Katherine Rizzolo

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 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 (PD) by Minoritized Patients: The Role of Modality Education. Kidney360. 2025 Feb 03. 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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  • Published 1/3/2025

    Rizzolo K, Dubey M, Feldman KE, Powe NR, Cervantes L. Provision of Home Dialysis and Vascular Access for Undocumented Immigrants with Kidney Failure in the USA. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jan 03. PMID: 39753810.

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  • Published 12/10/2024

    Cervantes L, Jolles MP, Rizzolo K, Golestaneh L, Glasgow RE. Contributions from the Implementation Science Field to Clinical Trial Design for Kidney Research: Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Studies. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2024 Dec 10. PMID: 39671246.

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Education

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

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