Dr. Robert V. McKeen - South Bay Bariatrics - Weight Loss Surgeon
Robert V. McKeen, M.D., FACS
Dr. McKeen is a Board Certified General Surgeon, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. He has specialized in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery throughout his 20 years of practice and has performed over 8,000 minimally invasive procedures. In 2001, Dr. Robert McKeen expanded his practice to include Bariatric surgery performing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Gastric Banding. In 2003 his practice changed to specialize in Bariatric Surgery only. He is dedicated to the minimally invasive treatment of patients with a full service Bariatric Program, South Bay Bariatrics.
Educational Experience
| February 2014 | Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Course |
| December 2013 | Board Recertification by the American Board of Surgery |
| June 2008 | REALIZE Band Training Course, Cinncinatti, Ohio |
| January 2008 | StomaphyX Course, Ohio State Medical Center |
| October 2007 | Gastric Sleeve Course, New York, NY |
| October 2002 | BioEnterics LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System Program |
| July 2001 | Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Perceptorship Program with Dr. Alan Whitgrove and Dr. Wesley Clark |
| June 1995 | Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery |
| 1987-1993 | Graduate of General Surgery from the St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, MD |
| 1984-1987 | Doctor of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC |
| 1978-1982 | Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Claremont Men's College in Claremont, CA |
Work Experience
| Aug 2003-present | Bariatric Surgery Practice in San Jose, CA and extended Bay Area |
| 2001-Aug 2003 | Bariatric Surgery Practice in Payson, Utah |
| 1993-Aug 2003 | General Surgery Practice in Payson, Utah |
| 1987-1993 | St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD Surgical Residency |
| 1989-1990 | Research Fellowship University of Tennessee-Knoxville Dept of Surgery |
| 1982-1983 | Ojai Valley High School, Faculty |
| 1979-1984 | Kuzell Institute of Arthritis-Medical Research Institutes of San Francisco |
Research
| 1979 -1984 | Joseph V. Levy, Ph.D., Kuzell Institute of Arthritis-Medical Research Institutes of San Francisco in prostaglandin research |
| 1989-1990 | Kimball I. Maull, M.D., Research Fellow at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in mediators of shock and response to trauma |
Awards:
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Research grant from Physicians Medical and Educational Research Foundation of Tennessee. PAF inhibitor WEB2086 in rat trauma model, 1989
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Scholarshipp awarded by Kuzell Institute of Arthritis-Medical Research Institutes of San Francisco for Phosphotidylinisitol as second messenger in PAF activation of diabetic rat platelets; 1984 PAC activation of platelets, 1983; Prostaglandins in kidneys of SLE mice, 1982
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Promoted with distinction, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1984
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Dean's list 1972-1978 Claremont Men's College, Claremont, CA
Products:
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Laparascopic experience in acute cholecystitis in a community hospital. R. McKeen and J. Singer 1993 submitted for publication.
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Plasminogen activator inhibitor activity in neonates on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. R. McKeen, M. Godlman, RC Carroll American Journal of Hematology 38 (3): 254-44 1991.
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Effect of PAF inhibitor on nitrogen balance in a rat trauma model. R. McKeen, M. Karlstad, KI Maull, RC Carroll, 1989; presented at the Association of Academic Surgeons, Houston 1990.
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Firinolytic shutdown in severely injured ICU patients. R. Chin, R. McKeen, M. Goldman, RC Carroll, 1989. Presented at the 1989 Congress on Fibrinolysis, Indianapolis, Indiana-poster.
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Fibrinolytic shutdown, plasminogen activator inhibitor and endotoxemia in severely injured ICU patients. R. Chin, R. McKeen, M. Goldman, RC Carroll. Fibrinolysis 4: Supp 3,61, 1990.
Societies and Memberships:
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American Society of Bariatric Surgery
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American Medical Association
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Fellow of American College of Surgeons
Positions:
| 2003-2013 | Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery-Good Samaritan Hospital |
| 2002-2004 | Board of Directors-Health Utah (1600 member statewide IPA) |
| 1999 | Department of Surgery Chairman--Timpanogas Hospital |
| 1997-2004 | Board of Directors-UPN (300 member IPA) |
| 1997-2003 | UMA Delegate |
| 1996-1997 | Director of Trauma--Mountain View Hospital |
| 1996 | Department of Surgery Chairman--Mountain View Hospital |
| 1995 | Utah State Trauma Task Force |
Strengths: Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve, Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Laparoscopic Gastric Banding, Revisional Surgery, General and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery.