Brian Kelley joined UConn Health Neurosurgery in a dual role as a neurosurgeon and neurointensivist after fellowship training in Neurocritical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Kelley is a surgeon-scientist, recently transitioning to his own independent laboratory where he studies mechanisms of diffuse axonal injury and alterations of the blood-meningeal barrier using an experimental model of traumatic brain injury. He holds a K08 Career Development Award from NIH/NINDS and a foundation grant from the University of Connecticut Brain and Cognitive Science Institute.

Dr. Kelley’s clinical interests are in neurotrauma and related neurocritical care with surgical techniques to address primary neurologic injuries and intensive care unit expertise to treat secondary mechanisms of injury. He also has pediatric training, which affords him unique insights into issues related to hydrocephalus and mechanisms of cerebrospinal fluid diversion. Additionally, he performs muscle and nerve biopsies.

Dr. Kelley’s research interests focus on basic science techniques to investigate pathologic mechanisms of diffuse axonal injury, a significant component of traumatic brain injury and concussion. Similarly, he studies post-traumatic vascular and inflammatory mechanisms at the blood-meningeal barrier, one of three sites responsible for regulating substrates between the brain and the surrounding environment.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
BS	University of Virginia	Biochemistry
BA	University of Virginia	Biology
MD	Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University	Medicine
PhD	Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University	Anatomy and Neurobiology

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Residency	Yale-New Haven Hospital	Neurosurgery
Fellowship	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Pediatric Neurosurgery
Fellowship	University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine	Neurocritical Care

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Joint Section in Pediatrics Research Support Award	American Assoc. of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgery
Department of Surgery Clayton Award	Texas Children's Hospital
Depuy Synthes Neurotrauma Educational Grant
Depuy Synthes Spine Educational Grant
William F. Collins Neurosurgery Resident Research Award
Codman Fellowship in Neurotrauma and Critical Care	American Assoc. of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgery
Resident Traveling Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery	Boston Children's Hospital

Dr. Kelley’s clinical interests are in neurotrauma and related neurocritical care with surgical techniques to address primary neurologic injuries and intensive care unit expertise to treat secondary mechanisms of injury. He also has pediatric training, which affords him unique insights into issues related to hydrocephalus and mechanisms of cerebrospinal fluid diversion. Additionally, he performs muscle and nerve biopsies.

UConn School of Medicine Neurosurgery Elective
UConn AANS and Undergraduate Student Chapters
Weekly Didactic Sessions with Residents and PAs

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
MD/PhD Admissions Steering Committee				University

Dr. Kelley’s research interests focus on basic science techniques to investigate pathologic mechanisms of diffuse axonal injury, a significant component of traumatic brain injury and concussion. Similarly, he studies post-traumatic vascular and inflammatory mechanisms at the blood-meningeal barrier, one of three sites responsible for regulating substrates between the brain and the surrounding environment.

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Case Reports

Reviews