Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellowship, Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, College of Medicine 2011 - 2012
  • Fellow, Spine Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida 2008 - 2009
  • Resident/Rehabilitation Medicine, Rusk Institute, New York University 2005 - 2008
  • Intern, St. Vincent Hospital 2004 - 2005
  • D.O., Touro University California, College of Osteopathic Medicine 2004
  • A.B., University of California - Santa Barbara 1992
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery 2010 - 2020
  • Instructor of Surgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery 2010
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • AUG 30, 2012

    Duke Today

    Take Five: Tips for Family Health This Fall
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  Awards & Honors

  • First Place Poster Presentation. Performing Arts Medicine Association. July 2019
  • Bravewell Fellow. Bravewell Collaborative. 2010
  • Vicki E. Dyson Scholarship. American Academy of Osteopathy. 2004
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • A Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Trial of Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) for the Treatment of Back Pain awarded by SPR Therapeutics, LLC 2020 - 2023
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  Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

  • Bravewell Fellowship awarded by Bravewell Collaborative 2011 - 2012
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Liu, gloria, rowena Mariano, and Carolyn Keeler. “Acute Onset Weakness After Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection.” Practical Pain Management 22, no. 3 (May 4, 2022).
    • Keeler, Carolyn E. “Access to Health Care Among Dancers.” Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 32, no. 1 (February 2021): 21–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2020.08.004.
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  • Book Sections

    • Keeler, Carolyn. “Winger, J. G., Keeler, C. E., & Keefe, F. J. (accepted for publication). Behavioral and psychosocial interventions for pain management (Chapter 13). In N. Cherny, M. Fallon, S. Kaasa, R. K. Portenoy, & D. C. Currow (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (7th ed). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.,” n.d.
    • Winger, joseph, fr Keefe, and Car Keeler. “Behavioral and psychosocial interventions for pain management (Chapter 13). In N. Cherny, M. Fallon, S. Kaasa, R. K. Portenoy, & D. C. Currow (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (7th ed). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.” In Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (7th Ed)., n.d.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Teaching Activities

  • Duke Internal Medicine Lecture Series:  Low Back Pain Cases, October 13, November 17, and December 15, 2020
    Supervision of Internal Medicine residents in the Ambulatory Musculoskeletal Block rotation  2013-present
    Physician Assistant Program Lecture Series:  Manual Medicine, History and Clinical Practice, Guest Lecturer, 2012 to present
    VA Internal Medicine Lecture Series:  The Evaluation and Management of Spine Pain.  Neurology Resident Lecture Series:  Physical Medicine Approach to Low Back Pain. Guest Lecturer, June 2012
    Capstone Integrative Medicine Fair for 4th Year Medical Students.  Guest Lecturer and Workshop Leader, 2012-2016

    
    
    
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Integrative Approaches to Spine Care. Duke Spine Symposium. Duke University. October 2020  2020
  • The Familiarity, Interest, and Utilization of Complementary Healthcare Treatments Among Dancers Presenting to an Academic Medical Center. International Association for Dance Medicine and Science. October 2019  2019
  • Factors in the Decision to Seek Medical Care in Dancers Presenting to a Dancer Wellness Clinic.. Performing Arts Medicine Association. June 2019  2019
  • Age, Experience, and Injuries of Dancers Presenting to a Dancer Wellness Clinic. International Association for Dance Medicine and Science. October 2017  2017
  • Case Studies and Case Series in Dance Medicine: What, How, When, Why? . International Association for Dance Medicine and Science. October 2017  2017
  • Evaluation and Mangement of the dancer with lumbar spine and anterior hip/thigh pain. Annual Conference. International Association for Dance Medicine and Science. October 2014  2014
  • Utilization of University Dancer Survey Data for Dancer Wellness Program Planning. . October 2013  2013
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Guest Lecturer. American Dance Festival Six Week Worskhop: Dancer Health and Injury Prevention. American Dance Festival. 2015  2015
  • Guest Lecturer. Dancer Health and Injury Prevention Workshop. American Dance Festival Studios. November 2014  2014
  • Guest Lecturer. Young Dancers Worskhop: Dancer Health and Injury Prevention. American Dance Festival . July 2014  2014
  • Guest Lecturer. American Dance Festival Six Week Worskhop: Dancer Health and Injury Prevention. American Dance Festival . June 2014  2014
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  Service to the Profession

  • Committee Member. Research Committe. International Association for Dance Medicine and Science. 2014 - 2015  2014 - 2015
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  Academic & Administrative Activities

  • Duke Committees
    Duke Optimal Pain Management Committee:  2019 to present
    Duke Spine Center Steering Committee:  2019 to present
    Duke Spine Co-Management Operations Committee:  2017 to present
    Duke Spine Co-Management Program Committee:  2011 to 2016
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  Clinical Activities

  • Nonoperative Spine Clinic:  Duke South 1B/C

    Spinal Interventional Procedures:  Duke Spine Center

    Dancer Wellness Clinic:  Duke South 1B/C

    Credentialed in Medical Acupuncture

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