Regis James O'Keefe, M.D., Ph.D.
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Contact
University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 665
Rochester, New York 14642
Fax: 585 756-4727
Specialties
Bone Health, Osteoporosis, Oncology, Metabolic Bone Disease, and Geriatric Care
Current Appointments
- Chairman - Department of Orthopaedics (SMD)
- Director - Center for Musculoskeletal Research (SMD)
- Marjorie Strong Wehle Professor in Orthopaedics - Department of Orthopaedics (SMD)
- Professor - Department of Orthopaedics (SMD)
- Professor - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD)
- Professor - Department of Environmental Medicine (SMD)
| Education | ||
|---|---|---|
| PhD Biochemistry | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry | 2000 |
| MD Medicine | Harvard Medical School | 1985 |
| BA Philosophy | Yale University | 1981 |
| Post-Doctoral Training & Residency | |
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| Massachusetts General Hospital Fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology | 1992 - 1993 |
| The University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY Resident in Orthopaedics | 1988 - 1992 |
| University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Instructor and Fellow in Research Orthopaedic Research Laboratories | 1986 - 1988 |
| University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Instructor and Fellow in Research, Endocrinology Training Grant | 1986 - 1988 |
| New England Deaconess Hospital Harvard Medical School Surgical Internship | 1985 - 1986 |
| Board Certifications | |
|---|---|
| Board Certification- Orthopaedics | Present |
Lab Description
The Center for Musculoskeletal Research houses nearly 70 MD and PhD researchers and graduate and post-doctoral students. This team has been the top orthopaedics lab in the United States since 2006.
Lab Website
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/ortho/research/index.cfm
| Recent Journal Articles |
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| Showing the 5 most recent journal articles. (203 available) |
| Zhu M; Tang D; Wu Q; Hao S; Chen M; Xie C; Rosier RN; O'Keefe RJ; Zuscik M; Chen D. "Activation of beta-catenin signaling in articular chondrocytes leads to osteoarthritis-like phenotype in adult beta-catenin conditional activation mice." Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. 2009; 24(1):12-21. |
| Taylor DK; Meganck JA; Terkhorn S; Rajani R; Naik A; O'Keefe RJ; Goldstein SA; Hankenson KD. "Thrombospondin-2 Influences the Proportion of Cartilage and Bone During Fracture Healing." Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. 2009; Epub 2009 Jan 05. |
| Crane DP; Gromov K; Li D; Søballe K; Wahnes C; Büchner H; Hilton MJ; O'Keefe RJ; Murray CK; Schwarz EM. "Efficacy of colistin-impregnated beads to prevent multidrug-resistant A. baumannii implant-associated osteomyelitis." Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society. 2009; Epub 2009 Jan 27. |
| Hasslund,S.; Jacobson,J. A.; Dadali,T.; Basile,P.; Ulrich-Vinther,M.; Soballe,K.; Schwarz,E. M.; O'Keefe,R. J.; Mitten,D. J.; Awad,H. A.;. "Adhesions in a murine flexor tendon graft model: Autograft versus allograft reconstruction". J.Orthop.Res. (2008). |
| Tsutsumi,R.; Hock,C.; Bechtold,C. D.; Proulx,S. T.; Bukata,S. V.; Ito,H.; A Awad,H.; Nakamura,T.; O'Keefe,R. J.; Schwarz,E. M.;. "Differential effects of biologic versus bisphosphonate inhibition of wear debris-induced osteolysis assessed by longitudinal micro-CT". J.Orthop.Res. (2008). |
