Lauren Kelly, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She completed her Fellowship in integrated Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and Residency in internal Medicine in the Primary Care track at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical College. She received a BS in English Literature from Barnard College, a Master of Science in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University and a combined MD/MPH from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Kelly is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Palliative Medicine, and she is anticipating certification in Addiction Medicine later this year. Dr. Kelly has a passion for and expertise in the care of older adult and seriously ill patients with substance use disorders and chronic pain. Her clinical practice is in Supportive Oncology at the Ruttenberg Treatment Center of the Tisch Cancer Institute and in primary care at the REACH Program at Mount Sinai. Dr. Kelly has been involved in local and national educational efforts, health system leadership, and clinical program development to increase access to quality geriatric and palliative care for patients with substance use disorders.
