Susan W. Keeshin,
MD

Languages Spoken: English, French, Spanish
Dr. Keeshin received her medical degree from Meharry Medical College, completed her Internal Medicine and Pediatric Residency at the University of Utah and her Infectious Disease Fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital. She cares for adult HIV patients in Clinic 1a at the University of Utah and pediatric patients at Primary Children’s Hospital. Dr. Keeshin’s clinical interests include care of the HIV infected pediatric and adult patient, transitioning HIV infected youth into adult health care, treatment of HIV/HCV coinfection, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) and general infectious diseases.
Clinical Locations
Infectious Diseases, Clinic 1A
801-581-2121
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) Internal Medicine - Adjunct Assistant Professor |
Academic Divisions | Infectious Diseases Pediatric Infectious Diseases |
Board Certification | American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Infectious Disease) |
Dr. Keeshin received her medical degree from Meharry Medical College, completed her Internal Medicine and Pediatric Residency at the University of Utah and her Infectious Disease Fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital. She cares for adult HIV patients in Clinic 1a at the University of Utah and pediatric patients at Primary Children’s Hospital. Dr. Keeshin’s clinical interests include care of the HIV infected pediatric and adult patient, transitioning HIV infected youth into adult health care, treatment of HIV/HCV coinfection, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) and general infectious diseases.
Academic Locations
Williams Building
801-587-7418
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) Internal Medicine - Adjunct Assistant Professor |
Academic Divisions | Infectious Diseases Pediatric Infectious Diseases |
Board Certification | American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Infectious Disease) |
Research Interests
- AIDS and the Humanities
- HIV
Education History
Fellowship | University of Cincinnati Infectious Disease Fellow |
Internship/Residency | University of Utah Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Intern/Resident |
Professional Medical | Meharry Medical College Medicine M.D. |
Undergraduate | University of Utah Sociology B.A. |
Undergraduate | University of Utah Spanish Literature B.A. |
Undergraduate | University of Utah Biology B.S. |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Tatar M, Keeshin SW, Mailliard M, Wilson FA (2020). Cost-effectiveness of Universal and Targeted Hepatitis C Virus Screening in the United States. JAMA Netw Open, 3(9), e2015756.
- Keeshin SW, Feinberg J (2016). Text Message Reminder-Recall to Increase HPV Immunization in Young HIV-1-Infected Patients. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care, 16(2), 110-113.
- Keeshin SW, Feinberg J (2016). Endocarditis as a Marker for New Epidemics of Injection Drug Use. Am J Med Sci, 352(6), 609-614.
- Keeshin SW, Feinberg J (1/2015). Evaluation of dolutegravir safety for the treatment of HIV-1. Expert Opin Drug Saf, 14(1), 141*7.
- Barnette P, Scholl R, Blandford M, Ballard L, Tsodikov A, Magee J, Williams S, Robertson M, Ali-Osman F, Lemons R, Keller C (2004). High-throughput detection of glutathione s-transferase polymorphic alleles in a pediatric cancer population. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 13(2), 304-13.
- Wang Y, Williams S, Ferris C (2003). Co-Induction of H0-1 and ATP-dependent iron transport by stressful stimuli. Gastroenterology, 124(4), A724-725.
Case Report
Abstract
- Keeshin SW, Feinberg J (2015). Text Messaging Reminder Recall to Increase HPV Immunization Uptake in Young HIV-1 Infected Patients. [Abstract]. 8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogens Treatment and Prevention.
- Keeshin SW, Feinberg J (2012). Endocarditis as a Sentinel Marker for New Epidemics of Injection Drug Use and Hepatitis C Virus Infection [Abstract]. National Summit on HIV and Viral Hepatitis Diagnosis, Prevention and Access to Care.
- Keeshin SW, Feinberg J (2012). Screening for HCV and HIV in Patients Diagnosed with Infective Endocarditis at an Academic Medical Center in Metropolitan Cincinnati 1999-2009 [Abstract]. HIV and Liver Disease Meeting.
- Keeshin SW, Feinberg J (2012). The Impact of Infectious Disease Consultation on Infective Endocarditis Outcomes at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital [Abstract]. American Society of Microbiology General Meeting.
- Williams S, Wang Y, Ferris C (2002). Heme Oxygenase-1 and Iron ATPase Induction in Mice and Human Lymphoblast Cells [Abstract]. Vanderbilt University.
- Koppanati BM, Williams S, Gustafson DR (2001). Androgen Receptor Gene Repeats and Indices of Obesity in Older Adults [poster also presented orally] [Abstract]. Endocrine Society's Annual Scientific Meeting.