Jessica Kelly, MD
Areas of expertise: Febrile infants, Podcasting in medical education
Locations: Main Building, CHOP at Virtua Voorhees Hospital
About Jessica Kelly, MD
Titles
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2025, Early Career Faculty Honor Roll, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2024, Willis Wingert Award for Best Presentation of Work Done by a Trainee, American Academy of Pediatrics
2024, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Quality and Safety Day Top Abstract
2024, Best Quality Improvement Abstract, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine
2018, Student Educator's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Education, Hasbro Children's Hospital
2018, Award for Outstanding Curriculum and Community Contributions, Hasbro Children's Hospital
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Residency
Brown University, Providence, RI
Fellowship
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2024
Kelly JM, Ku BC, Gala P, Hawkins B, Lee B, Corso S, Green R, Scarfone R, Lavelle JM, Kane E, Sartori LF: An Emergency Department Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Lumbar Puncture Rates in Febrile Infants 22 to 28 Days Old. Pediatric Quality & Safety July 2024.
Kannikeswaran N, Spencer P, Tedford N, Truschel LL, Chu J, Dingeldein L, Waseem M, Chow J, Lababidi A, Theiler C, Bhalodkar S, Yan X, Lou XY, Fernandez R, Aronson PL, Lion KC, Gutman CK, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee Febrile Infants and Health Disparities Study Group: Disposition and follow-up planning for febrile infants with low risk for invasive bacterial infection: A secondary analysis of a multicenter study. Hospital Pediatrics June 2024.
Gutman CK, Hartford EA, Gifford S, Ford V, Bouvay K, Pickett ML, Tran TT, Molyneaux Slade ND, Piroutek MJ, Chung S, Roach B, Hincapie M, Hoffmann JA, Lin K, Kotler H, Pulcini C, Rose JA, Bergmann KR, Cheng T, St Pierre Hetz R, Yan X, Lou XY, Fernandez R, Aronson PL, Lion KC: Management of Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine May 2024.
Singh NV, Gutman CK, Green RS, Thompson AD, Jackson K, Kalari NC, Lucrezia S, Krack A, Corboy JB, Cheng T, Duong M, St Pierre-Hetz R, Akinsola B, Kelly J, Sartori LF, Yan X, Lou XY, Lion KC, Fernandez R, Aronson PL; Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee Febrile Infants and Health Disparities Study Group. : Contaminant Organism Growth in Febrile Infants at Low Risk for Invasive Bacterial Infection. Journal of Pediatrics April 2024.
Gutman CK, Aronson PL, Singh NV, Pickett ML, Bouvay K, Green RS, Roach B, Kotler H, Chow JL, Hartford EA, Hincapie M, St Pierre-Hetz R, Kelly J, Sartori L, Hoffmann JA, Corboy JB, Bergmann KR, Akinsola B, Ford V, Tedford NJ, Tran TT, Gifford S, Thompson AD, Krack A, Piroutek MJ, Lucrezia S, Chung S, Chowdhury N, Jackson K, Cheng T, Pulcini CD, Kannikeswaran N, Truschel LL, Lin K, Chu J, Molyneaux ND, Duong M, Dingeldein L, Rose JA, Theiler C, Bhalodkar S, Powers E, Waseem M, Lababidi A, Yan X, Lou XY, Fernandez R, Lion KC.: Race, Ethnicity, Language, and the Treatment of Low-Risk Febrile Infants. JAMA Pediatrics January 2024.
2023
Kelly JM, Perseghin A, Dow A, et al. Continuing Education Evaluations of an Internal Medicine and a Pediatric Podcast. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2023;43(4):283-286.
2022
Kelly JM, Piotrowski J, Zonfrillo MR, Riese A.: Changes in Pediatricians' Child Passenger Safety Counseling With Initiation of a Booster Seat Program. Clinical Pediatrics 62(7): 753-759, Jul 2022.
Kelly JM, Perseghin A, Dow A, Trivedi SP, Rodman A, Berk J.: Learning Through Listening: A Scoping Review of Podcast Use in Medical Education. Academic Medicine 97(7): 1079-1085, Jul 2022.
Kelly JM, Schmidt C, Wing R, Jacobs E, Duffy S: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Select Rhode Island High Schools: A Descriptive Study. Rhode Island Medical Journal 9(1): 42-46, May 2022.
Piotrowski JI, Kelly J, Riese A, Zonfrillo MR: Give Me A Boost: A Child Passenger Safety Educational Intervention. Rhode Island Medical Journal 105(3): 51-56, Apr 2022.
2021
Kelly JM, Watts DJ, Heinly A, Chu TC, Golova N, Kamath S, Riese A.: Changes in Sick Visits at an Academic Pediatric Primary Care Practice due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rhode Island Medical Journal 104(8): 25-29, Jun 2021.