ABOUT US

Scientific Advisors

Kelly Kelleher, M.D.
Director
Office of Clinical Sciences
Columbus Children's Research Institute
Ohio State University

Kelly Kelleher, M.D., is a Professor in the Division of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics in the College of Medicine and Public Health at Ohio State University.  He is director of the Office of Clinical Services at the Columbus Children's Research Institute.  He also is an investigator at the Center for Biobehavioral Health and at the Center for Injury Research and Policy, both of which are part of the Columbus Children's Research Institute.  He earned his M.D. in 1984 from the Ohio State University, completed his pediatric residency at Northwestern University in 1987, and obtained an M.P.H. in epidemiology from the John Hopkins University in Bethesda, MD, in 1988. 

Dr. Kelleher's research interests focus on accessibility, effectiveness and quality of health care services for children and their families, especially those affected by mental disorders, substance abuse or violence.  He has a longstanding interest in formal outcomes research for mental health and substance abuse services.