Kathryn Fantasia, MD MSc

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Kathryn Fantasia is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and an adult endocrinologist in the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition and Weight Management. Her major areas of research focus are on evaluation of care delivery for adults with diabetes; racial and ethnic inequity in diabetes care, particularly in the use of diabetes technologies; and interventions and strategies to increase access to care and improve outcomes for adults with diabetes from racial and ethnic minority groups and those who are cared for in safety-net health care settings. She received her medical degree from Albany Medical College and completed her internal medicine residency, chief residency, and endocrinology fellowship training at Boston Medical Center. She received a master’s degree in health services and systems research from the Boston University School of Public Health and completed a research fellowship with the Boston University Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences.

Publications

  • Published 9/23/2025

    Austad K, Fantasia KL, Mohanty A, Jones KC, Bosch NA, Drainoni ML. Failing to Succeed: Advancing Mechanistic Understanding of Implementation Strategies Through Retrospective and Prospective Use of Causal Pathway Diagrams. Res Sq. 2025 Sep 23. PMID: 41041569.

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  • Published 8/5/2025

    Siskind SM, Dymek R, Fantasia KL, O'Brien K, Steenkamp DW. Continuous Glucose Monitoring-Enhanced eConsult Improves Clinical Outcomes in Adults Living With Diabetes in a Safety Net Primary Care Setting. J Diabetes Res. 2025; 2025:5547910. PMID: 40799672.

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  • Published 6/6/2025

    Campos A, Fantasia KL, Rizo I. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices in obesity among trained and in-training primary care providers in an urban safety-net hospital system. Obes Pillars. 2025 Sep; 15:100185. PMID: 40546447.

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  • Published 4/25/2025

    Mohanty A, Austad K, Bosch NA, Long MT, Nolen-Doerr E, Walkey AJ, Drainoni ML, Rizo I, Fantasia KL. Assessing Clinician Engagement With a Passive Clinical Decision Support System for Liver Fibrosis Risk Stratification in a Weight Management Clinic. Endocr Pract. 2025 Jul; 31(7):899-905. PMID: 40288606.

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  • Published 2/3/2025

    Silver SR, Jones KC, Kim EM, Khaw-Marchetta S, Thornton S, Kremer K, Walkey A, Drainoni ML, Fantasia KL. Disparities in Diabetes Distress and Nutrition Management Among Black and Hispanic Adults: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Social Determinants. Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2025 Feb; 51(1):24-35. PMID: 39901603.

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Education

  • Albany Medical College, MD
  • Brandeis University, BA

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