Kathryn Fantasia MD MSc
Assistant Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management
720 Harrison Ave | (617) 638-8530kfantasi@bu.edu
Sections
Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management
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.
Education
Medicine-Internal, MD, Albany Medical College
Biology, BA, Brandeis University
Publications
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.
Published on 8/5/2025Siskind 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.
Published on 6/6/2025Campos 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.
Published on 4/25/2025Mohanty 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.
Published on 2/3/2025Silver 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.
Published on 4/5/2024Steenkamp D, Brouillard E, Aia C, Fantasia K, Sullivan C, Atakov-Castillo A, Wolpert H. Reducing Inequity in the Use of Automated Insulin Delivery Systems by Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Key Learnings From a Safety Net Diabetes Clinic Program. Endocr Pract. 2024 Jun; 30(6):558-563. PMID: 38583773.
Published on 1/31/2024Ebekozien O, Fantasia K, Farrokhi F, Sabharwal A, Kerr D. Technology and health inequities in diabetes care: How do we widen access to underserved populations and utilize technology to improve outcomes for all? Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024 Mar; 26 Suppl 1:3-13. PMID: 38291977.
Published on 1/5/2024Fantasia KL, Austad K, Mohanty A, Long MT, Walkey A, Drainoni ML. Safety-Net Primary Care and Endocrinology Clinicians' Knowledge and Perspectives on Screening for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation. Endocr Pract. 2024 Mar; 30(3):270-277. PMID: 38184239.
Published on 10/17/2023Yayah Jones NH, Cole I, Hart KJ, Corathers S, Agarwal S, Odugbesan O, Ebekozien O, Kamboj MK, Harris MA, Fantasia KL, Mansour M. Social Determinants of Health Screening in Type 1 Diabetes Management. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2024 Mar; 53(1):93-106. PMID: 38272601.
Published on 8/24/2023Steenkamp DW, Fantasia KL, Wolpert HA. Optimizing Glycemic Outcomes for Minoritized and Medically Underserved Adults Living with Type 1 Diabetes. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2024 Mar; 53(1):67-80. PMID: 38272599.