Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Scholar,
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
9 Gates Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Appointments
Contact: LaSharra Hill (215) 615-3062

Clinical Specialty:

• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Clinical Epidemiology

Practice Location:

• Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, Gates Pavilion

Education:

• MD: New York University School of Medicine
• Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
• Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Research Interest:

• Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging (echocardiography)
• Cardiovascular Epidemiology
• Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Aortic Valve Disease
• Aortic Dissection and Repair
• Hypertensive Heart Disease
• Heart Disease in African Americans
• Diastolic Heart Failure

Selected Publications:

1. Kimmel SE, Keane MG, Crary JL, Jones J, Kinman JL, Beare J, Sammel M, St. John Sutton M, Strom BL. Detailed examination of fenfluramine-phentermine users with valve abnormalities identified in Fargo, North Dakota. American Journal of Cardiology. 84:304-308, 1999.
2. Keane MG, Wiegers SE, Yang E, Ferrari VA, St. John Sutton MG, and Bavaria JE. Aortic regurgitation in Type A dissection: structural determinants and the role of valvular resuspension. American Journal of Cardiology. 85:604-610, 2000.
3. Keane MG, Wiegers SE, Plappert T, Pochettino A, Bavaria JE, St. John Sutton MG. Bicuspid aortic valves are associated with aortic dilatation out of proportion to coexistent valvular lesions. Circulation. 102:III35-III38, 2000.
4. Keane MG. Marfan syndrome and acute type A dissection. In Echocardiography in Practice: A Case-Oriented Approach. Wiegers, SE, Plappert T, and St. John Sutton, MG, eds. Dunitz Publishers, London, 2000.
5. Keane MG. Chronic aortic dissection. In Echocardiography in Practice: A Case-riented Approach. Wiegers, SE, Plappert T, and St. John Sutton, MG, eds. Dunitz Publishers, London, 2000.
6. Keane MG. Diastolic Dysfunction. In Echocardiography in Practice: A Case-Oriented Approach. Wiegers, SE, Plappert T, and St. John Sutton, MG, eds. Dunitz Publishers, London, 2000.
7. Mohler ER, Gannon F, Reynolds C, Keane MG, Kaplan FS. Bone formation and osteoclast remodeling in calcified cardiac valves: a clinical and pathologic analysis. Circulation. 103: 1522-1528, 2001.
8. Scott CH, Keane MG, Ferrari VA. Echocardiographic examination of the thoracic aorta. Seminars in Roentgenology. 36:325-33, 2001.
9. Kizer JR, Silvestry FE, Kimmel SE, Kasner SE, Wiegers SE, Erwin MB, Schwalm SA, Viswanathan MN, Pollard JR, Keane MG, St. John Sutton MG. Significance of interatrial communication in African Americans with cryptogenic cerebrovascular events. American Journal of Cardiology. In Press, 2002.
10. Keane MG. Diastolic dysfunction: Basic diagnostic and management guidelines. In Heart Failure: A Clinician's Guide to Ambulatory Diagnosis and Treatment. Jessup ML and Loh E, eds. The Humana Press, Fall, 2002.