David Keller, MD

Professional Titles

• Vice Chair of Clinical Strategy and Transformation

Recognitions

• Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors, Boston MA (2012)
  Peer recognition of clinical excellence. Awarded annually. Received 2002-12.
• Massachusetts Medical-Legal Partnership Network in Physician Advocacy Award , MLP-Boston (2010)
  Recognition of work for national Medical-Legal Partnership movement.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow, Institute of Medicine (2009)
  Nationally competitive fellowship awarded to further participation of health care professionals in public policy work.
• Advocacy and Public Policy Award, Academic Pediatric Association (2020)
  The Public Policy and Advocacy Award recognizes a health care professional, pediatric department, or program whose public policy advocacy efforts at the state, regional, national, or international level have improved the health and well-being of infants, children, and/or adolescents. https://www.academicpeds.org/award/public-policy-and-adovcacy-award/
• 2023 Job Lewis Smith Award, American Academy of Pediatrics (2023)
  The Job Lewis Smith Award is presented to a pediatrician with a history of significant career achievements in community pediatrics.

Research Interests

Publications

• Keller D, Sarvet B. Is there a psychiatrist in the house? Integrating child psychiatry into the pediatric medical home. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013 Jan;52(1):3-5. PubMed PMID: 23265627
• Keller D, Sarvet B. Drs. Keller and Sarvet reply. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013 Aug;52(8):877. PubMed PMID: 23880498
• Soares NS, Hobson WL, Ruch-Ross H, Finneran M, Varrasso DA, Keller D. The influence of Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) program on community pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2014 Jan;133(1):e205-12. PubMed PMID: 24323996
• Medical homes work with the patient at the center. Health Affairs Blog. Posted May 3, 2013. http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2013/05/03/medical-homes-work-with-the-patient-at-the-center/
• Keller DM. Policy, politics, and procedure: our role in building systems that improve the health of children. Acad Pediatr. 2014 Sep-Oct;14(5):425-9. PubMed PMID: 25169154
• Soares NS, Hobson WL, Ruch-Ross H, Finneran M, Varrasso DA, Keller D. The influence of Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) program on community pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2014 Jan;133(1):e205-12. PubMed PMID: 24323996
• Keller D, Chamberlain LJ. Children and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: opportunities and challenges in an evolving system. Acad Pediatr. 2014 May-Jun;14(3):225-33. PubMed PMID: 24767775
• Thompson DA, Pachter LM, Keller D. Efforts to diversify the academic pediatric workforce. JAMA Pediatr. 2014 Apr;168(4):390-1. PubMed PMID: 24710589
• J Savageau, G Willis, J Simons, D Keller, K Muhr and Y Li. Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Universal Behavioral Health Screening in Massachusetts Children on Medicaid. (abstr) E-PAS2014:4140.579
• Council on Community Pediatrics. Providing Care for Immigrant, Migrant, and Border Children Pediatrics; published online May 6, 2013. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/04/30/peds.2013-1099
• Council on Community Pediatrics. Community Pediatrics: Navigating the Intersection of Medicine, Public Health, and Social Determinants of Children’s Health. Pediatrics 2013 131: 623 - 8. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/131/3/623
• J Raphael, M Sadof, C Stille, S Toomey, D Keller. Not just little adults: 2. Considerations for measures in child health. Expert Commentary. AHRQ National Quality Measure Clearinghouse. 2014. http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/expert/expert-commentary.aspx?f=rss&id=47906
• D Keller, Jaffe D and Dreyer B. Written Testimony Submitted to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights of the Senate Judiciary Committee, February, 12, 2013. http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/resources/documents/113thCongressDocuments/upload/021213RecordSubmission-Durbin.pdf
• Advisory Committee on Training on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (Committee member). Interprofessional Education: Tenth Annual Report to the Secretary of the Department of HHS and to Congress. July 2013. http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/actpcmd/Reports/tenthreport.pdf
