Board Certifications
Board Certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, 2004

Research
Injury prevention. Massive transfusion practices, Motorcycle trauma and damage control surgery

Selected Publications

• O'Keeffe T and Patterson E.  “Evidence supporting Routine Polysomnography prior to Bariatric Surgery”  Obesity Surgery.  14(1):23-6, 2004

• O’Keeffe T, Goldman R, Mayberry J, Rehm C and Hart R. “Tracheostomy following anterior cervical spine fixation”.  J Trauma 57(4):855-60, 2004.

• Tekin A, Namias N, O’Keeffe T et al. “A Burn Mass Casualty Event due to Boiler Room explosion on a Cruise Ship: Preparedness and Outcomes”  Am Surg 71(3):210-215, 2005.

• Varas RP, O’Keeffe T, et al.  “A prospective, randomized trial of Acticoat versus Silver Sulfadiazine in the treatment of partial thickness burns: Which method is less painful?” J Burn Care Rehabil 26(4):344-7, 2005.

• Inaba K, Munera F, McKenney M, Rivas L, Marecos E, de Moya M, O’Keeffe T, Pizano L and Cohn S.  “The Non-operative management of penetrating internal jugular vein injury”  J. Vasc Surg 43(1):77-80, 2006.

• O’Keeffe T, Dearwater S, Gentilello L, Cohen T, Wilkinson J and McKenney M.“Increased fatalities following motorcycle helmet law repeal:  Is it all due to lack of helmets?”  Journal of Trauma 63(5). 1006-1009, 2007.

• O’Keeffe T, Refaai M, Tchorz K, Forestner JE and Sarode R.  “A massive transfusion protocol decreases blood component usage and charges.”  Archives of Surgery. 143(7): 686-691, 2008