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Kelly E. Wood, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics-Hospital Medicine

Introduction

I joined the University of Iowa in 2010 working as a pediatric hospitalist. I obtained my bachelor of science and medical degree from the University of Iowa. I completed my pediatric residency training at the University of Minnesota. I began my career as a hospitalist at the University of Utah working at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City.

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - Hospital Medicine
  • Pediatric Hospitalist, UI Stead Family Children's Hospital
  • Director, Newborn Nursery

Education

  • Pediatric Residency with Global Health Track, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Residency, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
  • Doctor of Medicine in Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
  • Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • Pediatric Residency in Pediatrics, Global Health Track, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • Resident, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Research Interests

  • Reducing Excessive Variability in Infant Sepsis Evaluation (Project REVISE).
  • Pediatric Hospital Care Improvement Project
  • Prenatal Drug Exposure
  • Refusal of intramuscular vitamin K prophylaxis in newborns

Licenses & Certifications

  • Iowa Medical License
  • American Board of Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics, Board Certified in Pediatric Hospital Medicine
  • Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • BLS Provider
  • NRP Provider
  • PALS Provider
  • Utah Medical License
  • Minnesota Medical License

Selected Publications

  • Wood, K. E. (In Press). Meconium Ileus in a Neonate with Cystic Fibrosis. New England Journal of Medicine.
  • Wood, K. E. (In Press). Solving the mystery of a one month old infant with scalp swelling - search the literature first. Hospital Pediatrics.
  • Wood, K. E. & Krasowski, M. D. (2016). An Infant with a Prolonged Sympathomimetic Toxidrome after Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate Ingestion. Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology 12 (4) 402-405. DOI: 10.1007/s13181-016-0560-x. PMID: 27277955.
  • Palmer, K. L., Wood, K. E. & Krasowski, M. D. (2016). Evaluating a switch from meconium to umbilical cord tissue for newborn drug testing: A retrospective study at an academic medical center. Clinical biochemistry. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2016.11.026. PMID: 27890824.
  • Nauseef, J. T., Price, N. B. & Wood, K. E. (2016). Infantile Pasteurella multocida meningitis. IDCases 6 31-3. DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.09.009. PMID: 27679756. PMCID: PMC5037262.
  • Schroeder, A. R., Shen, M. W., Biondi, E. A., Bendel-Stenzel, M., Chen, C. N., French, J., Lee, V., Evans, R. C., Jerardi, K. E., Mischler, M., Wood, K. E., Chang, P. W., Roman, H. K. & Greenhow, T. L. (2016). Bacteraemic urinary tract infection: management and outcomes in young infants. Archives of disease in childhood 101 (2) 125-30. DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307997. PMID: 26177657.
  • Wood, K. E. (2016). Nutrition. In Wood, K. E. & Peterson, A. R. (Eds.) McGraw-Hill education specialty board review: pediatrics. McGraw Hill.
  • Peterson, A. R. & Wood, K. E. (Eds.) (2016). McGraw-Hill education specialty board review: pediatrics. McGraw Hill.
  • Peterson, A. R. & Wood, K. E. (Eds.) (2016). McGraw-Hill education specialty board review: pediatrics. McGraw Hill.
  • Wood, K. E. (2016). Bronchiolitis: an update. Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment 22 (3).