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Amelia Kellar, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago. She completed her medical degree at the University of Calgary, where she was recognized with the Nat Christie Medical Entrance Scholarship and was part of the Leaders in Medicine program, focusing on academic medicine. Dr. Kellar's training includes a Pediatric residency at the Hospital for Sick Children and subspecialty training in Pediatric Gastroenterology. She furthered her expertise with an advanced fellowship in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, where she specialized in intestinal ultrasound. Her significant contributions to IBD research led to her publishing the first guideline for the use of intestinal ultrasound among Pediatric Gastroenterologists and developing the pediatric activity ultrasound score (SPAUSS) for detecting pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Kellar has received several accolades, including the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Resident Research Award and was certified by the International Bowel Ultrasound Group as a trainer in intestinal ultrasonography. She serves as the Chair of Research for iUSCAN and is dedicated to advancing the field of Pediatric IBD through innovative therapies and clinical trials.
University of Chicago • Chicago, IL
Engaged in teaching and research in the field of Pediatrics, focusing on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and intestinal ultrasound.
Department of Philosophy