• D Keller, S Toomey, J Raphael, M Sadof, C Stille. Not Just Little Adults. 1. Policies to Support Medical Home Transformation in Pediatric Practice. Expert Commentary. AHRQ National Quality Measure Clearinghouse. 2014. http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/expert/expert-commentary.aspx?id=47896
• Advisory Committee on Training on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (Lead writer). Training Health Professionals in Community Settings During a Time of Transformation: Building and Learning in Integrated Systems of Care: Eleventh Annual Report to the Secretary of the Department of HHS and to Congress. December 2014. http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/actpcmd/Reports/eleventhreport.pdf
• Ader J, Stille CJ, Keller D, Miller BF, Barr MS, Perrin JM. The medical home and integrated behavioral health: advancing the policy agenda. Pediatrics. 2015 May;135(5):909-17. PubMed PMID: 25869375
• Keller DM. Addressing the Needs of Children in a Time of Health Reform via Medicaid, CHIP, or Subsidized Markets . JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(1):12-13. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.3266.
• Advisory Committee on Training on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (Writing Committee). Health Literacy and Patient Engagement: Twelfth Annual Report to the Secretary of the Department of HHS and to Congress. 2015.
• Keller DM. For Children With Medical Complexity, There Is No Place Like (the Medical) Home. Journal of Pediatrics 2016;169:11-12. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.11.036
• CJ Stille, A Carle, JL Raphael, DM Keller, R Turchi, C, Kraft, M Mann, D Bright, K O'Connor. Do Pediatricians Think About Different Characteristics of the Medical Home Differently? (poster). E-PAS2015: 754393.
• JC Raphael; A Carle; R Turchi; D Keller; M Mann, C Kraft; D Bright; K O’Connor; CJ Stille. Structure and Relationship Aspects of Family-Centered Medical Home: Associations with Primary Care Activities.(poster) PAS2015:
• M S Brittan, S Martin, C Stille, E Elias, K Santucci and D Keller. A Quality Improvement (QI) Project To Decrease Unplanned Readmissions in Hospitalized Children with Medical Complexity (CMC). (platform) E-PAS2015: 754393.
• Brittan MS, Fischman V, Martin SE, Moss A, Keller D. Provider Feedback: A Potential Method to Reduce Readmissions. Hosp Pediatr. 2016 Nov;6(11):684-688. PubMed PMID: 27803073
• Savageau JA, Keller D, Willis G, Muhr K, Aweh G, Simons J, Sherwood E. Behavioral Health Screening among Massachusetts Children Receiving Medicaid. J Pediatr. 2016 Nov;178:261-267. PubMed PMID: 27546203
• Keller DM, Wells N. To Maintain Pediatric Competence, Walk With Our Patients and Families. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Nov 1;170(11):1042-1043. PubMed PMID: 27653612
• Keller DM. For Children with Medical Complexity, There Is No Place Like (The Medical) Home. J Pediatr. 2016 Feb;169:11-2. PubMed PMID: 26681472
• Keller DM. Addressing the Needs of Children in a Time of Health Reform via Medicaid, CHIP, or Subsidized Markets. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Jan;170(1):12-3. PubMed PMID: 26569386
• Keller DM. A Child’s Insight. in H Rotbart. Miracles We Have Seen. 2016. Health Communications. Deerfield Beach, Florida. pp.317-9.
• Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (Writing Committee Member). Addressing the Social Determinants of Health: The Role of Health Professions Education: Thirteenth Annual Report to the Secretary of the Department of HHS and to Congress. December 2016.
• Bowdoin JJ, Rodriguez-Monguio R, Puleo E, Keller D, Roche J. Associations between the patient-centered medical home and preventive care and healthcare quality for non-elderly adults with mental illness: A surveillance study analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Aug 24;16(1):434. PubMed PMID: 27557785
• Bowdoin JJ, Rodriguez-Monguio R, Puleo E, Keller D, Roche J. The patient-centered medical home model: healthcare services utilization and cost for non-elderly adults with mental illness. J Ment Health. 2017 Oct 9;:1-9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28990831
