Arthur Kellermann, M.D., M.P.H.

Art Kellermann, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.E.P., is an emergency physician and long-time academic medicine and health policy leader. At various points in his career, he served as medical director of Memphis Fire/EMS Bureau, founding director of the Emory Center for Injury Control in Atlanta, founding chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine in Emory’s School of Medicine for 3 years held the Paul-O’Neill/Alcoa Chair in Policy Analysis at RAND Corporation. From 2013 to 2020, he served as dean of the School of Medicine at the F Edward Hébert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda. From October 2020 to November 2022, he was Senior Vice President for Health Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and CEO of the VCU Health System. He currently advises the American Red Cross, the Virginia Health Workforce Authority, and three value-oriented health technology startups. He also writes occasional commentaries for Forbes.com.
His research has focused on firearm injury prevention, emergency cardiac care, health services for the poor, military health, and healthcare reform. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and a similar number of monographs, commentaries, and op-eds. He holds career achievement awards from the fields of emergency medicine and injury control. In 2001, he received Emory University’s Scholar/Teacher Award, presented to one faculty member at the university’s commencement. In 2022, the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University awarded him the University Medal.

A member of the National Academy of Medicine since 2000, Dr. Kellermann has served on or chaired National Academies committees, roundtables, and workgroups on topics ranging from biodefense and emergency care to violence prevention and the consequences of uninsurance. From 2004 to 2006, he was a member of the NAM Board of Health Care Services. From 2013-16, he served on the NAM Governing Council.