John Kelton

Dr. Kelton is the Dean and Vice–President of the Faculty of Health Sciences, as well as the Dean of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the author of five books, more than 80 book chapters, and more than 300 scientific publications including more than 15 original articles in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Kelton graduated (cum laude) from the University of Western Ontario in 1973. Following specialty and research training at Duke University in North Carolina and McMaster University, he joined McMaster’s Faculty of Health Sciences in 1977.

Dr. John Kelton has an active clinical practice along with a research focus into platelet and bleeding disorders with a particular focus on bleeding disorders of pregnant women and heparin–induced thrombocytopenia.

Dr. Kelton’s leadership has secured significant philanthropic support to the Faculty of Health Sciences including the historic $105 million gift from Dr. DeGroote in 2003. The McMaster medical school is now ranked the number one medical school in Canada and number 14 in the world.