Kari Gillmeyer, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, 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.
Other Positions
- Member, Pulmonary Center, Boston University
Education
- University of Minnesota Medical School, MD
- South Dakota State University, BS
Publications
- Published on 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 on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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. 2024 Nov 09. PMID: 39522595.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/20/2024
Johnson SW, Wang RS, Winter MR, Gillmeyer KR, Zeder K, Klings ES, Goldstein RH, Wiener RS, Maron BA. Cluster analysis identifies novel real-world lung disease-pulmonary hypertension subphenotypes: implications for treatment response. ERJ Open Res. 2024 May; 10(3). PMID: 38770008.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/21/2023
Morland K, Gerges C, Elwing J, Visovatti SH, Weatherald J, Gillmeyer KR, Sahay S, Mathai SC, Boucly A, Williams PG, Harikrishnan S, Minty EP, Hobohm L, Jose A, Badagliacca R, Lau EMT, Jing ZC, Vanderpool RR, Fauvel C, Leonidas Alves J, Strange G, Pulido T, Qian J, Li M, Mercurio V, Zelt JGE, Moles VM, Cirulis MM, Nikkho SM, Benza RL, Elliott CG. Real-world evidence to advance knowledge in pulmonary hypertension: Status, challenges, and opportunities. A consensus statement from the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute's Innovative Drug Development Initiative's Real-world Evidence Working Group. Pulm Circ. 2023 Oct; 13(4):e12317. PMID: 38144948.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/13/2023
Lui JK, Gillmeyer KR, Sangani RA, Smyth RJ, Gopal DM, Trojanowski MA, Bujor AM, Soylemez Wiener R, LaValley MP, Klings ES. A Clinical Decision Tool for Risk Stratifying Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Related Pulmonary Hypertension. Lung. 2023 Dec; 201(6):565-569. PMID: 37957388.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/1/2023
Pang B, Kearney L, Maccarone J, Zhang J, Kearney C, Sangani R, Shankar DA, Gillmeyer KR, Law AC, Bosch NA. Association between Early Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis, Bleeding Risk, and Venous Thromboembolism among Critically Ill Patients with Thrombocytopenia. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 Jun; 20(6):917-920. PMID: 36867519.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2023
Li B, Gillmeyer KR, Molloy-Paolillo B, Vimalananda VG, Elwy AR, Wiener RS, Rinne ST. Scoping Review of Pulmonary Telemedicine Consults: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 Mar; 20(3):456-465. PMID: 36490386.
Read at: PubMed
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