Maryellen Kelly, DNP, CPNP, MHSc

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Assistant Professor Division of Healthcare of Women and Children, School of Nursing; Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Division of Urology, Dept. of Surgery, Duke Health

Dr. Kelly is an Assistant Professor at Duke University and has been a pediatric nurse practitioner in urology since 2010. She obtained her MSN from Columbia University, Masters in health science clinical research from Duke University, and her DNP from the Univ. of Pittsburgh. Currently, she is funded by the NIH’s NIDDK and NICHD centers, as well as the CDC for ongoing clinical and translational research related to spina bifida care and lower urinary tract conditions in children, namely overactive bladder, urinary tract infections, neurogenic bladder, and bowel. She is a manuscript reviewer for 8 journals and has over 20 publications. She sits on the Research Advisory Council for the Spina Bifida Association, is an Executive Board Member of the Pediatric Urology Nurses and Specialists Society (PUNS), and represents PUNS as an Editor for the Journal of Pediatric Urology.