A. Taylor Kelley
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A. Taylor Kelley, MD, MPH, MS

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

  • A. Taylor Kelley, MD, MPH, MSc, is an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and a primary care and addiction medicine physician in the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System. As a clinician investigator and health services researcher, his research interests include healthcare quality and access for individuals experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, with focus on behavioral health and primary care for immigrant, tribal, and veteran populations. His current work is funded by the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Utah Department of Health and Human Services.

    Dr. Kelley received his undergraduate degree in economics from Brigham Young University and his medical degree from the University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston. He completed residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital and a health services research fellowship in the National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of Michigan. He holds a master of public health degree from Harvard and master of science degree in health care research from the University of Michigan. He is a board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Preventive Medicine (Addiction Medicine).

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine
    American Board of Preventive Medicine (Addiction Medicine)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

  • A. Taylor Kelley, MD, MPH, MSc, is an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and a primary care and addiction medicine physician in the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System. As a clinician investigator and health services researcher, his research interests include healthcare quality and access for individuals experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, with focus on behavioral health and primary care for immigrant, tribal, and veteran populations. His current work is funded by the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Utah Department of Health and Human Services.

    Dr. Kelley received his undergraduate degree in economics from Brigham Young University and his medical degree from the University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston. He completed residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital and a health services research fellowship in the National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of Michigan. He holds a master of public health degree from Harvard and master of science degree in health care research from the University of Michigan. He is a board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Preventive Medicine (Addiction Medicine).

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions General Medicine
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine
    American Board of Preventive Medicine (Addiction Medicine)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Education history

