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 3/1/2026

    Gillmeyer KR, Rinne ST, Klings ES, Elwy AR, Wiener RS. Provider networks for pulmonary hypertension in Massachusetts: implications for improving referrals to expert care. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Mar 01; 23(3):369-378. PMID: 41842741.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 12/22/2025

    Gillmeyer KR. Insights from the Pulmonary Hypertension Global Patient Survey: challenges in pulmonary hypertension care abound but so do opportunities. ERJ Open Res. 2025 Nov; 11(6). PMID: 41438850.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 7/28/2025

    Gillmeyer KR, Shusterman S, Rinne ST, Elwy AR, Wiener RS. Gaps in access to pulmonary hypertension care and opportunities for improvement: a multi-site qualitative study. BMC Pulm Med. 2025 Jul 28; 25(1):355. PMID: 40721744.

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  • Published 6/1/2025

    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 Jun; 22(6):838-845. PMID: 39932507.

    Read at: PubMed

  • 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

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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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