Resident Physician
University of North Carolina
Dr. Kelly Chamberlin is a PGY-5 resident at the Univeristy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). Dr. Chamberlin grew up in Petaluma, California. She was the first in her family to attend college and earned a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from UCLA. She went on to graduate medical school from the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. She was the first student to match neurosurgery from her medical school. Her passion for neurosurgery was sparked by her love of both the neurosciences and surgery and she sought out mentorship from the neurosurgery faculty at Yale University. She completed research in pediatric neurosurgery with the Yale neurosurgery department prior to residency.
Dr. Chamberlin is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Research at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC. She is interested in pediatric neurosurgery and her research will focus on pediatric tethered cord syndrome, preoperative imaging, and surgical outcomes. She is particularly interested in optimizing surgical outcomes by careful patient selection.
Dr. Chamberlin participated in the couples match with her husband, who matched pathology at UNC. Her husband is now pursuing a neuropathology fellowship at Duke University. In her spare time, Dr. Chamberlin enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and their rescue pit bull, Chance.