Leadership Conversation with Lisa Kitko

About

Join Lisa Kitko, dean of the School of Nursing, for a conversation with Joe Testani, the deputy to the president.

Kitko is a professor of nursing and geriatric medicine, and vice president of the University of Rochester Medical Center who has dedicated her career to impactful research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and mentoring the next generation of healthcare leaders.

A nationally recognized expert in palliative care, Kitko has led extensive clinical research on the needs of individuals living with complex chronic conditions and their family caregivers, with a particular focus on advanced heart failure. As the principal investigator of multiple groundbreaking studies, she has driven innovative approaches to understanding and addressing the challenges faced by patients and families dealing with life-limiting illnesses. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health — including the National Institute of Nursing Research and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute — as well as the American Heart Association.

Kitko's contributions to nursing science and education have been widely recognized. A Josiah S. Macy Jr. Faculty Scholar, she developed an innovative interdisciplinary certificate program in primary palliative care. She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the American Heart Association and has received numerous national and international accolades for her work as an educator and researcher.

Leadership Conversations are part of a commitment to transparency and consistent communications, this is a series of webinars and Q&As that delivers perspectives from URochester leaders on matters that affect the University’s mission, vision, values, and progress toward the goals of Boundless Possibility.