Katherine R. Standish, MD, MS, NABBLM-C

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Standish is a family medicine and breastfeeding medicine doctor and researcher focused on clinical interventions to improve breastfeeding outcomes and support families in achieving their infant feeding plans. Along with colleagues in Pediatrics, OB/GYN and Nursing, she is founder of the Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine Center at BMC, which focuses on training, research, and clinical services for breastfeeding. She has lived for many years in Nicaragua and Mexico and speaks Spanish fluently. She completed medical school at Yale University School of Medicine and completed family medicine residency and a research fellowship at Boston Medical Center. She is board-certified in Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine and completed fellowship training in Breastfeeding Medicine at the University of Rochester.

Publications

  • Published 6/7/2026

    Ames SE, Paz MJ, Treasa George S, Standish KR. Hand Expression Across 30 Countries: A Scoping Review of Utilization, Outcomes, and Patient and Health Care Provider Experiences. Breastfeed Med. 2026 Jun 07; 15568253261456819. PMID: 42252808.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 5/28/2026

    Hall MM, Patterson JA, MacMillan Uribe AL, Simon L, Eglash AR, Standish KR. Building breastfeeding knowledgeable health systems: Focus groups with physician leaders. PLoS One. 2026; 21(5):e0350146. PMID: 42207813.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/5/2026

    Al-Faraj AO, Saadoon D, Standish K, Pang TD. Modifiable barriers to breastfeeding counseling for women with epilepsy: A qualitative study of provider perspectives. Seizure. 2026 Apr; 137:100-104. PMID: 41825105.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/9/2025

    Nardella D, Rosen-Carole C, Colmenares Castaño M, Hernández-Aguilar MT, Young M, Swisher Rosa E, Sharifi M, Shabanova V, Standish K. A National Survey of U.S. Prescribing Clinicians Who Practice Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine in Outpatient and Inpatient Healthcare Settings. Breastfeed Med. 2025 Nov; 20(11):805-817. PMID: 40928900.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 5/6/2025

    Demirci JR, Standish K, Asiodu IV. Evidence Supports Breastfeeding Interventions in Primary Care, but Implementation Is Still Challenging. JAMA. 2025 May 06; 333(17):1495-1497. PMID: 40198080.

    Read at: PubMed

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Education

  • Yale University School of Medicine, MD
  • Wesleyan University, BA

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