Kari Gillmeyer, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Gillmeyer is a health services researcher with a career dedicated to improving quality of care and outcomes for vulnerable patients. Dr. Gillmeyer’s work focuses on pulmonary hypertension, a devastating, progressive disease that exerts a heavy burden on patients and health systems. Through her research, Dr. Gillmeyer hopes to improve the quality, safety, and equity of pulmonary hypertension care and to mitigate health disparities in pulmonary hypertension.

Publications

  • Published 4/1/2025

    Gillmeyer KR, Johnson SW. Pulmonary Hypertension Care Delivery in the United States: Is It Time to Get with the Guidelines? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Apr; 211(4):552-554. PMID: 39998464.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/11/2025

    Gillmeyer KR, Rinne ST, Rucci JM, Klings ES, Elwy AR, Wiener RS. Factors Associated with Referral to Expert Providers among Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Feb 11. PMID: 39932507.

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  • Published 11/9/2024

    Sangani R, Bosch NA, Govender P, Scarpato B, Walkey AJ, Newman J, Law AC, Gillmeyer KR, Shankar DA. Sarcoidosis Treatment Patterns in the United States: 2016-2022. Chest. 2025 Apr; 167(4):1099-1106. PMID: 39522595.

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  • Published 6/22/2024

    Shen BH, Dobie AC, Shusterman SL, Duzgol M, Homer-Bouthiette C, Kearney LE, Newman J, Pang B, Shankar DA, Zhang J, Gillmeyer KR, Bosch NA, Law AC. Variation in Triage to Pediatric vs Adult ICUs Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Asthma Exacerbations. CHEST Crit Care. 2024 Sep; 2(3). PMID: 39364391.

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  • Published 6/1/2024

    Lui JK, Sangani RA, Gillmeyer KR, Vakhshoorzadeh J, Trojanowski MA, Bujor AM, Gopal DM, Wiener RS, LaValley MP, Klings ES. Correction to: Hemodynamic Response to Oral Vasodilator Therapy in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Pulmonary Hypertension. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2024 Jun; 38(3):657. PMID: 36662449.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Pulmonary Center
    Boston University

Websites

Education

  • University of Minnesota Medical School, MD
  • South Dakota State University, BS

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