Primary Care & Internal Medicine
Kathryn D. Kelly, MD
Kelly Collaborative Medicine
Dr. Kathryn D. Kelly is a board-certified internist and the founder of Kelly Collaborative Medicine in Silver Spring, MD, providing adult primary and preventive care with a relationship-centered approach.
Background and training
Dr. Kelly earned her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where she served as one of three chief medical residents. She also holds undergraduate degrees in biology and anthropology from Howard University.
Why patients choose Dr. Kelly
Dr. Kelly has one of the largest patient-review followings among Silver Spring primary-care doctors — a 4.85-star Zocdoc rating across more than 1,150 reviews — with patients repeatedly describing her as an attentive listener who is responsive and genuinely patient-centered. That combination makes her a strong choice for adults who want a primary-care doctor who takes time to understand the whole person.
Practice focus
Adult primary care, annual physicals and preventive care, chronic disease management, and women’s health.
Languages and access
Dr. Kelly sees patients in English at Kelly Collaborative Medicine in Silver Spring, accepts new patients, and offers telehealth. Confirm insurance participation and availability with the office before booking.
Profile last fact-checked July 1, 2026. Information reflects publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with the practice before booking.
How Dr. Kelly compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
1 of 2 we list at Kelly Collaborative Medicine
We cover 2 providers at Kelly Collaborative Medicine.
1 of 2 from Howard University College of Medicine
2 of the 107 doctors whose medical school we record studied at Howard University College of Medicine.
1 of 3 offering women's health
3 of the 130 providers who list their focus areas name women's health.
Trained in the DC–Baltimore area
Completed residency locally, like 32% of the 87 doctors whose residency we record.
Medical school: Howard University College of Medicine — Washington, DC, United States.
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. How we build this list.
Where Dr. Kelly sits by experience
Dr. Kelly finished medical school in 2007, 19 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 100 finished earlier, 32 finished later, and 2 finished the same year.
1965–69
1 provider finished 1965–19691970–74
2 providers finished 1970–19741975–79
4 providers finished 1975–19791980–84
13 providers finished 1980–19841985–89
12 providers finished 1985–19891990–94
14 providers finished 1990–19941995–99
27 providers finished 1995–19992000–04
20 providers finished 2000–2004Dr. Kelly2007
2005–09
19 providers finished 2005–20092010–14
17 providers finished 2010–20142015–19
4 providers finished 2015–20192020–24
2 providers finished 2020–2024Among the 110 physicians we list, 88 finished medical school earlier — the median for that group is 1998.
All 12 bands
| Graduated | Providers |
|---|---|
| 1965–1969 | 1 |
| 1970–1974 | 2 |
| 1975–1979 | 4 |
| 1980–1984 | 13 |
| 1985–1989 | 12 |
| 1990–1994 | 14 |
| 1995–1999 | 27 |
| 2000–2004 | 20 |
| 2005–2009 — Dr. Kelly | 19 |
| 2010–2014 | 17 |
| 2015–2019 | 4 |
| 2020–2024 | 2 |
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. Based on the 135 of 139 profiles with a graduation year we could verify against a primary source; the remaining 4 are left out rather than estimated. How we build this list.
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