Dr. Jeffrey Kelman was the Chief Medical Officer for the Center for Medicare at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He has been with CMS since 2005 and helped implement the Part D program. Prior to coming to CMS, Dr. Kelman served as a Senior Medical Advisor to CBO.

He received his MD from Harvard Medical School and his MMSC from Brown University. He was also on the staff of The Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and the National Institutes of Health NHLBI.

He is survived by his wife Harriet, daughter Anna, son Jon (Sherri), grandson Jamie, and will be missed by many.