Kristen Denise Kelley, M.D., M.A.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Residency Program Director
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Locations and Contact
Philosophy of Care
I strive to provide excellent patient care, seeing patients as a whole person not just a disease. I also truly believe that education and knowledge empowers both patients and providers.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Kelley is an internal medicine physician who predominantly sees patients in the inpatient setting. She splits her time between the internal medicine academic wards teams and the general medicine consult service.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Kelley focuses on inpatient general medicine, on both the primary medicine inpatient teams as well as the medical consultative service. She is particularly interested in medical education, with a passion for mentoring both medical students and residents.
Division
Undergraduate School
B.S., Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, UC Davis, Davis CA 2011
Medical School
M.D., UC San Diego, San Diego CA 2017
Residency
Internal Medicine, UC Davis, Sacramento CA 2017-2020
Outstanding Wards Attending of the Year, Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2023-2024,
Faculty Nominee to the Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2024,
Outstanding Wards Attending of the Year, Internal Medicine Residency Program 2022-2023,
Medical Student Prize for Excellence, American Academy of Neurology, 2017
Ruth M. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship at University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Hoffman J, Ayar J, Drugge E, Askari M, Kelley K, Diaz A, DeShetler L, Teperman J, George S, Rezvani M. Exploring Factors Influencing US Medical Student’s Choice of Internal Medicine Residency, American Journal of Medicine. Nov 2024. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39551176/
Calder M, Hanson M, Jost M, Kelley K. Time and Note Characteristic Effects of an EHR Template for Internal Medicine Resident Notes, Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2024; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38882418/
Ha L, Kelley K. Artificial Intelligence: Promise or Pitfalls? A Clinical Vignette of Real-Life ChatGPT Implementation in Perioperative Medicine, Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2024; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38252252/
Ho D, Kelley K, Dandekar S, Cohen S, Thompson G. Case Series of End-Stage Liver Disease Patients with Severe Coccidioidomycosis, Journal of Fungi. 2023; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36983473/
Kelley KD, Thompson GR, Aronowitz P. Mimicking Multiple Myeloma: Voriconazole-Induced Hyperfluorosis and Bone Lesions. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Mar;35(3):932. doi:10.1007/s11606-019-05551-0. Epub 2019 Nov 12. PMID:31720960.
Kelley KD, Checkoway H, Hall DA, Reich SG, Cunningham C, Litvan I. Traumatic Brain Injury and Firearm Use and Risk of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Among Veterans. Front Neurol. 2018 Jun 20;9:474. doi:10.3389/fneur.2018.00474. PMID:29973911.
Kelley KD, Peavy G, Edland S, Rogers W, Riley DE, Bordelon Y, Standaert D, Reich SG, Litvan I. The Role of Stress as a Risk Factor for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. J Parkinsons Dis. 2017;7(2):377-383. doi:10.3233/JPD-160945. PMID:28409749.
McIntyre JK, Schoenbrunner AR, Kelley KD, Gosman AA. Predictors, Quality Markers, and Economics of Volunteering Internationally: Results from a Comprehensive Survey of American Society of Plastic Surgeons Members. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Sep;140(3):617-626. doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000003594. PMID:28841624.
Kelley K, Aronowitz P. Cancer. Disease-Based Physical Examination, Medical Clinics of North America. 2022.