Kelly Fradin
Dr. Kelly Fradin is a pediatrician, mother of two, and child advocate based in New York City. Originally from Charlotte, NC, she was inspired to become a doctor by her experience surviving childhood cancer. At Harvard College, she received an honors degree in psychology for her thesis on the physiologic response to stress across variable socioec.... more
Dr. Kelly Fradin is a pediatrician, mother of two, and child advocate based in New York City. Originally from Charlotte, NC, she was inspired to become a doctor by her experience surviving childhood cancer. At Harvard College, she received an honors degree in psychology for her thesis on the physiologic response to stress across variable socioeconomic backgrounds. She graduated from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City and completed her pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx. Subsequently, she joined the faculty where she cared for children with complex medical conditions inpatient and outpatient, conducted clinical research and educated medical students and residents. As she balanced motherhood with medicine, she stepped back from that role to work in a public health capacity with NYC schools in the South Bronx and began sharing parenting and health information on social media. When coronavirus hit, Dr. Fradin experienced first hand the stress of remote schooling while working full time. She published Parenting in a Pandemic: How to help your family through COVID-19 to help inform and empower parents. She has been busy working as an writer, speaker and consultant ever since. Follow her on instagram or Facebook to connect.