Kelly J. Manahan, MD, MBA, FACOG

After completing pre-med undergraduate studies at Grace College, Dr. Manahan completed her Doctor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. Her postgraduate training included a residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Medical College of Ohio (University of Toledo), where she was named Chief Resident in 1998, and a Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship at the University of Michigan. She also spent one year focused exclusively on gynecologic oncology research at the University of Louisville. She was named Outstanding Resident during her training, and she was awarded the prestigious Galloway Fellowship in Gynecology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Dr. Manahan has an extensive range of clinical experience and has held numerous prestigious professorships since completing her training. She was Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, as well as Director of Clinical Research in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology. She was a Clinical Instructor at Indiana University School of Medicine. She was named Vice Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences, where she also directed the Residency Program. Dr. Manahan completed her MBA at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia in 2017.  Before coming to Trinity, Dr. Manahan provided gynecologic oncology care at Piedmont Midtown in Columbus, Georgia.

Alongside caring for patients and training new doctors, Dr. Manahan has remained dedicated to advancing the treatment of gynecologic malignancies through clinical trials throughout her career. She has been a Principal Investigator with the federally funded Gynecologic Oncology Group. She has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications of original research and case studies, along with numerous review articles and book chapters. She has presented her research at national and international professional conferences.  Dr. Manahan has also won numerous teaching awards and was named in “Top Doctor” by Castle Connolly, Inc. in Atlanta annually from 2016 through 2020.

Dr. Manahan is thrilled to be returning to academic medicine and leadership. She hopes to bring vision, timely solutions, and educational empowerment to the medical students and surrounding communities.

Married to the Dean and Provost, Dr. John Geisler, Dr. Manahan enjoys spending time with her family, which also includes three grown children, two precious granddaughters, along with their two rescue dogs.