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Infectious Diseases
Kerry Kelly, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Fire Department, City of New York
Bureau of Health Services
9 Metro Tech Center, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
917-999-2696
kkelly@fdny.nyc.gov
Background:
Dr. Kerry Kelly received her Bachelor of Science from Vassar College in 1973 and her Doctor
of Medicine from Brown University in 1977. She completed her residency training in Family
Medicine at Kings County Hospital, Downstate Medical College in 1980.
In 1981, Dr. Kelly was appointed as a Medical Officer for the Fire Department, City of New York
(FDNY) Bureau of Health Services and in 1994 was promoted to Chief Medical Officer for the FDNY
Bureau of Health Services. Dr. Kelly was at the World Trade Center (WTC) taking care of FDNY
firefighters and EMS rescue workers and was present during the collapse and its aftermath. Since
that day she has devoted her entire clinical and research efforts to the design and implementation
of a medical monitoring and treatment program for FDNY firefighters and EMS rescue workers
funded by FDNY and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – National Institute
of Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH). To date, Dr. Kelly has published nearly forty scientific
papers on the health impact of World Trade Center Collapse on NYC Firefighters and EMS workers
including papers in the New England Journal of Medicine, the CDC’s MMWR, Environmental
Health Perspectives, CHEST, and the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
In addition, Dr. Kelly remains deeply committed to infection control. For example she directs
the FDNY BioPod efforts which is a program designed to provide medications and/or vaccines
in the event of a Bioattack.
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