Dr. Natasha E. Kelly, MD, MBA, MSA
Surgeon
445 Beaver Street AptA8 Ansonia CT, 06401About
Dr. Natasha Kelly is a general surgeon/general practitioner practicing in Ansonia, CT. Dr. Kelly specializes in providing general practice medical care Telemedicine/Telehealth focusing on MAT/Opioid/alcohol use disorder management, Women's Health, Therapeutic Medical Cannabis, and Urgent Care in socially disdvantged areas and populations.
Education and Training
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Medical Degree 0
Provider Details
Dr. Natasha E. Kelly, MD, MBA, MSA's Expert Contributions
Doxycycline: An Effective Therapeutic for Acute COVID
It has been demonstrated in the literature, since May 2021 that Doxycycline is an effective and efficacious therapeutic against the SARS-COV2 virus. The literature demonstrates that physiologically Doxycycline works as an antiviral, and anti-inflammatory in a similar fashion to Ivermectin....
The Optimal Opioid Use Disorder Rx: Low Barrier MOUD
Purdue Pharma finally admitted to their guilt for misleading and misinforming physicians and the medical community about the addiction profile of Oxycodone/Oxycontin. The resultant carnage to society, the opioid epidemic, is still rabidly ravaging the country. The COVID pandemic exponentially...
Ivermectin: An Effective Therapeutic for Long COVID
Ivermectin as an antiviral is an effective therapeutic for long COVID. The key is to optimize and augment innate immunity via enhancement of the gut microbiome, as well as, improving the required micronutrient and trace minerals, that are necessary co-factors for the body's internal wound...
The Optimal Opioid Use Disorder Rx: Low Barrier MOUD
Purdue Pharma finally admitted to their guilt for misleading and misinforming physicians and the medical community about the addiction profile of Oxycodone/Oxycontin. The resultant carnage to society, the opioid epidemic, is still rabidly ravaging the country. The COVID pandemic exponentially...
The Cure for Obesity: The Gut Microbiome
Obesity is now a global disease. In the United States about 40-50% of the population is overweight or obese. This is a twenty-first century problem secondary to the fast food industry. Food has become a drug with exponential addiction potential, and should be considered a component of substance use...
Endometrioisis: A Systemic Disease
Endometriosis is a progressive chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that affect 1 in 10 women of reproductive age, which can sometimes start at 9-11 years old. It is an extremely debilitating disease which is often misdiagnosed and under diagnosed. There are two types invisible/microscopic...
Urgent Care Telehealth Protocol for Telehealth-Telemedicine Providers
Urgent Care Telehealth Protocol for Beginners: High Quality Documentation: No Representation Without DocumentationDo’s: Verify, Don’t TRUST...
Endometriosis: The Great Chameleon
Endometriosis is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects 1 in 10 women globally and affects women mainly during their reproductive years. Secondary to the ability of these inflamed tissues or inflammatory mediators possibly spreading to anywhere in the body, endometriosis is woefully...
Treatment for Low Sexual Desire in Women
Hyposexual desire disorder (HSDD) or low sexual desire in women affects about 1 in 10 women globally. The causes of low sexual desire in women are varied and many. The main causes I have seen in my practice are due to oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices, implantable hormonal devices,...
Help please
Please consult with GI and Internal Medicine. READ MORE
How long after liver resection do you feel good?
Back to baseline can take up to 2 years. READ MORE
When can I exercise after inguinal hernia repair?
When cleared by Surgeon. READ MORE
When can I go back to work after the tonsillectomy?
When you are cleared by the Surgeon. READ MORE
What are the side effects of inguinal hernia surgery?
Main side effects posiible nerve damage, bledding, infection and adhesions/scarring. READ MORE
Hysterectomy
It has to be cancer or life and death. You are too young. READ MORE
Osteomyelitis
Please consult Integrative Medicine or Functional Medicine for optimal healing. Take 60,000 billion of cfu daily to seal gut. You currently have very bad leaky gut which is inhibiting healing. READ MORE
How long is recovery after a lung biopsy?
