Amar Kelkar, MD is a Stem Cell Transplantation Physician at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is a member of the Abel Laboratory with research interests in hematology, care delivery, cost-effectiveness, medical ethics, and health policy. He is also completing a Master of Public Health degree at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. His background is in molecular biology and genetics with a degree from Cornell University in Biological Sciences, where he worked for 3 years as a member of the Andrew Clark Laboratory focused on population genetics. He completed postgraduate medical training at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, the University of Florida College of Medicine, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He has interests in health policy and medical advocacy and has been involved in organized medicine since medical school, holding various leadership positions.