Lynn M. Keenan

Lynn M. Keenan, MD, FACP, FCP

Languages spoken: English
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  • Lynn M. Keenan, M.D., is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and lived in Texas. Oregon and Washington State. She attended La Salle University and completed a B.A. in Biology and Religion. She received a Health Professions Scholarship from the US Army. She underwent advanced training at The Academy of Health Sciences Fort Sam Houston, Texas. She then completed her Doctor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. She moved to Tacoma, Washington and completed residency training in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center. She completed her training in Critical Care Medicine at University of Washington. She was promoted to Major in the US Army Medical Corp and moved to El Paso, Texas and served at William Beaumont Army Medical Center. She was director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit, assistant director of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, clinical instructor at the Academy of Health Sciences, and co-chair of the Ethics Committee. In 1997, she entered private practice in Eugene, Oregon. She worked with the physicians at The Oregon Clinic in Portland to receive training in Sleep Medicine. She received training in Percutaneous Tracheostomy at Oregon Health Sciences University. In 2001, she returned to Seattle, Washington to practice and teach students and residents at Virginia Mason Medical Center and Group Health Cooperative. In 2006, she underwent training in Endoscopic Ultrasound Bronchoscopy. Later, she joined UW Medicine at Northwest Hospital and Medical Center. She was an Adjunct, clinical lecturer for one year and then was promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor. She moved to Utah in 2014 and now has joined the faculty at the University of Utah and George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

    Her current inpatient and outpatient clinical includes all aspects of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine. She enjoys taking care of COPD, pleural disease and asthma. She enjoys educating her patients on their lung disease as part of the overall treatment plan. She is currently a member of the American Thoracic Society, Fellow of The American College of Chest Physicians and Fellow of The American College of Physicians.

    Specialties

    • Pulmonary
    • Respiratory Critical Care

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Primary
    Academic Divisions Pulmonary

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    4.9 /5

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    November 02, 2022

    Dr. Keenan is great! So is Maria!

    October 12, 2022

    I say it's just like having my little sister take care of me and I so appreciate it

    October 11, 2022

    Doctor Keenan is very knowledgeable in the pulmonary field She spends the time needed to explain my situation in a manner I can fully understand. I would recommend Doctor Keenan to anyone needing a pulmonologist.

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  • Lynn M. Keenan, M.D., is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and lived in Texas. Oregon and Washington State. She attended La Salle University and completed a B.A. in Biology and Religion. She received a Health Professions Scholarship from the US Army. She underwent advanced training at The Academy of Health Sciences Fort Sam Houston, Texas. She then completed her Doctor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. She moved to Tacoma, Washington and completed residency training in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center. She completed her training in Critical Care Medicine at University of Washington. She was promoted to Major in the US Army Medical Corp and moved to El Paso, Texas and served at William Beaumont Army Medical Center. She was director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit, assistant director of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, clinical instructor at the Academy of Health Sciences, and co-chair of the Ethics Committee. In 1997, she entered private practice in Eugene, Oregon. She worked with the physicians at The Oregon Clinic in Portland to receive training in Sleep Medicine. She received training in Percutaneous Tracheostomy at Oregon Health Sciences University. In 2001, she returned to Seattle, Washington to practice and teach students and residents at Virginia Mason Medical Center and Group Health Cooperative. In 2006, she underwent training in Endoscopic Ultrasound Bronchoscopy. Later, she joined UW Medicine at Northwest Hospital and Medical Center. She was an Adjunct, clinical lecturer for one year and then was promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor. She moved to Utah in 2014 and now has joined the faculty at the University of Utah and George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

    Her current inpatient and outpatient clinical includes all aspects of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine. She enjoys taking care of COPD, pleural disease and asthma. She enjoys educating her patients on their lung disease as part of the overall treatment plan. She is currently a member of the American Thoracic Society, Fellow of The American College of Chest Physicians and Fellow of The American College of Physicians.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Pulmonary

    Education history

    Fellowship Critical Care Medicine - University of Washington Fellow
    Pulmonary Disease - Madigan Army Medical Center Fellow
    Residency Internal Medicine - Madigan Army Medical Center Resident
    Internal Medicine - Madigan Army Medical Center Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - Jefferson Medical College M.D.
    Biology and Religion - La Salle University B.A.