Lee S, Liebeskind DS, Mergenthaler P, Mun KT, Ning M, Pelz D, Ray D, Rothwell PM, Seners P, Sreekrishnan A, Sung EM, Tiedt S, Webb AJS, Wölfer TA, Albers GW, . (2023) Consensus Recommendations for Standardized Data Elements, Scales, and Time Segmentations in Studies of Human Circadian/Diurnal Biology and Stroke. Stroke (Jul), 54(7): 1943-1949.
- Pariona-Vargas F, Mun KT, Lo EH, Starkman S, Sanossian N, Hosseini MB, Stratton S, Eckstein M, Conwit RA, Liebeskind DS, Sharma LK, Rao NM, Shkirkova K, Avila G, Kim-Tenser MA, Saver JL, . (2023) Circadian variation in stroke onset: Differences between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and weekdays versus weekends. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association (Jul), 32(7): 107106.
- Saber H, Hinman J, Mun K, Kaneko N, Szeder V, Tateshima S, Nour M, Raychev R, Ooi YC, Jahan R, Duckwiler GP, Saver JL, Liebeskind DS. (2022) Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Dementia. Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.) (Sep), 2(5): e000164.
- Mun KT, Bonomo JB, Liebeskind DS, Saver JL. (2022) Fragility Index Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Shows Highly Robust Evidential Strength for Benefit of <3 Hour Intravenous Alteplase. Stroke (Jun), 53(6): 2069-2074.
- Mun KT, Hinman JD. (2022) Inflammation and the Link to Vascular Brain Health: Timing Is Brain. Stroke (Feb), 53(2): 427-436.