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Nancy Kelly, M.D.,  M.P.H.

Nancy Kelly, M.D., M.P.H.

Titles and Appointments

Interim Chief, Division of General and Community Pediatrics

Professor

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  • Biography

    Dr. Kelly earned her medical degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. She completed her pediatric internship and residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and was chief resident at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Dr. Kelly then completed a fellowship in Academic General Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and earned a Master of Public Health degree at the University of TX Health Science Center, Houston, School of Public Health. She has held faculty positions in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, New York Medical College and Stanford University School of Medicine. She is currently Professor of Pediatrics at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

  • Education
    Medical School
    University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (1987)
    Internship
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (1988), Pediatrics
    Residency
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (1991), Pediatrics
    Other Post Graduate Training
    University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (1994)
    Graduate School
    University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (1994)
    Fellowship
    Baylor College of Medicine (1994), Academic Medicine
  • Research Interest
    • Immunization delivery
    • Poison prevention and poison center utilization
    • Resident and medical student education
  • Publications
    Evaluation of Legislative Advocacy Alerts for Pediatric Residents
    Teran PR, Wong R, Van Ramshorst RD, Loh M, Cherian S, Ahlers-Schmidt CR, Okut H, Kelly N Clinical Pediatrics 2020 May 59 500-504
    Child Advocacy in the Twenty-first Century
    Chamberlain LJ, Kelly N Advances in pediatrics 2015 62 91-103
    A randomized controlled trial of a video module to increase U.S. poison center use by low-income parents
    Kelly NR, Harding JT, Fulton JE, Kozinetz CA Clinical Toxicology 2014 Jan 52 54-62
    Thalassemia
    Kelly N Pediatrics in review 2012 Sep 33 434-435
    Feasibility of delivering influenza vaccine to household contacts of pediatric patients in a residents' continuity clinic
    Kelly NR, Kromelis MR, Jordan D, Merryman R, Siegel JD American Journal of Infection Control 2012 Sep 40 627-631
    Is syrup of ipecac still for sale? Comparison of pharmacies in a large urban area - 2003 Versus 2005
    Kelly NR, Sanchez SH Clinical Pediatrics 2007 May 46 320-324
    Transportation barriers to accessing health care for urban children
    Yang S, Zarr RL, Kass-Hout TA, Kourosh A, Kelly NR Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2006 Nov 17 928-943
    Effects of a videotape to increase use of poison control centers by low-income and Spanish-speaking families: A randomized, controlled trial
    Kelly NR, Huffman LC, Mendoza FS, Robinson TN Pediatrics 2003 Jan 111 21-26
    Educational video may increase knowledge of Poison Control Centres among Spanish speaking families
    Kelly NR, Huffman LC, Mendoza FS, Robinson TN, Greenberg RS Evidence-Based Healthcare 2003 7 94-95
    Exploring barriers to utilization of poison centers: A qualitative study of mothers attending an urban women, infants, and children (WIC) clinic
    Kelly NR, Groff JY Pediatrics 2000 Jul 106 199-204
  • Honors & Awards
    • Best Pediatric Specialists
      D Magazine (2015)
    • Nominee for DFW Hospital Council Foundation Physician of the Year
      Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX (2014)
    • Educational Innovation Award
      UT Southwestern Pediatric Residency Program (2012)
    • Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award for Development of Enduring Educational Materials
      Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (2005)
    • Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Resident Education
      Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA (1999)
    • Don E. Hill Memorial Award for Excellence in Research
      University of Arkansas (1990)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • Academic Pediatric Association (1996)
    • American Academy of Pediatrics (1990)
    • Association of Pediatric Program Directors (2015)
    • Society for Pediatric Research (2003)
    • Texas Pediatric Society (2010)