Dr. Katherine (Katie) Arendt is Professor of Anesthesiology and the Associate Vice Chair of Practice for the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester.  She completed residency in anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic; Obstetric Anesthesiology fellowship at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and a Regional Anesthesiology fellowship at Mayo Clinic.  She initiated the ACGME-accredited Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program at Mayo Clinic.  Dr. Arendt is an American Board of Anesthesiology Oral Board Examiner and has served on the Board of Directors for the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology.  Her research interests include the obstetric anesthesia management of patients with complex cardiac disease on which she has published over 70 peer reviewed publications.  Dr. Arendt is invited to speak throughout the world through which she works to inspire safer and more satisfying childbirth experiences.