KELLY HODGES
Pediatrics
About
Dr. Kelly Hodges, MD is a Board Certified Pediatrician originally from Maui, Hawaii. She earned her medical degree from LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport and completed her Pediatrics residency at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. After residency she spent time in Malawi, Africa, providing missionary pediatric care and gaining valuable experience in resource‑limited settings.
At PurePediatrics Bellaire, Dr. Hodges embraces the Direct Primary Care (DPC) model, offering families unlimited same‑day appointments, 24/7 direct access via phone, text, or email, and even house calls within a 10‑mile radius. She emphasizes preventive care, building long‑term relationships with patients, and personalized wellness plans that keep children healthy without the barriers of insurance paperwork or copays. Her clinical approach combines evidence‑based pediatric medicine with the compassionate, holistic perspective she cultivated during her international service.
Credentials
Training & certification
- Medical school
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (2011)
- Residency
- Pediatrics - Texas Children’s Hospital (Houston TX)
- Board certification
- American Board of Pediatrics
- Years in practice
- 15+ years
- Specialty
- Pediatrics
Training programs
- Residency Pediatrics · Texas Children’s Hospital (Houston TX)
Licensing
Licensure & registration
- NPI
- 1942594056 · active
- Primary license
- Texas · Q0275
Practice
Where Dr. HODGES practices
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PurePediatrics Bellaire
Bellaire, TX
Community
Missionary pediatric service in Malawi; active participation in community health education through PurePediatrics’ outreach programs
International experience
Missionary pediatric work in Malawi, Africa
DPC experience
Started DPC: 2013
Data aggregated from publicly available sources including the NPPES Registry, practice websites, and professional directories.