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Dr. Kelly's research interests include treatment, complications and outcomes related to pediatric spinal deformity, as well as treatment and outcomes of pediatric trauma.

Dr. Kelly’s practice focuses on pediatric and adolescent disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, as well as general pediatric orthopaedic surgery. He specializes in the non-operative and surgical treatment of pediatric spinal deformity (scoliosis, kyphosis and spondylolisthesis), including congenital, neuromuscular, and early-onset scoliosis, and surgical treatment of the growing spine. His interests also include conditions of the pediatric hip, lower extremity and foot, as well as pediatric trauma.

Dr. Kelly earned his medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, NY, and completed a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program. He did both a research fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery and a clinical fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kelly is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA).

• Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program

• Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital

• Pediatric Orthopaedics, Boston Children’s Hospital

2015, Best Non-Clinical Research Paper, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program. “Platelets and Plasma Stimulate Sheep Rotator Cuff Tendon Fibroblasts When Cultured in an Extracellular Matrix Scaffold“.

2013, International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (IPOS) – Resident Scholarship, Pediatric Society of North America

2012, International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (IPOS) — Resident Scholarship, Pediatric Society of North America