39 Facts About Kelly McQueen

Kathryn Ann Kelly "Kelly" McQueen was born on June 27,1962 and is an American anesthesiologist and global health expert.

Kelly McQueen earned a bachelor's degree in Biology from Colorado College in 1984 and graduated with a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1991.

Kelly McQueen completed her anesthesiology residency at the University of Arizona and Mayo Clinic Arizona in 1994 and 1995 respectively.

In 1996 Kelly McQueen completed her obstetrical anesthesia fellowship at Mayo Clinic.

Kelly McQueen was active in the delivery of humanitarian assistance during this time, often taking months away from her practice to serve overseas.

In 2012, Kelly McQueen was recruited to the Department of Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Kelly McQueen served as the Director to the Vanderbilt Global Anesthesia Programs and Development, and started the Vanderbilt Multidisciplinary Global Journal Club and the Vanderbilt Global Anesthesia Fellowship.

Kelly McQueen taught in Australia annually, at the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Center in Darwin, Australia.

Kelly McQueen provided many keynote addresses around the globe and scores of academic presentations focusing on surgical and anesthesia infrastructure in low and middle-income countries, and the global anesthesia and patient safety crisis in these same countries.

Kelly McQueen began working on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery approaches for low and middle-income countries.

In Oct 2019, Kelly McQueen moved to Madison, WI to lead the Department of Anesthesiology within the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Kelly McQueen's leadership has focused on bringing equity and transparency to all aspects of the department's tripartite mission of clinical excellence, education and training, and research.

Kelly McQueen worked collaboratively to stand-up a Global Academic Anesthesia Consortium, a collaboration between like-minded US Academic Departments of Anesthesiology, committed to education and training in low-income settings.

Currently, Kelly McQueen serves as a Professor and the Ralph Waters Distinguished Chair for the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and continues to actively research outcomes and opportunities for system improvements in low and middle-income countries.

In 2021, Kelly McQueen was elected to serve on the Council of the Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and is currently serving in her second term.

In 2022, Kelly McQueen was elected to serve on the executive board for the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group.

Kelly McQueen served on the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation Board of Directors from Jan 2022 to Dec 2024.

Since 2003, Kelly McQueen has combined a career in anesthesiology with a global public health career.

In collaboration with department global leaders, Kelly McQueen supported the development of the Global Academic Anesthesia Consortium, a sustainable effort designed to support education and training of future anesthesiologists in low and middle-income countries.

Kelly McQueen became a fellow of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative after completing her MPH at the Harvard School of Public Health in 2002.

Kelly McQueen has taught extensively worldwide on topics of Anesthesia for Austere Environments and Anesthesia delivery during humanitarian crises and disaster response.

Kelly McQueen eventually founded the Burden of Surgical Disease Working Group, and later the Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence and The Global Surgical Consortium.

Kelly McQueen is currently a member of the World Health Organization's Global Initiative on Emergency and Essential Surgical Care.

Kelly McQueen's work has additionally focused on the global anesthesia crisis in low and middle-income countries.

Kelly McQueen is considered one of the global experts on the role of anesthesia in public health and patient safety in low-income countries.

Kelly McQueen is currently focused on promoting Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in low- and middle-income countries as a future strategy to improve surgical and anesthesia outcomes.

In 2006, Kelly McQueen founded the Burden of Surgical Disease Working Group and served as its leader until its transition to the Alliance of Surgery and Anesthesia Presence in 2010.

In 2007, Kelly McQueen developed the idea for the Global Surgical Consortium, a 501c3 non-profit organization, which was officially established in 2010 and continued its commitment to supporting surgical and anesthesia assessments in low and middle-income countries with the goals of improving access to surgery and safe anesthesia, patient safety, and surgical and anesthesia outcomes.

Kelly McQueen became one of the founding board members of the G4 Alliance in 2015.

Kelly McQueen continues to serve as founder and President of GSC.

Kelly McQueen is a member of the Women in Anesthesia Advisory Board since its founding in 2016.

Additionally, Kelly McQueen was reappointed as a member of the ACF Board of Directors until October 2027.

Kelly McQueen is currently serving on the Council at Large Global Affairs Committee for the International Society of Surgery until 2026 and the Larner College of Medicine Alumni Executive Committee until June 2028.

In 2010, Kelly McQueen founded The Global Surgical Consortium, a 501c3 non-profit organization and charity dedicated to providing the evidence and data required for the building of surgical infrastructure in low-income countries.

In 2019, Kelly McQueen closed the 501c3 due to growth of similar organizations supporting Global Surgery efforts, and to focus her efforts on the global outreach efforts within the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Kelly McQueen has authored numerous peer-reviews research and review articles, as well as two children's books: What's A Virus Anyway, published in 1990, and Let's Talk Trash, published in 1992.

In 1997, Kelly McQueen earned an award from the AOA Honor Medical Society.

Later in 2010, Kelly McQueen earned the International College of Surgeons Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Award from the International College of Surgeons.

Kelly McQueen received the Arizona Medical Association Humanitarian Award in 2011 and the Colorado College Benezet Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.