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

Biography

Nancy Kelly, M.D., M.P.H., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pediatric primary care, with a special interest in promoting childhood literacy and increasing vaccination.

Dr. Kelly earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. She completed her residency in pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she was Chief Resident at Arkansas Children's Hospital. She gained advanced training through a fellowship in academic general pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. She also holds a Master of Public Health degree with a focus on disease control from UTHealth Houston.

Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2005.

Among her other roles, Dr. Kelly is Assistant Director of the UT Southwestern Academic Colleges and Director of the Community Pediatrics and Advocacy Program Rotation for pediatric residents. She is also Co-Founder and Co-Director of Texas Educators in Advocacy and Community Health (TEACH TX), a collaborative of pediatric training programs in Texas.

She is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Academic Pediatric Association, the Texas Pediatric Society, and the Association of Pediatric Program Directors.

She has delivered scores of presentations, contributed to several books, including Advances in Pediatrics, and published numerous academic articles related to her areas of expertise.

Personal Note

When she’s not at work, Dr. Kelly enjoys gardening, growing African violets and orchids, hiking, bird watching, and cooking.