Kelly Gettig, DNP, APRN

Kelly Gettig, DNP, APRN, CBIS, CPNP-PC/AC, is a nationally board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner and serves as the director of the traumatic brain injury/concussion clinic and the lead nurse practitioner for pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation within UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s. She specializes in helping children and adolescents with acquired brain injuries manage their symptoms so that they can safely return to school, activities and sports.

Gettig earned her master’s in nursing from The University of Texas at Austin and a certificate as a pediatric nurse practitioner in acute care from The University of Texas at Arlington. She earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree with a concentration in global health from Duquesne University. Gettig is a certified brain injury specialist, and she is passionate about TBI/concussion research and recovery, which she has lectured at the local, regional and national levels. Her goal is to educate parents and providers regarding best practice for the prevention and treatment of brain injury and to provide evidence-based clinical care to children in and out of the hospital setting.

Gettig is dedicated to improving outcomes for children locally and globally. She is integrating her interest in global health with her expertise in pediatric TBI by contributing to the U.N. 2030 Sustainable Development Goal to end preventable childhood mortality. This includes gaining a better understanding of the link between poverty and injury in the U.S. and in impoverished regions across the globe. Gettig evaluates outcomes for at-risk populations in central Texas, and she is conducting research in pediatric TBI in young children in northern Tanzania.