Dr. Jake Kelly
Dr. Jake Kelly is a board-certified cardiologist and advanced heart failure specialist, Duke-trained researcher and Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Over the past decade he has cared for more than 10,000 patients, served as Medical Director of Alaska's largest heart failure program and published 30+ peer-reviewed papers in journals including JACC Heart Failure, JACC, the American Heart Journal and the American Journal of Cardiology.
Now he's building something different: a practice where you don't wait for disease to show up. Through personalized plans rooted in exercise physiology, advanced lab testing and long-term strategy, Dr. Kelly helps patients become cardiometabolically fit, not just to improve their numbers, but to thrive for the decades ahead.
Whether you're trying to regain your edge or protect your health for the long run, Dr. Kelly brings the depth of a subspecialist with a performance-driven framework. This is medicine built for healthspan.
Writing Jake Kelly MD on Substack (jakekellymd.substack.com), 2,000+ subscribers Weekly writing on cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular longevity and cardiometabolic prevention.
Training Duke University School of Medicine (M.H.S., Clinical Research) Duke University Medical Center (Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship) UT-Southwestern (Internal Medicine Residency, Chief Medicine Resident) University of Colorado School of Medicine (M.D.)
Board Certifications Cardiovascular Disease Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Internal Medicine Cardiac CT (CBCCT) Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC) Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (Wasserman Certified)
Research and Leadership 30+ peer-reviewed publications Site Principal Investigator on 15+ clinical trials Governor, American College of Cardiology (Alaska Chapter) Course Director, 16th Annual Cardiovascular Update Conference (2026) Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure, Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute (2019-2026) Medical Director, Heart Failure, Providence Alaska Medical Center (2019-present) Founder and Medical Director, ROOL Health (2026-present)
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Dr. Kelly is accepting a limited number of patients for cardiovascular longevity and performance-based prevention through ROOL Health, now open in Alaska, Colorado, North Carolina and Texas. Florida (coming soon). Fill out your information and we will be in touch.