Normally 3-6 weeks. READ MORE
Do you get general anesthesia for colon polyp removal?
Normally, no. Conscious sedation READ MORE
How long after inguinal hernia surgery can I workout?
It depends on the Surgery but 6-12 weeks for heavy working out. Try Aquatherapy Rehab in the meantime READ MORE
Will I get the lung biopsy results the next day?
No. The Pathologist hs to be thorough. READ MORE
Can colon resection fix colon cancer?
It depends on how early the stage of the colon cancer is. Yout Tube and Wikipedia cure rates. READ MORE
Can surgery fix hemorrhoids?
Yes, with excision. READ MORE
Can colonoscopy cause hemorrhoids?
No. READ MORE
How painful is recovery from a liver biopsy?
Pain should be adequately controlled with NSAIDs and extra strentgh Tylenol. READ MORE
Is kidney resection a major surgery?
Yes, it is. READ MORE
What type of surgery is best for inguinal hernia?
Laparoscopic Surgery. READ MORE
How painful is a lung resection?
All Surgeries are painful. Talk to Anesthesia about adequate pain control. READ MORE
Can bronchoscopy cause any damage?
Atelectasis does occure, that is, base of lung collapse. READ MORE
What drinks to avoid after gastric sleeve?
Mainly soda pop. READ MORE
Areas of expertise and specialization
Awards
- NSF SBIR Pitch 2022 NSF SBIR
Internships
- University of Pittsburgh
Fellowships
- Memorial Sloan Kettering
What do you attribute your success to?
- Love of the medical field, helping patients, education, research, making a difference
Areas of research
Gut Barrier Failure
Obesity
Pediatric Surgical Oncology
Genetic Polymorphisms
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Write ReviewPatient Experience with Dr. Kelly
- Sherlan
Detailed instructions and diagnosis. Great at follow-ups. Easy to speak to and a great listener. Dr. Kelly keeps excellent records and has a sense of humor. Known Dr. Kelly for over 8 years and she has an excellent memory of all my issues and follow-through promptly as needed.
- Angeline
Dr. Kelly is personable, relatable, and caring. She listens to my issue and follow-up to be sure I was doing well/getting better. In addition, she is an expert in her field. Last, she is well-rounded with respect to different types of treatments. In other words, she is not one-dimensional in her recommendations for a cure.
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Get to know General Surgeon-General Practitioner Dr. Natasha E. Kelly, who serves patients in underserved areas/population in 5 states including the Naugatuck Valley via Telehealth.
As a general surgeon-general practitioner who is domiciled in Connecticut, Dr. Kelly performs a range of surgeries and operations, usually focusing on areas and organs of the abdomen and their related organs. She runs her own virtual community health center at Effective Healthcare Medical P.C., with her physical office in Ansonia, Connecticut, and is licensed in 5 states.
Effective Healthcare Medical P.C. has been providing community healthcare solely via Telehealth for over 4 years. The virtual health clinic provides clinical services focusing on urgent care, MAT/Opioid/alcohol use disorder management, pain management, migraine management, orthotic devices/occupational health/rehab medicine, cancer screening, pharmacogenetics, allergy/immunology testing, obesity medicine, behavioral health, women’s health, infertility, polypharmacy prevention/management, and wound care. Additionally, with the advent of point of care devices which can monitor heart rhythms, blood pressure and glucose levels at home,. Telehealth is vast approaching the methodology for preventative and continuous care for the improvement in treatment for chronic diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension.
After earning her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Dr. Kelly went on to perform her residencies in general surgery at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
With over two decades of experience in her field, Dr. Kelly attributes her success to her love of the medical field, her desire to help patients, her efforts to stay on top of education and research, as well as her strive to affect change in the field of healthcare..
Specializing in general surgery and emergency medicine, she is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.
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- Everything You Need to Know About Gallbladder Surgery
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