E-mail a friendMay 4, 2006
Neurosurgeon Katrina Firlik discusses the remarkable progress being made in her demanding profession. Actor John Amos describes the good times he's had writing and acting.
Dr. Katrina Firlik
Dr. Katrina Firlik
Dr. Katrina Firlik was the first woman admitted to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's prestigious neurosurgery residency program. She's also a gifted writer. In her new memoir, Another Day in the Frontal Lobe, she offers an insider's view of an intriguing profession. One of only a few hundred women in this rarefied specialty, Firlik is the daughter of a surgeon and did a fellowship in epilepsy surgery at Yale, where she's a clinical assistant professor. She also has a private practice.
John Amos
John Amos
John Amos began his show business career doing stand-up comedy. The pro football player-turned-actor has enjoyed success in film, theater and TV, with credits that include Die Hard 2 and Dr. Doolittle 3, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fences, the series Good Times, an Emmy-nominated turn in the miniseries Roots and a recurring role on The West Wing. Amos also staged the one-man show Halley's Comet and founded the Halley's Comet Foundation, an organization that exposes at-risk children to sailing.