Faculty Member

Dr. Summer Karafiath

Biography

Dr. Summer Karafiath completed her medical degree at the University of Utah medical school in 2013. She completed a post doctorate fellowship at LDS hospital studying sleep medicine and QT prolongation in patients treated with suboxone. In 2014 she began a career as a clinical research scientist at the University of Utah Neuromuscular department where her research focused on chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy and Guillain Barre Syndrome. Dr. Karafiath has been teaching anatomy at UVU since 2018 and is the course director for Anatomy and Physiology/Pathophysiology for the Physician Assistant program. In 2022 she became a Harvard Macy Scholar. The Harvard Macy Institute is a collaboration of Harvard Medical School, Harvard Business School and Harvard School of Graduate Education which provides professional coursework for academic leaders.

Education

M.D., University of Utah, 2013

Major: Medicine

BS, Brigham Young University, 2008

Major: Physiology and Developmental Biology

AA/AS, Utah Valley University, 2000

Major: Performing Arts

Teaching

PAS 6722

Clinical Medicine II, Summer 2026

PAS 6702

Human Anatomy for the Physician Assistant II, Summer 2026

PAS 6712

Physiology/Pathophysiology for the Physician Assistant II, Summer 2026

PAS 6751

Clinical Decision Making I, Spring 2026

PAS 6775

Health Care Delivery Systems and Medical Ethics, Spring 2026

PAS 6701

Human Anatomy for the Physician Assistant I, Spring 2026

PAS 6711

Physiology/Pathophysiology for the Physician Assistant I, Spring 2026

Presentations

Karafiath, Summer (Presenter & Author), Harvard Macy Scholars Poster Conference , "Flipped classroom combined with problem-based learning shows benefits in anatomy medical education", Harvard Medical School , Boston MA. (May 4, 2023)
Karafiath, Summer (Presenter & Author), Juster-Switlyk, Kelsey (Co-Author), Smith, Gordon (Co-Author), Singleton, Rob (Co-Author), Kolb, Noah (Co-Author), Rocky Mountain Neurodiagnostic Society Annual Meeting, "The Clinical Phenotype and Diagnostic Utility of Nerve Conduction Studies in Patients with CIPN", Rocky Mountain Neurodiagnostic Society , Salt Lake City Utah. (September 17, 2021)
Karafiath, Summer , UVU Biology Colloquium , "Improving Outcomes in Patients with Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy", Utah Valley University College of Science, UVU . (April 21, 2021)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Luijten, Linda , Wiegers, Evelin , De Konig, Laura , Attarian, Shahram , Cornblath, David , Davidson, Amy , Gorson, Kenneth , Harbo, Thomas , Hartung, Hans-Peter , Kuwabara, Satoshi , Nobile-Orazio, Eduardo , Verboon, Christine , Walgaard, Christa , Lingsma, Hester , Van Doorn, Pieter , Jacobs, Bart , Karafiath, Summer , "Observational data as external control arm to study the effectiveness of new therapies for Guillain-Barré syndrome" . London: Brain. https://academic.oup.com/brain
Karafiath, Summer , "Review of neurology chapters" . Columbus Ohio: McGraw Hill. https://www.mheducation.com/highered/product/human-anatomy-saladin.html?isbn=1264125712%29&viewOption=student
Arends, Samuel , De Konging, Laura , Drenthen, Judith , Zhu, Mahova , Van den Bergh, Peter , Hadden, Robert , Shahrizaila, Nortina , Reisin, Ricardo , Kuwabara, Satoshi , Ajroud-Driss, Senda , Antonini, Giovanni , Balducci, Claudia , Barroso, Fabio , Brannanga, Thomas , Buermann, Jan , Casasnovas, Carlos , Cavaletti, Guido , Chao, Chi-Chao , Dillman, Ulrich , Dimachkie, Mazen , Galassi, Giuliana , Guitierrez, Gerardo , Harbo, Thomas , Hsieh, Sung , Islam, Badrul , Katzberg, Hans , Kiers, Lynette , Mataluni, Giorgia , Pardo, Julio , Pereon, Yann , Rajabally, Yusug , Stettner, Mark , Verhamme, Camiel , Vytopil, Michal , Waqar, Waheed , Cornblath, David , Jacobs, Bart , Karafiath, Summer , Array, Remaining IGOS Consortium Mu , (2026) "Dynamics of Nerve Conduction Studies in Patients With Guillain–Barré Syndrome" (Issue: 5, vol. 73). Hersey Pennsylvania: Muscle and Nerve. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mus.70152
Halstead, Susan , Koning, Laura , Wiegers, Elveline , Gourlay, Dawn , Tio-Gillen, Anne , Van Rijs, Wouter , Andersen, Henning , Antonini, Giovanni , Arends, Samuel , Attrian, Sharam , Barroso, Fabio , Bateman, Kathleen , Benedetti, Luana , Van Den Bergh, Peter , Burmann, Jan , Busby, Mark , Casasnovas, Carlos , Dardiotis, Efthimios , Davidson, Amy , Feasby, Thomas , Fehmi, Janev , Galassi, Giuliana , Sobrino, Tania , Granit, Volkan , Guitierrez, Gerardo , Hadden, Robert , Harbo, Thomas , Peter Hartung, Hans , Hasan, Imran , Holt, James , Isalm, Zhahirul , Karafiath, Summer , Kolb, Noah , Kusunoki, Susmu , Kuwabara, Satoshi , Kuwahara, Motoi , Lehmann, Helmar , Leonhard, Sonja , Martin, Lorena , Monges, Soledad , Nobile-Orazio, Eduardo , Pardo, Julio , Pereon, Yann , Querol, Luis , Reisin, Ricardo , Rinaldi, Simon , Scheidegger, Oliver , Silvestri, Nicholas , Sindrup, Soren , Stein, Beth , Tan, Cheng , Tankisi, Hatice , Visser, Leo , Waheed, Waquar , Huizinga, Ruth , Jacobs, Bart , Wilson, Hugh , (2025) "Large-Scale Profiling of Antibody Reactivity to Glycolipids in Patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome" (vol. 10.1093). Oxford: Brain. https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article/doi/10.1093/brain/awaf102/8082036
Karafiath, Summer , Sutton, Jim , Baker, Ryan , Nelson, Jonathan , (2024) "Quantitative analysis of metrics for program accreditation " .
Karafiath, Summer , (2024) "Anatomage table 10 Cardiovascular Study " . Anatomageshare.com. https://www.anatomageshare.com/content/3422?title=Dr.+Karafiath+Table+10+Cardiovascular+activity+