KellyBCloseMDMPH

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Office
601 Colliers Way
Weirton, WV 26062
Phone+1 330-493-4443

Fax+1 330-493-8677

Dr. Kelly Close is an emergency medicine physician and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UPMC Mercy, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Passavant, and Wheeling Hospital. She received her medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. She is experienced in public health administration and disaster preparedness, mitigation and response. She has 8 publications and over 50 citings.

Cum Laude University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1998
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society AOA, 1998
Merck Book Award University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1998
President of the United States Service Award Office of the President, White House, 1996
UCLA Chancellor's Community Service Award UCLA, 1996
Yale University President's Service Award Yale University, 1994
Yale School of Medicine Martin Luther King Jr. Service Award Yale School of Medicine, 1994
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PubMed

26 citations
Heterogeneous effect of an Emergency Department Expert Charting System
Kelly Buller-Close, David L. Schriger, Larry J. Baraff
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2003-05-01
42 citations
Implementation of Clinical Guidelines via a Computer Charting System: Effect on the Care of Febrile Children Less than Three Years of Age
David L. Schriger, Larry J. Baraff, Kelly Buller, Manali Ayatchit Shendrikar, Sameer Nagda
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2000-03-01

Journal Articles

SAEM Emergency Medicine Research Fellowship Guidelines. June 2008; 1067-1068.
Biros, MH, Angelos, MG, Barbee, RW, Blanda, M, Buller, K et al., Academic Emergency Medicine., 6/2008

Abstracts/Posters

A Diabetes Prevention Program in Public Safety Workers: Lessons Learned. Presentation #25424.
Close, KB., Center for Disease Control, Translational Research Conference., 5/2008
Assessment of September 11th Spontaneous Health Care Volunteers: Potential Impact on American Red Cross and Disaster Preparedness.
Close, KB, Stockman, JS, Nguyen, KT et al., American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Poster #3176. November 2002., 11/2002

Lectures

Close, KB. Response Planning Under Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8 Within the Context of Bioterrorism. Panel Member with the Surgeon General, Dr. Richard H. Carmon...
San Antonio, TX - 11/2002
Close, KB. September 11th 2001: Lessons Learned from the Field.
Yale School of Public Health, Disaster Services Conference. Presentation. - 6/2002

Other

Buller, KB. Case Management and Empowerment in the Homeless Substance Abuse Population. Master’s Thesis- Honors. Advisor: Dr. James Jekel. May 2004.
Kelly Buller
Yale University Master's Thesis - 5/2004

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