Dr. Kelley has roots in Houston where he was born and raised, attended high school at Strake Jesuit and college at the University of St. Thomas. After studying abroad in France and receiving his degree in Business Administration, he decided to pursue his dream of becoming a physician and attended the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He went on to complete his Pediatric internship and residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston where he also served as Chief Resident and Assistant Professor. During his Allergy and Immunology Fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch, he presented at national meetings and published research on RSV Bronchiolitis.

Board Certified in Allergy and Immunology, he is a member of national organizations: AAAAI, ACAAI, as well as the Texas Allergy Asthma and Immunology Society. He is also an executive committee member of the Greater Houston Asthma Allergy and Immunology Society. He was named on Houstonia Magazine’s list of Top Doctors in 2018, Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars list for 2019 and 2020.

There is no greater satisfaction for Dr. Kelley than to build a therapeutic relationship with a patient and be part of her or his journey to overcome allergies, asthma, or recurrent infections to enable a fulfilling and active lifestyle.

Medical Journal Publications:

Chambliss JM, Ansar M, Kelley JP, Spratt H, Garofalo RP, Casola A. A Polymorphism in the Catalase Gene Promoter Confers Protection against Severe RSV Bronchiolitis. Viruses. 2020 Jan 3. PMID: 31947722

Li H, Ma Y, Escaffre O, Ivanciuc T, Komaravelli N, Kelley JP, Coletta C, Szabo C, Rockx B, Garofalo RP, Casola A. Role of Hydrogen Sulfide in Paramyxovirus Infections. J Virol. 2015 Mar 4. PMID: 25740991

Komaravelli N, Kelley JP, Garofalo MP, Wu H, Casola A, Kolli D. Role of dietary antioxidants in human metapneumovirus infection. Virus Res. 2015 Mar 16;200:19-23. PMID: 25645280

Kelley, JP; Rashid, RM. Phototherapy in the Treatment of Cutaneous Herpes Virus Manifestations. Cutis. 2011 Sep;88(3):140-8. Review. PMID: 22017068

Presentations at National Meetings:

AAAAI Conference 2016: MyD88-mediated innate immune response in a single cat dander extract challenge. John Kelley MD, Koa Hosoki PhD, Sanjiv Sur MD

ACAAI Conference 2015: Serum sickness-like reaction with urticarial-like rash in a child treated with cefdinir. John Kelley MD, Kristin Sokol MD MPH

ACAAI Conference 2015: Mold Hypersensitivity as an Etiology for Chronic Urticaria. John Kelley MD; Kristin Sokol MD, MPH; Sanjiv Sur MD

AAAAI Conference 2015: Release of High-Mobility Group Box-1 (HMGB1) in the Airways of Children with Viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Chelsea R. Schlegel, Teodora Ivanciuc, Roberto P. Garofalo, Kimberly H. Palkowetz, Kelly A. Fuller, John P. Kelley, Meera Rani Gupta, Antonella Casola

2015 AAAAI Fellows in Training Abstract Section Award and Featured Poster:
AAAAI Conference 2015: Protective Role Of Hydrogen Sulfide In Paramyxovirus Infection John Kelley, Hui Li, Yinghong Ma, Teodora Ivanciuc,Narayana Komaravelli, Ciro Coletta, Csaba Szabo, Roberto Garofalo, Antonella Casola