Anne Kelly, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of General Pediatrics
200 Oak Street SE; Suite 260
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Ofc: (612) 625-7469
Fax: (612) 624-0997
kelly045@umn.edu

Anne Kelly, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Pediatrics. She is currently directing the U Special Kids Program, a clinical model of interdisciplinary, family driven care for children with complex health problems that focuses on linking medical, educational and social service systems. Since the beginning of her fellowship in Academic General Pediatrics, Dr. Kelly has focused on issues related to children with chronic illnesses and disabilities, and their families.

During her fellowship she collaborated with the Dean of Education to write a position paper on the fragmentation of services for children with special needs and the need for integration. She wrote a second paper during her fellowship on the role of the primary care provider in caring for children with complex conditions, describing the expanded needs and barriers to the delivery of comprehensive care. Her research has also concentrated on children with special needs. She developed two instruments for a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant that served to describe 1) the financing and delivery of services to children in a managed care environment from the parents perspective, and 2) the primary providers view of managed care and children with special needs.

She has also developed clinical expertise in caring for children with medically complex conditions through the Special U©Kids clinical program. This first hand experience has served to inform her research and vision for a system that more effectively meets the needs of children and their families. She has advocated for the special needs of children by testifying before the legislature, serving on committees and task forces, and by participating in conferences. Her research, writing, advocacy efforts and clinical activities are all focused on the provision of health services for children and youth with special health care needs.