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Kelly Skelly, MD, FAAFP

Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
  • Vice Chair for Faculty, Department of Family and Community Medicine
  • Executive Heath Program Provider

Education

  • BS, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • MD in Medicine, The University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa

Licenses & Certifications

  • State of Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa
  • Family Medicine Board Certification, American Board of Family Medicine, Iowa
  • Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Iowa
  • Degree of Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians, Iowa

Selected Publications

  • Welder, Emily MD; Veit, Leslie PA-C; Nijjar, Upneet MD; Skelly, Kelly MD. What are the most useful clinical findings for diagnosing acute sinusitis?. Evidence-Based Practice 27(11):p 22-23, November 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/EBP.0000000000002225
  • Emily Welder, Leslie Veit, Upneet Nijjar, Kelly Skelly. 2024, What are the most useful diagnostic tests for acute sinusitis? Family Physicians Inquiries Network. Article Number: EMS 8275, HAD. accepted on Jun 21, 2024. 
  • Sally Heaberlin MD1, Kelly Skelly MD2, Marcy Rosenbaum PhD3, Stephanie Bunt PhD.  Food Insecurity: Physician Perspectives, Screening and Communication. PRiMER, 7/1/2024.
  • Traxler, Welder, Kaefring, Skelly. Does regular physical exercise improve sleep duration and quality?         https://fpin.memberclicks.net/assets/GEMs/GEMArchives/GOTW%20-%20v2i26.pdf#nameddest=fish.    
  • Shen W, Skelly K. Post-Partum Care, Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Resource, April 3, 2022. RCR-2021-0049.R1
  • Rosenbaum M, Skelly K, Sherer A, Butler N, Johnson K, Pomeranz K, Abou-Arab E, Connett M. Tips for discussing COVID-19 vaccines during patient visits. UI Healthcare Noon News, the Loop.
  • Bunt SK, Traxler M, Zimmerman B, Rosenbaum M, Heaberlin S, Cronholm P, Kinsey E, Skelly K. Assessing Family Medicine Clinician Screening and Barriers to Communication on Food Insecurity: A CERA General Membership Survey. JAFBM, 2024 Mar-Apr;37(2):196-205. https://www.jabfm.org/content/assessing-family-medicine-clinician-screening-and-barriers-communication-food-insecurity (jabfm.org). doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230319R1. PMID: 38740486.
  • Skelly, K., Thompson, J. A., Chu, K., Carlin, C., Fong, S., Power, D., & Rosenbaum, M. (2023). Teachers’ perspectives on communication in the context of supervising learners, during telehealth encounters. Qualitative Health Communication, 2 (1), 24–40. https://doi.org/10.7146/qhc.v2i1.132129
  • Skelly, K. S., Weerasinghe, S., Daly, J. M. & Rosenbaum, M. E. (2021). Impact of Medical Scribe Experiences on Subsequent Medical Student Learning. Medical Science Educator. DOI: 10.1007/s40670-021-01291-1.
  • Skelly, MD, K. (2021). Telehealth Tips that Benefit the Provider and Patient. In Rosenbaum, PHD, M. (Eds.) No. (Vols. 28). (1), pp. 1. Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa Medicaid EPSDT.