Kelsey Barrell, MD

Kelsey Barrell is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neuromuscular Medicine within the Department of Neurology at the University of Utah. She hails from Portland Oregon, studied anthropology at the University of Victoria, British Columbia before obtaining her MD at Rosalind Franklin University of Medical Sciences in Chicago. She completed internship, residency and fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Gordon Smith at the University of Utah where she developed a passion for academic medicine and education.

Dr. Barrell’s academic interests include cancer and chemotherapy related neuromuscular complications and amyloidosis. Her specialities are in the areas like neuromuscular, electromyography, amyloid neuropathy, cancer and chemotherapy related neuromuscular complications.

Kelsey Barrell is the neurologic specialist in the regional Amyloidosis Program at the Huntsman Cancer Institute and is helping develop a comprehensive multidisciplinary neuro-oncology clinic which will cover a wide range of neuromuscular disorders.

Representative Publications:

MTHFR C677T polymorphism is associated with methotrexate-induced myelopathy risk
Rapidly progressive quadriplegia and encephalopathy
Updates in diabetic peripheral neuropathy