Peter Kelly is Clinical Professor of Neurology at University College Dublin (UCD) and Co-Director of the Stroke Service at the Mater University Hospital Dublin. He trained in Dublin,  Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include therapeutics, prediction of risk, and epidemiology of stroke.

He is Chief Investigator for the CONVINCE trial, international TIA-IPD collaboration, and BIOVASC carotid atherosclerosis imaging study.  He serves on the leadership teams of several other international clinical trials and studies. He has co-authored a textbook on stroke prevention and has authored many academic papers in the field of stroke and stroke prevention.