LenaMarthaO'KeefeMDMS

Neurocritical Care

Staff Physician

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Dr. Lena O'Keefe is a neurologist specializing in Neurocritical Care based in New Haven, CT. She completed her M.D. at UConn School of Medicine (Class of 2017) and her Neurology Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (2017-2021). She further pursued a fellowship in Neurocritical Care at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2021-2023). Currently, she serves as a Staff Physician at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Her academic research includes several publications on neurology, some of which have been widely cited in the medical community. She also contributed to the Neurology Chapter in the USMLE Step 1 Secrets.

University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Neurocritical Care, 2021 - 2023
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2017 - 2021
Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 2017, M.D.
University of ConnecticutM.S., Neurobiology and Physiology

PubMed

21 citations
Depletion of CD4 T cells provides therapeutic benefits in aged mice after ischemic stroke
Nia M. Harris, Meaghan Roy-O'Reilly, Rodney M. Ritzel, Aleah Holmes, Lauren H Sansing
Experimental Neurology. 2020-01-15
12 citations
Sex-Specific Differences in Autophagic Responses to Experimental Ischemic Stroke.
Anthony Patrizz, Jose F. Moruno-Manchon, Lena M O'Keefe, Sarah J. Doran, Anita Patel
Cells. 2021-07-20
88 citations
Social isolation after stroke leads to depressive-like behavior and decreased BDNF levels in mice.
Lena M. O’Keefe, Sarah J. Doran, Laetitia Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, Lisa H. Conti, Venugopal Reddy Venna
Behavioural Brain Research. 2014-03-01

Journal Articles

Sigmoid volvulus: A pediatric case report and review of management
O'Keefe LM, Hu YY, Thaker S, Finck C, Journal of Pediatric Surgery CASE REPORTS, 2/6/2016

Abstracts/Posters

Functional Outcomes Post-Thrombectomy In Elderly Stroke Patients
O'Keefe LM, Gautam A, Bhardwaj R, Afshani M, Grover P, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2018
Thyroid Hormones And Functional Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke
Lena M O'Keefe , Sarah J Doran , Alexandra Czap , Sharon Benashski , Ilene Staff , and Louise D McCullough, International Stroke Conference, 2013
Sex-dependent Differences in Autophagy After Experimentally-induced Stroke
Alexander J Adami , Lena O'Keefe , Venugopal R Venna , Jun Li , Chad S Siegel , Sharon E Benashski , and Louise D McCullough, International Stroke Conference, 2012