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Kelly D Rosenberger, DNP, APRN, CNM, WHNP-BC, FAANP

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Family and Community Medicine

About

Kelly Rosenberger, APN, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, FAANP, is board certified as a women’s health nurse practitioner (WHNP). Dr. Rosenberger is a registered nurse with advanced academic and clinical experience and two national board certifications enabling her to diagnose and manage common and chronic illnesses, both independently and as part of a healthcare team. Working in collaboration with a physician, a nurse practitioner (NP) can serve as a patient’s regular health care provider.

Dr. Rosenberger has served on the faculty of University of Illinois Colleges of Medicine and Nursing, and Northern Illinois University School of Nursing. She worked at the Winnebago County Health Department as an NP in the STD Clinic, and at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation as a women’s health NP, research assistant, nurse clinician and GU/GYN unit charge nurse.

She is the recipient of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Nursing Excellence Award and was selected as one of 64 nurse practitioner leaders nationwide for induction as a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2018. Dr. Rosenberger received her doctorate of nursing practice degree at UIC, her master’s of science degree from Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, and her bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Toledo.

Additional Title(s)/Position(s)

Clinical Assistant Professor University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing
Department of Human Development Nursing Science
Director, Rural Nursing Concentration (RNURSING)

Area of Specialty: OB/GYN

Interests: Rural Healthcare

Selected Publications

Welvers, A., Rosenberger, K. D., & Corbridge, S. J. (2020). Health literacy assessment of detained individuals and correctional officers within a large urban jail: Optimizing health education. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 36(1), 84-90.

Rosenberger, K. D., Seibert, A., & Hormig, S. (2020). Asymptomatic GBS bacteriuria during antenatal visits: To treat or not to treat? The Nurse Practitioner, 45(7), 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000669112.69022.aa

McNamara, M., & Rosenberger, K. D. (2019). The significance of vitamin D status in breast cancer: A state of the science review. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 64(3), 276-288. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.12968

Monahan, L., Sparbel, K., Heinschel, J., Rugen, K. W., & Rosenberger, K. (2018). Medical and pharmacy students shadowing advanced practice nurses to develop interprofessional competencies. Applied Nursing Research, 39, 103-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2017.11.012

Baule, K. A., Scott, L. D., Rosenberger, K. D., & Minore, W. S. (2017). Improving satisfaction among established patients in a Midwestern pain clinic. Applied Nursing Research: ANR, 33, 54-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2016.10.009

Rosenberger, K. D., & Fisk, C. (2017). A missed diagnosis of trichomoniasis. The Nurse Practitioner, 42(2), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000511777.44250.20

Education

BSN, University of Toledo
MSN, Case Western Reserve University
Certificate in Midwifery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
DNP, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL