Kemia Sarraf, MD, MPH, RCC, TIPC, or “Dr. K,” completed her Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health at the University of Utah and her internal medicine residency at Washington University School of Medicine. Her career spans more than two decades and has included medical practice and education, trauma-responsive executive coaching and leadership training programs, public health programming, multiple board positions in the public and private sectors, and farming. Dr. K founded Lodestar in 2016, responding to the need for trauma-responsive coaching for physician colleagues reporting high levels of severe burnout, vicarious trauma, and moral injury. Her work has since expanded to include consulting work across multiple industries, leadership training, and trauma-responsive culture building.