Dr. Kelley has been trained in both spine and sports medicine, which comes in handy while treating professional athletes. He treated former Atlanta Braves player Andres Galarraga for a cancerous tumor in his third lumbar vertebra. The treatment included five months of chemotherapy followed by radiation.
“Surgery is done if [the tumor] threatens the integrity of the bone or the spine, which it didn’t,” Dr. Kelley said in a New York Times news report.
Dr. Kelley has a professional interest in treating patients with scoliosis and other spinal deformities. He currently serves as an orthopedic consultant to the Scoliosis and Spine Deformity Clinic at Shepherd Spinal Center. Dr. Kelley is a fellow with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Kelley earned his medical degree at Louisiana State University in New Orleans and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. His additional training includes a fellowship in spine surgery at the Letherman Clinic in Louisville, Ky., and a fellowship in spine surgery at Tulane. He also completed a rotation in pediatric orthopedics and sports medicine at the Hughston Orthopaedic Clinic in Columbus, Ga.
Learn more about Dr. Lee A. Kelley.
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– Orthopedic and Spine Industry Leader to Know: Dr. Javad Parvizi of Rothman Institute
