Kelly Gettig, DNP, APRN, CBIS, CPNP-PC/AC

Clinical Biography

Kelly Gettig, DNP, APRN, CBIS, CPNP-PC/AC, is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner and serves as both the Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)/Concussion Clinic and the Lead Nurse Practitioner for Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation within UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s, a clinical partnership between Dell Children's Medical Center and UT Health Austin. 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. Additionally, Kelly Gettig is an assistant professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Neurology at The University of Texas at Austin.

Kelly Gettig earned her master’s degree in nursing from The University of Texas at Austin, a post-master’s certificate as a pediatric nurse practitioner in acute care from The University of Texas at Arlington, and her Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree with a concentration in global health from Duquesne University. She is a certified brain injury specialist.

Kelly Gettig is passionate about TBI/concussion research and recovery, which she has lectured on at the local, regional, and national levels. She provides evidence-based clinical care to children in and out of the hospital setting and educates parents and providers about best practices for the prevention and treatment of brain injury. She evaluates outcomes for at-risk populations in Central Texas and is conducting research in pediatric TBI in young children in Northern Tanzania. She is also integrating her passion for global health with her expertise in pediatric TBI by studying the link between poverty and injury in the U.S. and in impoverished regions across the globe and contributing to the U.N. 2030 Sustainable Development Goal to end preventable childhood mortality.

Kelly Gettig is a pediatric nurse practitioner with UT Health Austin.