Biographical summary
Kealy Ham, M.D., FCCS, is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine. She practices in Critical Care where she also serves as the Intensive Care Unit Quality Director. She is core faculty for the Internal Medicine Residency and won the Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Resident Teaching Award in 2023.
Prior to joining us in Arizona, she was recognized as a Top Doctor, Minnesota Monthly 2013, 2017 and 2018 and a highlighted Woman in Medicine in 2016 by the Twin Cities Medical Society as well as the 2017 Friend of Nursing Finalist, Region Hospital. In 2013, she won the Regions Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Ian Swatez Teaching Award.
Interests
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Early Mobility in the intensive care unit
- Acute respiratory failure
- Septic Shock
- Catecholamine-resistant shock
- Mobile extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2008
Fellowship - Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
- 2005
Chief Resident - Clinical Chief Resident, Critical Care and Emergency MedicineVeterans Affairs Medical Center
- 2004
Residency - Internal MedicineUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
- 2002
Internship - Internal Medicine and PediatricsUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
- 2001
MDUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
- 1995
BS - Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical EmphasisInstitute of Technology Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2008
Critical Care MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2007
Pulmonary DiseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2005
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2024
Teacher of the YearInternal Medicine/Internal Medicine Subspecialties, Mayo Fellows’ Association
- 2023
Internal Medicine Resident Teaching AwardMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Department of Education Administration
- 2018
Minnesota Top DoctorMinnesota Monthly
- 2017
Minnesota Top DoctorMinnesota Monthly
- 2017
Friend of Nursing FinalistRegions Hospital
- 2016
Women in Medicine (One of six featured physicians)MetroDoctors, Journal of the Twin Cities Medical Society
- 2013
Ian Swatez Teaching AwardEmergency Medicine Residency, Regions Hospital
- 2013
Best Doctors for WomenMinnesota Monthly
- 2007
HPRF and NIH GrantHealth Partners Research Foundation
- 1997
Academic ScholarshipMinnesota Medical Foundation
- 1996
International DesignAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
- 1993
Undergraduate Research Program AwardNational Science Foundation
Professional memberships
- 2023 - present
FacultyClinical Core, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, Programs in Arizona
- 2023 - present
Faculty/Clinical LiaisonCritical Care Core, Internal Medicine Residency, Programs in Arizona
- 2020
Site LeadCOVID-19 Critical Care Cares, Regions Hospital
- 2019 - 2021
Lead PhysicianPulmonary Embolism STAT Team, Regions Hospital
- 2019
Physician LeadExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Certification, Regions Hospital
- 2019 - present
MemberExtracorporeal Life Support Organization
- 2019 - present
FellowAmerican College of Chest Physicians
- 2018 - 2020
Planning CommitteeThe Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance
- 2018
MemberSteering Committee, The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance
- 2017 - 2018
Board of Directors MemberTwin Cities Medical Society
- 2017
Committee MemberNational Donor Management Summit, Regions Hospital
- 2016 - 2021
Faculty CoachUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
- 2016 - 2020
MemberAntibiotic Stewardship Committee, Regions Hospital
- 2016 - 2017
MemberIRB Committee, Regions Hospital
- 2015 - 2020
MemberMedical Stewardship Committee, Regions Hospital
- 2015 - 2017
MemberPatient Safety and Quality Committee, Regions Hospital
- 2014 - 2020
MemberGroup Practice Leadership Training Meetings Quarterly, Regions Hospital
- 2014 - 2018
MemberHospital-Wide Peer Review Committee, Regions Hospital
- 2012 - 2021
MemberPeer Review Team, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Regions Hospital
- 2012 - 2020
MemberMedical Executive Committee, Regions Hospital
- 2012
MemberMedical Doctors Senior Leadership Team, Regions Hospital
- 2011 - 2021
Faculty MentorUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
- 2009 - 2019
Lead PhysicianEndobronchial Ultrasound Program, Regions Hospital
- 2009
DeveloperEndobronchial Ultrasound Program, Regions Hospital
- 2006 - present
MemberAmerican Thoracic Society
- 2006 - present
MemberSociety of Critical Care Medicine
- 2003 - 2004
Volunteer PhysicianPhillips Neighborhood Clinic, University of Minnesota Medical School
- 2001 - 2019
MemberAmerican College of Chest Physicians
- 1999 - 2019
MemberMinnesota Medical Association
- 1997 - 1998
ChairCommunity Action Through Advanced Learning for Youth in Science and Technology (CATALYST), University of Minnesota Medical School
- 1995 - 1997
ParticipantKeys to Empowering Youth (KEYS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publications