Rebecca Keith, MD

Associate Professor, Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, Weill Cornell Medical College (2003)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Cornell University (NY) (1998)
Internship
  • Emory University School of Medicine Program (2004)
Residency
  • Emory University School of Medicine Program, Chief Resident, Internal Medicine (2007)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine (2010)
Languages
English
Department
Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care

Publications

  • Wynes MW, Edelman BL, Kostyk AG, Edwards MG, Coldren C, Groshong SD, Cosgrove GP, Redente EF, Bamberg A, Brown KK, Reisdorph N, Keith RC, Frankel SK, and Riches DW. Increased cell surface fas expression is necessary and sufficient to sensitize lung fibroblasts to fas ligation-induced apoptosis: implications for fibroblast accumulation in pulmonary fibrosis. J Immunol. 2011; 187: 527-37, PMID: 21632719.
  • Redente EF, Jacobsen KM, Solomon JJ, Lara AR, Faubel S, Keith RC, Henson PM, Downey GP, and Riches DW. Age and gender dimorphisms contribute to the severity of bleomycin-induced lung injury and fibrosis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2011; 301: L510-8, PMID: 21743030.
  • Keith RC, Powers JL, Redente EF, Sergew A, Martin RJ, Gizinski A, Holers M, Sakaguchi S, Riches DW. A novel model of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease in SKG mice. Exp Lung Research. 2012; 38: 55-66, PMID: 22185348.
  • Keith R., Riches D.W., Brown K., Rheumatoid Lung Disease. Touch Briefings.
  • Redente EF, Keith RC, Janssen W, Henson PM, Ortiz LA, Downey GP, Bratton DL, Riches DW. TNF-a Accelerates the Resolution of Established Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice by Targeting Pro-Fibrotic Lung Macrophages. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2013 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24325577
  • Redente EF, Keith RC, Janssen W, Henson PM, Ortiz LA, Downey GP, Bratton DL, Riches DW. Tumor necrosis factor-a accelerates the resolution of established pulmonary fibrosis in mice by targeting profibrotic lung macrophages. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2014 Apr;50(4):825-37. PubMed PMID: 24325577
  • Roy MG, Livraghi-Butrico A, Fletcher AA, McElwee MM, Evans SE, Boerner RM, Alexander SN, Bellinghausen LK, Song AS, Petrova YM, Tuvim MJ, Adachi R, Romo I, Bordt AS, Bowden MG, Sisson JH, Woodruff PG, Thornton DJ, Rousseau K, De la Garza MM, Moghaddam SJ, Karmouty-Quintana H, Blackburn MR, Drouin SM, Davis CW, Terrell KA, Grubb BR, O'Neal WK, Flores SC, Cota-Gomez A, Lozupone CA, Donnelly JM, Watson AM, Hennessy CE, Keith RC, Yang IV, Barthel L, Henson PM, Janssen WJ, Schwartz DA, Boucher RC, Dickey BF, Evans CM. Muc5b is required for airway defence. Nature. 2014 Jan 16;505(7483):412-6. PubMed PMID: 24317696
  • Roy MG, Livraghi-Butrico A, Fletcher AA, McElwee MM, Evans SE, Boerner RM, Alexander SN, Bellinghausen LK, Song AS, Petrova YM, Tuvim MJ, Adachi R, Romo I, Bordt AS, Bowden MG, Sisson JH, Woodruff PG, Thornton DJ, Rousseau K, De la Garza MM, Moghaddam SJ, Karmouty-Quintana H, Blackburn MR, Drouin SM, Davis CW, Terrell KA, Grubb BR, O'Neal WK, Flores SC, Cota-Gomez A, Lozupone CA, Donnelly JM, Watson AM, Hennessy CE, Keith RC, Yang IV, Barthel L, Henson PM, Janssen WJ, Schwartz DA, Boucher RC, Dickey BF, Evans CM. Muc5b is required for airway defence. Nature. 2014 Jan 16;505(7483):412-6. PubMed PMID: 24317696
  • Keith RC, Sokolove J, Edelman BL, Lahey L, Redente EF, Holers VM, Sakaguchi S, Robinson WH, Riches DW. Testosterone is protective in the sexually dimorphic development of arthritis and lung disease in SKG mice. Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Jun;65(6):1487-93. PubMed PMID: 23529475

Professional Memberships

  • American Thoracic Society (ATS), Member
  • American College of Physicians (ACP), Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2007)
  • Pulmonary Disease, Board Certification (2009)
  • Critical Care Medicine, Board Certification (2010)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Critical Care
  • Lungs and Breathing - Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Lungs and Breathing - Granulomatous Lung Disease
  • Lungs and Breathing - Lung Disease
  • Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Disorders
  • Lungs and Breathing