Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Alabama Birmingham
Dr. Kelly Godby is an Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) as well as the Medical and Quality Officer for the divison's ambulatory services. She has been on faculty with UAB since 2011.
Dr. Godby along with her multiple myeloma colleagues, established an interdisciplinary myeloma clinic in March 2013, the first clinic of its kind in Alabama dedicated solely to plasma cell malignancies. She also represents UAB on the national level on the National Comprehensive Canter Network (NCCN) guidelines panel for Multiple Myeloma.
Following her completion of the UAB Healthcare Quality and Safety certification program in 2015, Dr. Godby’s interest in healthcare quality, patient safety and process improvement increased. She has served as the Medical and Quality Officer for Medical Services at UAB since 2018 as well as being the Medical Quality Officer (MQO) for the Nurse Leadership Committee since 2018, the Department of Medicine (DOM) Quality Committee since 2017, and the Quality Oncology Service Line Committee since 2022.
Dr. Godby’s ongoing goals include the continued opening/expansion of clinical trial opportunities for myeloma patient population and serving the growing multiple myeloma patient population.