Lisa Kitko

Lisa A. Kitko is an American nurse scientist and academic administrator serving as dean of the University of Rochester School of Nursing and vice president of the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Life Kitko earned a B.S.N. in 1990 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. She earned a M.S.N. in clinical nurse specialist and adult health (2001) and a Ph.D. in nursing with a minor in gerontology (2010) from the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) College of Nursing. She served as the associate dean of graduate education and director of the Ph.D. program from 2020 to 2022.

Research Kitko's research experience centers on palliative care of chronic illnesses, with a focus on advanced cardiac failure. In 2015 Kitko was awarded the Josiah S. Macy Jr. Faculty Scholarship, which she used to develop a postgraduate certificate on palliative care.