Email

kelseya@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
Neonatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital Office (Office)

Texas Children's Hospital- Pavilion for Women
6621 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Fax: (832) 825-2799
kelsey.anderson@bcm.edu

Education

BBA from The University of Texas at Austin

05/2012 - Austin, Texas United States

Engineering Route to Business: Engineering Track (Biomedical Engineering); Business Track (Supply Chain Management)

MD from Texas A&M University

05/2017 - Temple, Texas United States

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

06/2020 - Houston, Texas United States

Pediatrics Residency

Fellowship at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

07/2023 - Houston, Texas United States

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship

Certifications

PALS

(04/25/2023 - 04/25/2025)

American Heart Association

NRP- Instructor

(06/30/2022 - 06/30/2024)

American Academy of Pediatrics

General Pediatrics Certification

American Academy of Pediatrics

Physician License

Texas Medical Board

Honors & Awards

12th Annual Pediatric Fellows Research Symposium- 2nd place Award Recipient

McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (06/2023)

Henry B. Hahn Award for Outstanding Student in Pediatrics - Temple Campus

Texas A&M University - College of Medicine (05/2017)

Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement

Texas A&M University - College of Medicine (05/2017)

Professional Interests

• Discharge of high-risk infants from NICU
• Quality Improvement

Websites

Selected Publications

• Cantey JB, Anderson KR, Kalagiri RR, Mallett LH "Morbidity and mortality of coagulase-negative staphylococcal sepsis in very-low-birth-weight infants." World J Pediatr. 2018 Jun;3(14):269-273. Pubmed PMID: 29536341
• Anderson KR, Villafranco N, Hatzenbuehler Cameron L, Schallert EK, Joshi-Patel A, Arrington A, Dean A "A 16-Year-Old Boy With Cough and Fever in the Era of COVID-19." Pediatrics. 2021 Jan;1(147) Pubmed PMID: 32788269
• Anderson KR, Pandey R "Intubation competence during neonatal fellowship training-A trainee's perspective." Acta Paediatr. 2022 May;5(111):1089-1090. Pubmed PMID: 35130351

Projects

Parent Factors Associated with NICU Discharge Readiness in High-Risk Infants (IRB #HSC-MS-21-0822)

McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (10/2021 - 07/2023)

Research Mentors: Madelene Ottosen, PhD, MSN, RN & Eric Thomas, MD, MPH, FACP

Longitudinal research study with aim to understand what factors affect readiness for discharge of parents with high-risk infants from the NICU with surveys administered at discharge and post-discharge using the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (parent and nurse), Parent Belief Scale, and Post-Discharge Coping Difficulty Scale, in addition to baseline demographic , visitation barriers, financial concerns, and healthcare utilization questions.

Direct Admission of UT Fetal Center Neonatal Patients (QI Project Registry #2021-1086)

McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (05/2021 - 07/2023)

Research Mentor: Suzanne Lopez, MD, FAAP

Quality improvement initiative focused on implementing protocols to expedite admission of fetal center neonatal patients from L&D to the NICU by facilitating PDSA cycles and stakeholder focus group discussions that reviewed current admission processes and identified barriers to a new admission method.

Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha

Member

American Academy of Pediatrics

Member

American Medical Association

Member