James Kelley

James Kelley is a physician-scientist board certified in Clinical Pathology (laboratory medicine), Transfusion Medicine (blood banking), Clinical Informatics, Medical Quality, and Regulatory Affairs. He earned his PhD in Immunology and Informatics from the University of Cambridge, his MD from the University of Alabama, and a MS in Healthcare Management from Johns Hopkins University. James completed his residency and fellowship at Harvard Medical School and completed postdoctoral research fellowships in Genomics and Stem Cell Biology resulting in dozens of peer reviewed publications. He was on faculty at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, leading laboratory quality and serving as CLIA director of a clinical laboratory performing 14 million tests per year. He has been principal investigator of numerous industry-sponsored clinical trials and most recently worked in research and development at Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies. James is a fellow of the College of American Pathologists having advocated payment policy, reimbursement, and quality measurement as well as leading lab accreditation teams. He has volunteered for NGOs dedicated to global health efforts and traveled to over 120 countries.