Regis O’Keefe

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Washington University School of Medicine

Dr. O'Keefe specializes in musculoskeletal oncology and pursues research related to cartilage, skeletal development, and bone regeneration. He received his medical degree at Harvard Medical School and his PhD degree at the University of Rochester. Dr. O’Keefe completed an orthopedic oncology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Prior to his leadership role at Washington University, Dr. O’Keefe served as the chair of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Rochester.  He has chaired two standing NIH study sections, and served on the NIAMS Council and the NIH Council on Councils.  Dr. O’Keefe is past president of the Orthopaedic Research Society and the American Orthopaedic Association, the two leading academic orthopaedic organizations in the United States.