2013 Recipient

2013 Master RecipientJohn J. Kelly, MD, MACGDr. Kelly graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicinein 1963. He did his internship and residency at St. Louis UniversityHospital from 1963-1965, and a residency at the Minneapolis VAHospital/University of Minnesota with training in endoscopy underDrs. Jack Vennes and Steve Silvis from 1965-1966 and 1968-1969(he was a Captain in the United States Air Force from 1966-1968).Dr. Kelly did his Fellowship in Gastroenterology at WashingtonUniversity with Dr. David H. Alpers. He is Board Certified in InternalMedicine and Gastroenterology.Dr. Kelly was in private practice at Barnes Hospital, MissouriBaptist Hospital and St. Luke’s Hospital beginning in 1971. Hehas been the attending physician in medicine and gastroenterology at Barnes Hospital/Washington University from 1971-today. He has also been a GI Fellowship instructor inupper and lower endoscopy and ERCP since 1971, but particularly in the 1970’s and 1980’s.Dr. Kelly is a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology and was the ACG Governorfor Missouri from 1992-1996. He co-founded the Greater St. Louis Regional EndoscopicSociety in 1976. Dr. Kelly is also a member of ASGE and a Fellow of the AGA. He is anAssociate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Washington University. He retired from privatepractice in 2011 and is currently instructing Fellows at Washington University in upper andlower endoscopy. In addition, he volunteers at the Casa de Salus, a local Spanish clinic inSt. Louis.He is a native of St. Louis and has been married to his wife Amelia for 47 years. They havetwo children, Michael and Catherine.29