Kelly Kline, DO

Dr. Kline is a Lancaster native. She graduated from Hempfield High School and Franklin and Marshall College. In 2017, she made the move to join Eden Park Pediatrics Associates to be a part of her family’s community. Dr. Kline is involved in volunteering throughout the Lancaster Community. She is excited to continue Eden Park’s excellence in pediatrics. She enjoys working with all ages of children from infants to teenagers. Some of her more specific areas of focus include food allergy, obesity and the adolescent population. As a physician with a child with severe food allergies, guiding families and patients through the food allergy experience is one of her passions. The experience of a child and their family with food allergies is a unique and often scary road. Her focus is to make that road more manageable and less scary. She also considers counseling adolescents through those most difficult teenage years one of her most important jobs as a pediatrician. She especially enjoys working with adolescents and discussing stress reduction through healthy avenues.

What's the best advice you ever got?
KK: My mother gave me the best advice when I was ‘’in the weeds” of motherhood. She told me to take a deep breath and to enjoy my time with my children. It was simple advice that I often reach for and remind myself. I certainly have had those all-nighters with my children; covered in vomit, worried about their fevers, wondering how I would get the laundry all done. I know how exhausting those days/night are, but with the wise words of my mother, I try and take a deep breath and enjoy those moments in between the chaos.

Think of a favorite trip. Where did you go and what made it special?
KK: This past summer my family and I traveled to Italy. It was an incredible adventure especially with three children. Pompeii was my favorite experience - we were stunned at the intricacies of their life style 2000 years ago. We walked in their paved streets where the ruts of their wagon wheels made divots. You could easily imagine the people of Pompeii running off to market or the theatre. The longevity of the human experience is awe-inspiring and I love sharing it with my family.

What do you find inspiring about your job?
KK: I have the best job in the world. Every day I am at work, I am thankful for what I do and for the patients and their families who put their trust in me to help guide them. My job is challenging and so rewarding. My family loves hearing anecdotes from the funny things patient’s say to me. Children are so smart and honest. Children often point out how tall I am which always strikes me as funny since I never point out how short they are. Humor is one of the tools I use to communicate with children. The visit with “the doctor” can be intimidating but I try and make it a fun one.