Katherine Rizzolo, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Rizzolo received her medical degree from Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, and her residency and chief residency in internal medicine at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. She completed a clinical and research and chief fellowship in nephrology at the University of Colorado in 2023. Her research interests center on utilizing mixed-methods and implementation science methodology to improve access to kidney care for underserved communities disproportionately impacted by kidney disease, especially Latinx and immigrant populations. She is a research fellow in Boston University’s Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences from 2023-2025.

Publications

  • Published 11/10/2025

    Welles CC, Rizzolo K, Gorman C, Camacho C, McBeth L, Becerra-Ashby E, Peters R, Schwartz N, Cervantes L. Private Insurance for Undocumented Latino Immigrants: A Qualitative Study of a Marketplace-Like Model. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Nov 10. PMID: 41212356.

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  • Published 11/5/2025

    Rizzolo K, Schold JD, Noreen SM, Toll A, Powe NR, Cervantes L. Citizenship Status and Deceased Organ Donation in the USA. Kidney Int Rep. 2026 Feb; 11(2):103668. PMID: 41502801.

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  • Published 6/1/2025

    Rizzolo K, Villegas L, Cervantes L. The national landscape of kidney transplantation for undocumented immigrants: advancing kidney transplantation equity. Kidney Int. 2025 Jun; 107(6):976-979. PMID: 40404260.

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  • Published 2/3/2025

    Arnaoudova I, Wilson C, Rizzolo K, Shen J, Ehtesham N, Wilson J, Golestaneh L. Uptake of Peritoneal Dialysis by Minoritized Patients: The Role of Modality Education. Kidney360. 2025 May 01; 6(5):793-804. PMID: 39899379.

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  • Published 1/17/2025

    Cervantes L, Rizzolo K, Tummalapalli SL, Wainstein M, Glasgow RE, Jolles MP. Use of a Context- and Equity-Focused Implementation Science Framework to Aid the Design of Clinical Trials. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Jun 01; 36(6):1197-1200. PMID: 39823190.

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Education

  • Tufts University School of Medicine, MD
  • Tufts University, BA

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