Since 2013, Katarína has been working at the Cesta domů hospice, where she cares for both pediatric and adult patients at the end of life, first as a doctor, and since 2022 as the medical director. Meeting dying patients and their families and working with the hospice team continues to be a source of fulfilment and enrichment for her. She began her professional career in 2004 with a short stint at Beroun Hospital, followed by an eight-year parental leave with her sons Matěj, Adam and Daniel. Katarína graduated from the First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University. She is also engaged in lecturing and educational activities in the field of palliative medicine.