Aaron S. Kelly
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Credentials
PhD

Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Minnesota American Legion and Auxiliary Chair in Children's Health
Co-Director, Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine
Biography

Bio

Dr. Kelly is a Professor of Pediatrics, the Minnesota American Legion and Auxiliary Chair in Children’s Health, and the Co-Director of the Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. As a physiologist and clinical trialist, he has more than 20 years of experience conducting intervention studies for the treatment of pediatric/adolescent obesity and has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers on this and related topics. Dr. Kelly’s research program has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2011. He is a leader in the field of pediatric obesity medicine and has been heavily involved in the development and evaluation of anti-obesity medications for adolescents and children. He is actively involved in numerous initiatives related to pediatric obesity treatment in the United States and internationally, and serves in various leadership positions within The Obesity Society.

Disclosure Statement:
Dr. Kelly engages in unpaid consulting and educational activities, as well as serves as an unpaid investigator for Novo Nordisk; engages in unpaid consulting activities and serves as an unpaid investigator for Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, and Vivus; receives donated drug/placebo from Novo Nordisk and Vivus for National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)-funded clinical trials.

Education

PhD in Exercise/Applied Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
MS in Exercise Physiology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Fellowships, Residencies, and Visiting Engagements

Postdoctoral Training in Vascular Medicine - Clinical Cardiovascular Research,
St. Paul Heart Clinic
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Honors and Recognition

Physical Education/Exercise Science Major of the Year Award, *Seattle Pacific University (*I firmly reject the bigoted practices of this institution) (1998)
Fellow (2013), American Heart Association (FAHA)
Outstanding Masters Level Research Award, Annual Conference of the Northwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, Salem, Oregon (2001)
Signatory Author and International Principal Investigator , Novo Nordisk Saxenda Adolescent Obesity Clinical Trial (for FDA and EMA approval) (2015-2020)
Fellow (2013), The Obesity Society (FTOS)
Team Science Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota (2017)
Co-Chair and Planning Committee, National Institutes of Health Workshop on Developing Precision Medicine Approaches to the Treatment of Severe Obesity in Adolescents (2017)
Minnesota American Legion and Auxiliary Chair in Children’s Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School (2018-present)
Oded Bar-Or Award for Excellence in Pediatric Obesity Research, The Obesity Society (2021)
Outstanding Mentor Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota (2021)
Clinical and Translational Paper of the Year Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota (2021)
Signatory Author and National Principal Investigator, Vivus Qsymia Adolescent Obesity Clinical Trial (for FDA approval) (2020-2022)
Contact

Contact

Address

717 Delaware Street S.E.
Room 370E
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Administrative Contact

Juanita Jensen
Administrative Phone: 612-626-2349
Administrative Email: [email protected]
Administrative Fax Number: 612-301-6645