Kelly is a dedicated and compassionate physician assistant with nearly 15 years of experience in internal medicine, endocrinology and gastroenterology in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

She received her undergraduate degree in dietetics, graduating summa cum laude, from the University of Northern Colorado. Kelly then completed her dietetic internship at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Over a five-year period, she worked as a clinical dietitian at several Denver-area hospitals. Kelly then earned her master’s degree in medical science at St. Francis University while also completing her physician assistant certificate.

For the past five years, she has worked at South Denver Gastroenterology and her role encompasses general gastroenterology, but she has special interest in metabolic disorders and is a steering committee member of MAPP (an APP driven educational organization focused on metabolic disease). Prior to joining South Denver GI, Kelly served as an internal medicine/hospitalist physician assistant and an endocrinology physician assistant. She finds that the metabolic disease space brings together the different aspects of her career.

When not working, she enjoys time in the beautiful Colorado outdoors, along with her husband and two children.