Sara Kellahan, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-C | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Sara is a nurse practitioner at the Washington University Living Well Center®. She uses lifestyle medicine to treat musculoskeletal disorders, such as low back pain and joint pain, obesity, nicotine addiction and many other chronic conditions.

Common Diagnosis Treated

Musculoskeletal disorders such as low back pain and joint pain
Overweight and obesity
Nicotine addiction
Lifestyle management of many chronic conditions, including arthritis and chronic pain syndrome

Common Procedures

Knee injections

Clinical Office Locations

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital

Medical Office Building 4
1044 North Mason Road, Suite 210
Creve Coeur, MO 63141

Academic Office Mailing Address

Washington University School of Medicine

Campus Box 8233

660 Euclid Avenue

Saint Louis, MO 63110

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Kellahan S, Burnitt L, Eisen S, Curtis MP, Parks D. Development of a structured musculoskeletal and rheumatic disease continuing education program for nurse practitioners. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 2023 Jan. DOI: 10.1097/jxx.0000000000000832. PMID: 36626394.
Kellahan SR, Huang X, Lew D, Xian H, Eisen S, Kim AHJ. Depressed Symptomatology Persists Over Time in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Dec 10:10.1002/acr.24833. doi: 10.1002/acr.24833. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34890116; PMCID: PMC9184304.
Kellahan SR. The Power of Mentorship in the Cultivation of Advanced Practice Providers. 2021 July. The Rheumatologist.
Lew D, Huang X, Kellahan SR, Xian H, Eisen S, Kim AHJ. Anxiety Symptoms Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Persist Over Time and Are Independent of SLE Disease Activity. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2022 May;4(5):432-440. doi: 10.1002/acr2.11417. Epub 2022 Feb 22. PMID: 35191213; PMCID: PMC9096521.
Kellahan S, Huang X, Lew D, Xian H, Eisen S, Kim A. Depressed Symptomatology Persists over Time in the Majority of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients and Is Independent of Disease Activity [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020; 72 (suppl 10).
Lew D, Huang X, Kellahan S, Xian H, Eisen S, Kim A. Longitudinal Patterns of Anxiety Symptomology Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Remain Stable over Time and Do Not Associate with SLE Disease Activity [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020; 72 (suppl 10).

Research Interests

Sara has research interests in depression, anxiety and social determinants of health (SDOH).

Background

Sara earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Belmont University in Nashville, TN. She then completed a master's degree in nursing from Goldfarb School of Nursing in St. Louis, MO.

Board Certifications

Board-certified, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Undergraduate Degree

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Belmont University, Nashville, TN

Graduate Degree

Master of Science in Nursing, Goldfarb School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO

Professional Societies and Organizations

American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Association of Rheumatology Professionals Member

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