Dr. Katia Castillo is a graduate of the Mercer University School of Medicine. She did her postgraduate training at the Medical Center of Central Georgia, where, as OB/GYN Chief Resident, she first met Dr. Jacqueline Walters. In 1998 they formed Castillo Walters, an OB/GYN practice based in Atlanta, GA.


Says Dr. Castillo, “Jacqueline and I have traveled different roads to become doctors, but we ye shared at least one experience as a woman.” Dr. Castillo, who was born in Cartagena, Colombia, adds, “Uncomfortable gynecological exams are a worldwide phenomenon. I totally understood Jacqueline’s concerns and shared her desire for a “patient focused practice” rather than a “physician focused” one.


Dr. Castillo met Dr. Gerry Feuer when he was her attending at Macon University. They were re-introduced five years later by Dr. Walters. They agreed that that it would make sense to form a company and create medical products around the concept of “patient’s first.” In 2004 they joined to do so.


One year later, the company’s first product FermSpec™, a soft, compliant, inflatable specula, is about to arrive on the market. “It a wonderful thing to be part of creating something that can make women’s lives easier,” says Dr. Castillo.


Dr. Castillo is a member of, among other professional organizations, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American Medical Association and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopist. She has appeared on CNN Espanol to discuss gynecological-related issues.


Dr. Castillo is fluent in Spanish. She resides with her husband and two children in Atlanta, Georgia.