Kerry O'Connor MD

Dr. Kerry “Nellie” O’Connor ([email protected]) is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Colorado. She trained in Family Medicine at the University of Colorado and then did a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative care at Johns Hopkins. She has been working for the Inpatient Palliative Medicine Service on the Anschutz Campus since 2019. She started on faculty for the MSPC in 2022, is a WellDOM Champion for the Palliative Care Division of the CU Department of Medicine Wellness Initiative, teaches EOL in the MICU communication skills for medicine interns on their ICU rotations, and is co-leader of a home-based palliative care organization in Mbale, Uganda. Her professional interests include health care provider wellbeing and mindfulness, the intersection between nature and health/wellbeing, and value-based communication skill education. She enjoys playing with her dogs Scout and Bailey, hiking, skiing and snowshoeing, playing the guitar and singing, enjoying time with friends and family, photography, yoga, meditation, and home improvement projects.