    Professional Other Quality Improvement - Intermountain Health Certification
    Health and Health Care Research - University of Michigan M.S.
    Postdoctoral Fellowship VA Scholar, National Clinician Scholars Program - VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System/University of Michigan Postdoctoral Scholar
    Internal Medicine and Pediatrics - Yale New Haven Hospital Intern/Resident
    Graduate Training Health Policy and Management - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health M.P.H.
    Medicine - McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston M.D.
    Undergraduate Major: Economics; Minor: Music - Brigham Young University B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Kelley AT, Torre MP, Wagner TH, Rosen AK, Shwartz M, Lu CC, Brown TK, Zheng T, Beilstein-Wedel E, Vanneman ME (2024). Trends in Bundled Outpatient Behavioral Health Services in VA-Direct Versus VA-Purchased Care. Adm Policy Ment Health, 51(6), 998-1010. (Read full article)
    2. Hafen K, Wallace H, Fritz K, Fordham C, Haskell T, Kelley AT, Jones AL, Cochran G, Gordon AJ (2024). A novel rural hospital/clinic-system practice-based research network: the Rural Addiction Implementation Network (RAIN) initiative and its goals, implementation, and early results. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse, 1-12. (Read full article)
    3. Kelley AT, Incze MA, Baumgartner M, Campbell ANC, Nunes EV, Scharfstein DO (2024). Predictors of urine toxicology and other biologic specimen missingness in randomized trials of substance use disorders. Drug Alcohol Depend, 261, 111368. (Read full article)
    4. Percy A, Kelley AT, Valentino N, Butz A, Baylis JD, Suo Y, Gordon AJ, Jones AL (2023). Care Practices of Mental Health Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners Within an Interdisciplinary Primary Care Model for Patients With Substance Use Disorders. Subst Abus, 44(4), 330-336. (Read full article)
    5. Incze MA, Kelley AT, Singer PM (2023). Implementing the White House's Strategic Plan to Save Lives Amid the Opioid Crisis: Reaching for the "North Star". JAMA, 329(9), 705-706. (Read full article)
    6. Vanneman ME, Rosen AK, Wagner TH, Shwartz M, Gordon SH, Greenberg G, Zheng T, Cook J, Beilstein-Wedel E, Greene T, Kelley AT (2022). Differences Between VHA-Delivered and VHA-Purchased Behavioral Health Care in Service and Patient Characteristics. Psychiatr Serv, 74(2), 148-157. (Read full article)
    7. Kelley AT, Wilcox J, Baylis JD, Crossnohere NL, Magel J, Jones AL, Gordon AJ, Bridges JFP (2022). Increasing Access to Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: an Assessment of Provider Incentives. J Gen Intern Med. (Read full article)
    8. Incze MA, Kelley AT, Johnson K (2022). Reexamining Medicaid Patient Review and Restriction Programs Amid the Evolving Opioid Epidemic. JAMA Intern Med. (Read full article)
    9. Kelley AT, Smid MC, Baylis JD, Charron E, Begaye LJ, Binns-Calvey A, Archer S, Weiner S, Pettey W, Cochran G (2021). Treatment access for opioid use disorder in pregnancy among rural and American Indian communities. J Subst Abuse Treat, 136, 108685. (Read full article)
    10. Incze MA, Kelley AT, Gordon AJ (2022). Champions Among Us: Leading Primary Care to the Forefront of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. J Gen Intern Med, 37(7), 1771-1773. (Read full article)
    11. Radmall AO, Calder S, Codell N, Kelley AT, Hawkins E, Jones AL, Hagedorn HJ, Reynolds MA, Gordon AJ (2022). Roles and Perceptions of Nurses During Implementation of a Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder National Initiative. J Addict Nurs, 33(2), 70-79. (Read full article)
    12. Jones AL, Kelley AT, Suo Y, Baylis JD, Codell NK, West NA, Gordon AJ (2022). Trends in Health Service Utilization After Enrollment in an Interdisciplinary Primary Care Clinic for Veterans with Addiction, Social Determinants of Health, or Other Vulnerabilities. J Gen Intern Med, 38(1), 12-20. (Read full article)
    13. Baylis JD, Charron E, Archer S, Garets M, Bryan MA, Foringer J, Kelley AT, Smid MC, Cochran G (2022). Attitudes, self-efficacy, and practices related to opioid risk assessment and mitigation: A comparison of health care professionals in rural communities. Subst Abus, 43(1), 1163-1171. (Read full article)
    14. Williams AR, Johnson KA, Thomas CP, Reif S, Socas EM, Henry BF, Neighbors C, Gordon AJ, Horgan C, Nosyk B, Drexler K, Krawczyk N, Gonsalves GS, Hadland SE, Stein BD, Fishman M, Kelley AT, Pincus HA, Olfson M (2022). Opioid use disorder Cascade of care framework design: A roadmap. Subst Abus, 43(1), 1207-1214. (Read full article)
    15. Incze MA, Kelley AT, Singer PM (2021). Heterogeneous State Cannabis Policies: Potential Implications for Patients and Health Care Professionals. JAMA, 326(23), 2363-2364. (Read full article)
    16. Kelley AT, Dungan MT, Gordon AJ (2020). Barriers and Facilitators to Buprenorphine Prescribing for Opioid Use Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration During COVID-19. J Addict Med, 15(5), 439-440. (Read full article)
    17. Incze MA, Kelley AT, Gordon AJ (2021). Improving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment through Quality Assessment. J Gen Intern Med, 36(9), 2820-2822. (Read full article)
    18. Kelley AT, Smid MC, Baylis JD, Charron E, Binns-Calvey AE, Archer S, Weiner SJ, Begaye LJ, Cochran G (2021). Development of an unannounced standardized patient protocol to evaluate opioid use disorder treatment in pregnancy for American Indian and rural communities. Addict Sci Clin Pract, 16(1), 40. (Read full article)
    19. Gordon SH, Beilstein-Wedel E, Rosen AK, Zheng T, Kelley AT, Cook J, Zahakos SS, Wagner TH, Vanneman ME (2021). County-level Predictors of Growth in Community-based Primary Care Use Among Veterans. Med Care, 59(Suppl 3), S301-S306. (Read full article)
    20. Codell N, Kelley AT, Jones AL, Dungan MT, Valentino N, Holtey AI, Knight TJ, Butz A, Gallop C, Erickson S, Patton J, Hyte-Richins LJ, Rollins BZ, Gordon AJ (2020). Aims, development, and early results of an interdisciplinary primary care initiative to address patient vulnerabilities. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse, 47(2), 160-169. (Read full article)
    21. Yu M, Kelley AT, Morgan AU, Duong A, Mahajan A, Gipson JD (2020). Challenges for Adult Undocumented Immigrants in Accessing Primary Care: A Qualitative Study of Health Care Workers in Los Angeles County. Health Equity, 4(1), 366-374. (Read full article)
    22. Kelley AT, Greenstone CL, Kirsh SR (2019). Defining Access and the Role of Community Care in the Veterans Health Administration. J Gen Intern Med, 35(5), 1584-1585. (Read full article)
    23. Kelley AT, Tipirneni R, Levy H (2019). Changes in Veterans' Coverage and Access to Care Following the Affordable Care Act, 2011-2017. Am J Public Health, 109(9), 1233-1235. (Read full article)
    24. Kelley AT, Turner J, Doolittle B (2018). Barriers to Advance Care Planning in End-Stage Renal Disease: Who is to Blame, and What Can be Done? New Bioeth, 24(2), 150-157. (Read full article)
    25. Kelley AT, Tipirneni R (2018). Care for Undocumented Immigrants - Rethinking State Flexibility in Medicaid Waivers. N Engl J Med, 378(18), 1661-1663. (Read full article)
    26. Merrill RM, Kelley AT, Cox E, Layman AB, Layton BJ, Lindsay R (2010). Factors and barriers influencing influenza vaccination among students at Brigham Young University. Med Sci Monit, 16(2), PH29-34. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Incze MA, Kelley AT, James H, Nolan S, Stofko A, Fordham C, Gordon AJ (2024). Post-hospitalization Care Transition Strategies for Patients with Substance Use Disorders: A Narrative Review and Taxonomy. [Review]. J Gen Intern Med, 39(5), 837-846. (Read full article)
    2. Kelley AT, Incze MA, Baylis JD, Calder SG, Weiner SJ, Zickmund SL, Jones AL, Vanneman ME, Conroy MB, Gordon AJ, Bridges JFP (2023). Patient-centered quality measurement for opioid use disorder: Development of a taxonomy to address gaps in research and practice. [Review]. Subst Abus, 43(1), 1286-1299. (Read full article)

    Editorial

    1. Kelley AT, Weiner SJ, Francis J (2022). Directly Observed Care: Crossing the Chasm of Quality Measurement. J Gen Intern Med, 38(1), 203-207. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Incze MA, Kelley T, Singer PM (2023). The White House's Strategic Plan to Address the Opioid Crisis-Reply. [Letter to the editor]. JAMA, 329(24), 2195. (Read full article)
    2. Kelley AT, Incze MA (2022). The need for a more inclusive and objective approach in developing a core outcomes set for opioid use disorder. [Letter to the editor]. Addiction, 118(1), 194-195. (Read full article)