Dr. Kelly is originally from the Northshore of O'ahu. After receiving a BA in Zoology in 1995 from the University of Hawaii, she taught high school science and math for 2 years. She then moved to Indiana to attend veterinary school and received her DVM from Purdue University in 2002.

After veterinary school, she completed an internship at Surgi-Care and stayed on staff for an additional year in an ambulatory emergency position. In 2004, she headed north for a surgical residency program in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She has recently rejoined the Surgi-Care staff after completing her large animal surgery residency and Master's program.

Her main interests include; working with farriers on problematic foot cases such as laminitis, treating septic joints, wounds, colic, arthroscopy, and upper airway disorders.