Dr. Karathra grew up in the beautiful city of Edmonton, Alberta, in Canada, then moved across the country to Hamilton, Ontario, for her residency. In her free time, Dr. Karathra enjoys getting outside and exploring Austin with her husband. She loves dancing, trying out new recipes, and hanging out with friends. She is also involved with her local church and youth ministry. Dr. Karathra also loves to travel, most recently visiting Portugal, Bosnia, and Peru.
I love being part of my patients’ lives and having the privilege of watching their families grow through different life stages. Family Medicine gives me the unique opportunity to get to know my patients well throughout their lives and learn about the unique circ*mstances that affect their health. I love being able to work together with patients to see the bigger picture of how we can optimize their health so they can more fully enjoy their lives. I believe less is more, and early prevention is key. Many health conditions can be improved with simple lifestyle modification, exercise, and medications when necessary. The patient-physician relationship is a partnership where my role is to advise, educate, and listen to my patient's concerns, and their role is to take active ownership of their health so we can work together to address health concerns.
Services
Adult Mental Health
Adult Mental Health
You can schedule an office visit to discuss mental health concerns, medication refills, and follow-up care. Your primary care team may utilize screening tools during office visits to identify potential mental health concerns, enabling them to provide appropriate resources and/or treatment options.
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Annual Physical Exam
Annual Physical Exam
An annual wellness exam helps you touch base with your ARC doctor, address health issues, and talk about preventative measures for you.
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Breast Exams
Breast Exams
Breast exams are check-ups, mammograms, and other types of screenings that look for for changes or problems in the breast tissue.
Chronic Care Management
Chronic Care Management
Chronic healthcare management includes care for patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and other chronic health conditions.
Diabetic Retinopathy Screenings
Diabetic Retinopathy Screenings
Austin Regional Clinic offers annual diabetic retinopathy screenings to our patients with diabetes. Screening is easy, takes less than five minutes to complete, and does not require any pupil dilatation or eye protection.
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Flu Shots
Flu Shots
A flu vaccine can help prevent flu-related visits to the doctor each year. CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older get vaccinated every flu season.
Immunizations help provide immunity to children and adults before they are exposed to potentially harmful diseases like hepatitis B, measles, mumps, polio, and more.
Medicare Wellness
Medicare Wellness
A Medicare Wellness visit a benefit provided to patients with a Medicare insurance plan. It is conducted by a dedicated Medical Wellness Provider at ARC, where you can expect a review of your health that includes vaccinations, cancer screenings, and more.
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Mental Health Medication Management
Mental Health Medication Management
ARC offers mental health medication management for patients with behavioral or cognitive health conditions.
Minor Procedures
Minor Procedures
ARC Family Medicine doctors can perform in-clinic minor procedures.
Musculoskeletal Care
Musculoskeletal Care
ARC Family Medicine doctors can provide care, treatment, or referrals to address musculoskeletal issues that cause you pain and discomfort.
Pap Smear
Pap Smear
Annual pap tests are used to screen for cervical cancer.
Prostate Screenings
Prostate Screenings
Prostate screenings help detect early signs of prostate cancer.
Same-Day Illness & Injury Visits
Same-Day Illness & Injury Visits
Our providers are available 365 days a year for minor emergencies, including sprains, colds and flu, minor burns, seasonal allergies, and more. We're here for you on days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Telemedicine Visits
Telemedicine Visits
ARC offers telemedicine visits for primary and specialty care. Doctors can quickly evaluate you for a new health issue or follow up with you via a phone call or video visit from the comfort of your home.
A well-check exam focuses on maintaining your child’s health and is a time to discuss preventive care. Our doctors and APCs cover growth, development, immunization updates, health, safety, nutrition, physical fitness, puberty, acne, learning, behavioral questions, and family and social concerns.
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Locations & Hours
ARC Far West 6835 Austin Center Boulevard Austin, TX 78731 Get Directions
Bachelor of Medical Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2017
Professional Positions
Member, American Academy of Family Physicians
Member, American Medical Association
Awards & Honors
Dr. Tess Trueman Scholarship in Medicine, 2019
Don and Norine Lowry Scholarship for Women of Excellence, 2017
George Grover Leadership Scholarship, 2017
Patient Reviews
OVERALL PROVIDER RATING
Rating based on "Did the healthcare provider or doctor provide the care you expected?"
4.9out of 5
ARC Patient Feedback
Guide to ARC Patient Feedback and Ratings
Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) doctors, staff, and leadership are committed to providing our community with high quality convenient care. One of the ways we demonstrate this priority is through our online transparency.
You can review our provider ratings and comments on our web site with the confidence that they are all based on verified visits. We post all patient feedback relevant to the entire visit and only refrain from posting comments that are libelous, profane, or those that risk the privacy of our patients.
The below guide provides details about how we collect and share our patient feedback.
Who runs the survey?
ARC partnered with Press Ganey to collect patient feedback about their doctor’s visit. We gather feedback from text surveys that are sent after the visit. Press Ganey is an independent third party customer feedback company that provides the technology to collect the feedback and display ratings and comments on our web site. All ratings are submitted by actual patients and verified by ARC.
How do patients receive the survey?
Patients for whom we have a mobile phone number receive a text survey within two hours of checking in for their visit. Patients are asked to complete the survey and provide ratings and comments regarding their experience at different touch points of their visit. We use this feedback to recognize doctors and staff, identify issues we can correct, and enhance our care.
Do you post all positive and negative comments?
ARC posts all positive and negative patient feedback that is relevant to the entire visit. We refrain from posting comments that are libelous, profane, or those that risk the privacy of our patients.
What questions do we ask?
ARC asks questions that touch on the overall patient experience related to their visit. Anyone seeking detailed information about each question can view the ratings for each specific question on the Reviews tab on the provider bio page on the website. We calculate our provider star ratings based on the responses to question number six below. We calculate our location star ratings based on the responses to all the below questions.
Rate how easy it was to make your appointment.
Rate the helpfulness of the front-desk staff.
Rate the helpfulness of the doctor's nurse and/or medical assistant (MA).
Did the healthcare provider or doctor provide the care you expected?
How likely is it that you would refer a friend/family member to this doctor or NP/PA?
Please let us know anything that you particularly liked or disliked about your experience with today’s office visit.
Why don't all providers display a rating?
Since more recent data provides a more accurate picture, we require a minimum of 30 patient surveys per doctor in the last 12 months before we post a physician’s rating.
Why can I only see comments from the last 90 days?
ARC physicians and staff review all comments and act to rectify issues. Since the purpose of the feedback is to allow us to improve the overall patient experience, we display the last 90 days of comments which are the most relevant for the practice.
Can anyone complete a survey or post a comment about a physician?
No. Only patients having an outpatient visit by an ARC physician receive a survey. The results are based entirely from patients who have actually been treated by the physician in our clinics.
How is patient information protected?
Comments are reviewed and approved prior to being published to the website. If a comment contains any personally identifiable information, that information will be removed from the comment.
June 28, 2024
Loved the ease of telemedicine.
June 27, 2024
There is a long wait to get appointments for a physical. Four or five months is too long.
June 27, 2024
The nurse and doctor were very friendly and knowledgeable.
June 26, 2024
loved dr. karathra definitely an improvement from the doctor i seen previously
June 26, 2024
Easy, efficient, thoughtful care. Thank you!
June 25, 2024
Dr. Karathra gave me a thorough, thoughtful physical. She listened to me and gave helpful advice. I’m grateful.
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