Kelly Curtin-Hallinan is a board-certified pediatrician, medical director, and author whose career centers on compassionate care and advocacy for vulnerable children. She serves as a pediatrician with WellSpan Health and as medical director for the Pennsylvania Office of Medical Assistance. Dr. Curtin also contributes to policy and leadership through the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and serves on several national boards within the AAP. Affiliated with York Hospital, she is recognized for her leadership in pediatric oral health and trauma-informed care.
Dr. Curtin’s creative work reflects her lived experiences with illness, motherhood, and survival. She is the author of the forthcoming children’s book Molly and Potato, co-written with her daughter. Her writing also appears in essays such as “Facing terminal cancer as a doctor and mother.” Connect via LinkedIn or Instagram @mollyandpotatobook. More at Molly and Potato.
Kelly Curtin-Hallinan is a board-certified pediatrician, medical director, and author whose career centers on compassionate care and advocacy for vulnerable children. She serves as a pediatrician with WellSpan Health and as medical director for the Pennsylvania Office of Medical Assistance. Dr. Curtin also contributes to policy and leadership through the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and serves on several national boards within the AAP. Affiliated with York Hospital, she is recognized for her leadership in pediatric oral health and trauma-informed care.
Dr. Curtin's creative work reflects her lived experiences with illness, motherhood, and survival. She is the author of the forthcoming children's book Molly and Potato, co-written with her daughter. Her writing also appears in essays such as "Facing terminal cancer as a doctor and mother." Connect via LinkedIn or Instagram @mollyandpotatobook. More at Molly and Potato.
This past St. Patrick’s Day my daughter and I were listening to John Lennon’s Luck of the Irish. She wondered aloud whether people realized the phrase was meant to be ironic. Lennon certainly did, singing, “If you had the luck of the Irish, you’d be sorry and wish you were dead …” With Irish-born grandparents and Liverpool’s deep Irish roots, he understood the weight of the phrase, eight hundred years …
In elementary school, my teachers always told us it was important to understand math because “you won’t always have a calculator in your pocket.” That sentiment hasn’t aged well, given that my iPhone and Alexa are always within reach. But no one said, “You better learn this because one day you’ll be teaching your own kids during a plague.” That was where the real value lay. In medical school, I …
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