Robert J. Keenan, M.D.

Principal hospital base:
Allegheny General Hospital

Current professional and academic appointments (Include starting date): Director, Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital
Co-Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital
Director, Allegheny Center for Lung and Thoracic Disease
Assoc. Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Professor of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine

Undergraduate medical education (including dates and degrees):

1980 - 1984:

M.D., The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

Postgraduate medical education (including dates of internships, residencies, fellowships, etc.):

1984 - 1985:		Mixed-surgical internship, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1985 - 1988:		Surgical residency, The University of Toronto
1986 - 1987:		Research residency, Division of Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Intensive Care, Toronto General Hospital
1988 - 1989:		Chief Surgery resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, The University of Toronto
1989 - 1991:		Research fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Pittsburgh
1991 - 1992:		Chief Thoracic Surgery Resident, The University of Toronto

Research projects:
ECOG trials: Adjuvant therapy for lung/esophageal cancer
Clinical Center for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema: A Multi-Center Assessment and Prospective Patient Registry

Recent publications and presentations:

Peer-reviewed publications (i.e., journal articles)

Papasavas PK, Keenan RJ, Yeaney WW, Caushaj PF, Gagne DJ, Landreneau RJ. Prediction of postoperative gas bloating after laparoscopic antireflux procedures based on 24-h pH acid reflux pattern. Surg Endosc. 2003: Mar;17(3):381-5.

Papasavas PK, Hayetian FD, Caushaj PF, Landreneau RJ, Maurer J, Keenan RJ, Quinlin RF, Gagne DJ. Outcome analysis of laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity. The first 116 cases. Sur Endosc. 16(12):1653-7, 2002.

Burns KE, Keenan RJ, Grgurich WF, Manzetti JD, Zenati MA. Outcomes of lung volume reduction surgery followed by lung transplantation: a matched cohort study. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 73(5):1587-93, 2002.

Scheidler MG, Keenan RJ, Maley RH. Wiechmann RJ, Fowler D, Landreneau RJ. "True" parahiatal hernia: a rare entity radiologic presentation and clinical management. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 73(2):416-9, 2002.

Luketich JD, Fernando HC, Christie NA, Buenaventura PO, Keenan RJ, Ikramuddin S, Schauer PR. Outcomes after minimally invasive esophagomyotomy. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 72(6):1909-12; discussion 1912-3, 2001.

Nakano Y, Coxson HO, Bosan S, Rogers RM, Sciurba FC, Keenan RJ, Walley KR, Pare PD, Hogg JC. Core to rind distribution of severe emphysema predicts outcome of lung volume reduction surgery.[comment]. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine. 164(12):2195-9, 2001.

Meyer KD, Nunley Dr, Dauber JH, Iacono AT, Keenan RJ, Cornwell RD, Love RB. Neutrophil, unopposed neutrophil elastase and alphal-antiprotease defenses following human lung transplantation. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine. 164(1):97-102, 2001.

Landreneau RJ, DeGiacomo T, Mack MJ, Haselrigg SR, Ferson PF, Keenan RJ, Luketich JD, Yim AP, Coloni GF. Therapeutic video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical resection of colorectal pulmonary metastases. [comment]. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 18(6):671-6; discussion 676-7, 2000.

Rogers RM, Coxson HO, Sciurba FC, Keenan RJ, Whittall KP, Hoff JC. Preoperative severity of emphysema predictive of improvement after lunch volume reduction surgery: use of CT morphometry. [comment]. Chest. 118(5):1240-7, 2000.

Buenaventura PO, Schauer PR, Keenan RJ, Luketich JD. Laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernia. Seminars in Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. 12(3):179-85, 2000.

Other Publications: Books/Book Chapters

Burckart GJ, Keenan RJ, Iacono AT, Griffith BP. Cyclosporine. Adjei A, Gupta P., eds. Inhalation Delivery of Therapeutic Peptides and Proteins. Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, NY. 1997, pgs. 281-299.

Landreneau RJ, Hazelrigg SR, Mack MJ, Nauheim KS, Keenan RJ, Ferson PF. Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery. In Aisner J, Arrigada R, Green MR, Martini N, Perry MC (eds). Comprehensive Textbook of Thoracic Oncology. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD 1996, pgs. 965-979.

Keenan RJ, Iacono A, Dauber JH, Smaldone GC, Griffith BP. Treatment of refractory acute allograft rejection with aerosolized cyclosporin in lung transplant recipients. In Touraine JL, Traeger J, Betuel H, Dubernard JM, Revillard JP, Dupuy C. (eds). Late Graft Loss. Proceedings of the 28th Conference on Transplantation and Clinical Immunology, 3 - 5 June, 1996. Pgs. 75-76.

Rogers RM, Sciurba FC, Keenan RJ. Lung reduction surgery in chronic obstructive lung disease. Med. Clin. North Am. 1996;80-623-644.

Ferson PF, Keenan RJ, Luketich JD. The role of video-assisted thoracic surgery in pulmonary metastases. Chest Surgery Clinics of North America vol 8:1:59-76.

McCurry RK, Iacono AT, Dauber JH, Grgurich WF, Pham SM, Hattler BG, Keenan RJ, Griffith BP. Lung and heart-lung transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh. Clinical Transplants 1997.

Keenan RJ, Vega JD. Lung transplantation for emphysema. In Franco KL, Putnam JB (eds.). Advance Therapy in Thoracic Surgery. B.C. Decker Inc. Hamilton, Ont. 1998, pg. 328-337.

Garrity ER, Hertz M, Trulock EP, Keenan RJ, Love R. Editorial:Suggested guidelines for the use of tacrolimus in lung-transplant recipients. J Hrt Lung Trans. 13:3: pg. 175-176, March 1999.

Keenan RJ, Landreneau RJ. Chapter 49 Nissen Fundoplication. In: Carrau RL, et. Al. (Eds), "Comprehensive Management of Swallowing Disorders" 1999, Singular Publishing Company.

Yang SC, Cameron DE, Keenan RJ. "Belsey Mark IV Repair for Gastroesophageal Reflux" 1st edition of Current Therapy in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. In press.

Presentations

Impact of donor and recipient risk factors on early graft function in twin recipients from the same donor. 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, January 29-31, 1996, Orlando, Fl.

Ability of CT to demonstrate changes in lung volume and volume of emphysema after unilateral lung reduction surgery. Presented at the 9th Annual Course: Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance in Scottsdale, AZ. March 18-22, 1996.

Treatment of refractory acute allograft rejection with aerosolized cyclosporine in lung transplant recipients. American Association for Thoracic Surgery. San Diego, CA. April 28 - May 2, 1996.

Better physiologic outcome in upper compared to lower lung predominant emphysema following lung reduction surgery - early results in unilateral and bilateral approaches. The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Maui, HI. June 26 - 29, 1996.

Preoperative risk assessment in lung volume reduction surgery. Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Diego, CA. February 3 - 5, 1997.

The role of positron emission tomography in staging of esophageal cancer. Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Diego, CA. February 3 - 5, 1997.

Long Term Followup - Clinical Trial of Tacrolimus versus Cyclosporine for Lung Transplantation. International Society for the Heart and Lung Transplantation 18th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 15 - 18, 1998.

Outcome of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Followed by Lung Transplantation: A Matched Cohort Study. American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA. May 21, 2001.

Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Esophagomyotomy. 37th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA. January 31, 2001.

The Efficacy of Re-do Laparoscopic Fundoplication for Persistent/Recurrent Symptoms After Anti-Reflux Surgery. American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 82nd Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. May, 2002.

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