• Brittan MS, Campagna EJ, Keller D, Kempe A. How Measurement Variability Affects Reporting of a Single Readmission Metric. J Healthc Qual. 2018 Aug 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30180042
• Stille CJ, Raphael JL, Carle AC, Keller DM, Turchi RM, Kraft CA, Mann MY, Bright D. Relationship-focused vs. Structural Activities in Medical Home Measurement in Pediatrics. Matern Child Health J. 2018 Jun 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29926246
• Nerlinger AL, Shah AN, Beck AF, Beers LS, Wong SL, Chamberlain LJ, Keller D. The Advocacy Portfolio: A Standardized Tool for Documenting Physician Advocacy. Acad Med. 2018 Jun;93(6):860-868. PubMed PMID: 29298182
• Langer CS, Antonelli RC, Chamberlain L, Pan RJ, Keller D. Evolving Federal and State Health Care Policy: Toward a More Integrated and Comprehensive Care-Delivery System for Children With Medical Complexity. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar;141(Suppl 3):S259-S265. PubMed PMID: 29496977
• Stille CJ, Raphael JL, Carle AC, Keller DM, Turchi RM, Kraft CA, Mann MY, Bright D. Relationship-focused vs. Structural Activities in Medical Home Measurement in Pediatrics. Matern Child Health J. 2018 Nov;22(11):1580-1588. PubMed PMID: 29926246
• Keller D, Reynolds A. Behavioral Pediatrics Meets Behavioral Economics: Autism, Mandates, and High Deductibles. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun;143(6). PubMed PMID: 31092587
• Brittan MS, Campagna EJ, Keller D, Kempe A. How Measurement Variability Affects Reporting of a Single Readmission Metric. J Healthc Qual. 2019 May Jun;41(3):160-164. PubMed PMID: 31094949
• Keller DM, Davis MM, Freed GL. Access to pediatric subspecialty care for children and youth: possible shortages and potential solutions. Pediatr Res. 2020 Jun;87(7):1151-1152. PubMed PMID: 32294663
• Bergman DA, Keller D, Kuo DZ, Lerner C, Mansour M, Stille C, Richardson T, Rodean J, Hudak M. Costs and Use for Children With Medical Complexity in a Care Management Program. Pediatrics. 2020 Apr;145(4). PubMed PMID: 32229620
• Coker TR, Keller D, Davis S, Abman S. APS/SPR Virtual Chat: race, racism, and child health equity in academic pediatrics. Pediatr Res. 2020 Sep 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32977326
• Keller DM, Davis MM, Freed GL. Access to pediatric subspecialty care for children and youth: possible shortages and potential solutions. Pediatr Res. 2020 Jun;87(7):1151-1152. PubMed PMID: 32294663
• Bergman DA, Keller D, Kuo DZ, Lerner C, Mansour M, Stille C, Richardson T, Rodean J, Hudak M. Costs and Use for Children With Medical Complexity in a Care Management Program. Pediatrics. 2020 Apr;145(4). PubMed PMID: 32229620
• Fritz CQ, Brittan MS, Keller D. Inpatient Population Health-Defining the Denominator. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Mar 1;174(3):231-232. PubMed PMID: 31961386
• Ray KN, Keller D. Telehealth and pediatric care: policy to optimize access, outcomes, and equity. Pediatr Res. 2022 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36114243
• Baker SS, Keller D. Health and access to care for refugees, asylees, and unaccompanied children. Pediatr Res. 2022 Jul;92(1):7-9. PubMed PMID: 35414670
• B Wormser and D Keller. Pediatrics. in Health for Everyone: A Guide to Politically and Socially Progressive Healthcare. Z Berger (ed). Rowman and Littlefield: Lantham, MD. 2022.
• Stewart AM, Lee LK, Bettenhausen JL, Shah AN, Jarvis LR, Keller D, Gambill LK. Enhancing Physician Advocacy through Collaboration with Government Relations: Report from the Health Policy Scholars Program. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Nov 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37949169
• Keller DM. Child Advocacy in Action: If Not You, Who? If Not now, When?. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Feb;70(1):1-10. PubMed PMID: 36402460
• Ray KN, Keller D. Telehealth and pediatric care: policy to optimize access, outcomes, and equity. Pediatr Res. 2022 Dec;92(6):1496-1499. PubMed PMID: 36114243
• DM Keller and D Nicklas. Charting Pediatrics: A Career of Impressive Care: Highlighting the Leadership of David Keller, MD (S7:E11)

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Fellow
• Academic Pediatric Association (APA), Past-President
• National Academies of Practice (NAP), Fellow, Academy of Medicine
• AcademyHealth, Member
• American Pediatric Society, Member

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Pediatrics, Board Certification (1987)