Kellie A. Wark, MD, MPH

Professional Background

Dr. Kellie Wark is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Wark completed her undergraduate, medical school, internal medicine residency and infectious fellowship education all at the University of Kansas. In addition to general infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance, Dr. Wark has interest in antibiotic stewardship and serves on KUMC's Antibiotic Stewardship Program and co-leads the Ambulatory Antibiotic Stewardship subcommittee.

Post-fellowship she pursued additional training in public health acquiring an MPH from George Washington University and has worked at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) in the Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Program. Dr. Wark is the Antibiotic Stewardship Co-Lead and Antimicrobial Resistance Subject Matter Expert at KDHE, and serves as the stewardship leader and multi-drug resistant organisms subcommittees of the Kansas State Healthcare Associated Infections and Resistance Advisory Board.

She has developed many public health initiatives including co-chairing #KSFightsFlu, a collegiate flu campaign amongst Kansas colleges and universities in conjunction with Immunize Kansas Coalition and the Kansas Foundation for Medical Care. She has been the curriculum developer for statewide educational series targeting antibiotic stewardship and infection control in collaboration with the Kansas Healthcare Collaborative and the Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, and two ECHO series targeting clinician awareness and diagnosis of local tick-borne diseases, and for preparing Kansas clinicians for infectious threats potentially imported with the FIFA World Cup Series.

• BS, Human Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
• BS, Psychology , University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
• MD, Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
• MPH, Public Health, George Washington University, Washington DC, United States
• Clinical Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

• Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

• Infectious Disease Society of America - Public Health Committee Member, Member, 2022 - Present
• Kansas Public Health Association, Member, 2022 - Present
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology, Member, 2022 - Present
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment - Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance -Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead, Director, 2021 - Present
• Infectious Diseases Society of America, Member, 2015 - Present

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• Deibert Brent, Wark Kellie, Diaz Rocio, Blodi Christopher. 2020. Spontaneous hyphema associated with ocular syphilis. Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 10 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-020-00209-z
• Subramanian Praveen, Stun Lucy, Wark Kellie, Bahr Nathan, El Atrouni Wissam, Satterwhite Lewis, Bhakta Maharshi, Plapp Fred, Newman Jessica. 2022. Assessing Provider Utilization of COVID-19 Inflammatory Marker Trends in Hospitalized Patients and Implications in Optimizing Value-Based Care During a Pandemic. Kansas Journal of Medicine, 15 (1), 91-96. https://doi.org/10.17161/kjm.vol15.15201
• Fulmer Robert, Wark Kellie. 2022. County Level Association Between the Rate of Fluoroquinolone-Resistance Gram Negative Bacteria and Fluoroquinolone Utilization in Kansas . Open Forum Infectious Diseases. , 9 (supplement_2), ofac492.1417. https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/9/Supplement_2/ofac492.1417/6903584
• Jegede Olujimi, Wark Kellie, Kimball Joanna. 2022. Cross-Sectional Survey of Antibiotic Stewardship Activities Across Kansas Healthcare Settings including Hospitals, Ambulatory Centers and Long-Term Care Facilities . Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9 (supplement_2), ofac492.786. https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/9/Supplement_2/ofac492.786/6902678
• Hass Gabriel, Malik Adrianne, Wark Kellie. 2023. A Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Awareness of Syndromic Surveillance by Clinicians Practicing Emergency Medicine: An Opportunity for Education and Collaboration. The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. doi: | 10.5811/westjem.58392
• Villa-Chan Frederico, Pryor Zachary, Wark Kellie, Kubat Ryan, Newman Jessica. 2022. Improvement of Anal Pap Collection Documentation and Adequacy in PLWHIV in Infectious Diseases Clinic. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9 (supplement 2), ofac492.522. https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/9/Supplement_2/ofac492.522/6902700
• Fulmer Robert, Wark Kellie. 2022. County Level Association Between the Rate of Fluoroquinolone-Resistance Gram Negative Bacteria and Fluoroquinolone Utilization in Kansas . Open Forum Infectious Diseases. , 9 (supplement_2), ofac492.1417. https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/9/Supplement_2/ofac492.1417/6903584
• Belote Alex, Konz Regan, Gregory Eric, Kimball Joanna, Wark Kellie, Haas Gabe. 2026. P-1063. Morbidity and Mortality Analysis of Carbapenem-Resistant versus Carbapenem-Susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii infections in patients hospitalized at an Academic Hospital from 2019-2023. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 13 (Supplement_1). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf695.1258
• Walkenhorst Molly S, Savage Elizabeth, Wark Kellie, Kimball Joanna, Weihe Rachel, Lamberton Kathryn, Hamilton-Seth Robert, Hankins Julia D, Lakis Nelli S, Banerjee Ritu. 2026. Remarkable recovery from a Cladophialophora bantiana fungal brain abscess in an immunocompromised patient: a case report. ASM Case Reports, 2 (2). https://doi.org/10.1128/asmcr.00150-25
• Wark Kellie. 2024. Starting a Urinary Tract Infection Program: Improving Diagnosis and Management . https://kshai-ar.org/documents/Urinary-Tract-Toolkit-2024-04.pdf