Ciarán P. Kelly MD

Dr. Ciarán P Kelly is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the J. Thomas Lamont Professor of Gastroenterology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston, Massachusetts USA. Dr. Kelly earned his medical degree from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland where he was a Foundation Scholar and recipient of numerous academic awards. Dr. Kelly has also received postgraduate clinical and research awards from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, the American Gastroenterological Association and the National Institutes of Health. He is an American Gastroenterology Association Fellow and a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology.

Dr. Kelly has engaged in patient care and research in Celiac disease for more than 30 years. In 2004 he was a founder of the Celiac Center at BIDMC and continues to serve as its Medical Director. In 2013 he co-founded the Celiac Research Program at Harvard Medical School which brings together Celiac disease researchers and educators from Harvard teaching hospitals including Boston Childrens’ Hospital, Massachussets General Hospital and BIDMC. He is a founding member and the past President of the Society for the Study of Celiac Disease.

Dr. Kelly is an internationally recognized expert in the diagnosis and management of celiac disease and, in his clinical practice, specializes in difficult-to-treat enteropathies. He also leads research programs on the pathogenesis of celiac disease, its diagnosis and new approaches to treatment. He has served as a committee member of the NIH, Center for Scientific Review as well as FDA, CDC and NIH committees on celiac disease and C. difficile infection. Dr. Kelly is the author of more than 300 clinical and basic research book chapters, invited reviews, and original research articles appearing in medical and scientific journals including Gastroenterology, Vaccine, Infection & Immunity, The Journal of Clinical Investigation, The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine.