Doctor's Bio
Dr. William B. Keeling is a cardiac surgeon who focuses on acquired adult diseases. His clinical interests include complex reoperative cardiac surgery as well as aortic surgery.
Board Certifications
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
- Residency: University of South Florida
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration for Infective Endocarditis: Proceedings From an Inaugural Multidisciplinary Summit and Comprehensive Review.
Marinacci LX, Sethi SS, Paras ML, El Sabbagh A, Secemsky EA, Sohail MR, Starck C, Bearnot B, Yucel E, Schaerf RHM, Akhtar Y, Younes A, Patton M, Villablanca P, Reddy S, Enter D, Moriarty JM, Keeling WB, El Hajj Younes S, Kiell C, Rosenfield K
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2024;3(12):102283.
PMID: 39807229 - Midterm survival, clinical, and hemodynamic outcomes of a novel mechanical mitral valve prosthesis.
Ruel M, Chu MWA, Graeve A, Gerdisch MW, Damiano RJ, Smith RL, Keeling WB, Wait MA, Hagberg RC, Quinn RD, Sethi GK, Floridia R, Barreiro CJ, Pruitt AL, Accola KD, Dagenais F, Markowitz AH, Ye J, Sekela ME, Tsuda RY, Duncan DA, Swistel DG, Harville LE, DeRose JJ, Lehr EJ, Alexander JH, Puskas JD,
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2024;
PMID: 39617318 - Long-term Results of Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection.
Leshnower BG, Farrington WJ, Huckaby LV, Keeling WB, Zellner AB, Chen EP
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2025;119(1):101-107.
PMID: 39293750 - Acute-on-Chronic Aortic Dissection: Management and Outcomes of the Unstable "Triple-Lumen" Aorta.
Norton EL, Farrington WJ, Keeling WB, Wei JW, Binongo JN, Zellner AB, Chen EP, Leshnower BG
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2024;117(5):923-930.
PMID: 37923239 - National trends in emergency coronary artery bypass grafting.
Keeling WB, Binongo J, Wei J, Leshnower BG, Farrington W, Halkos ME
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 2023;
PMID: 37878803 - Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion May Decrease Stroke Risk During Elective Aortic Arch Surgery.
Keeling WB, Tian D, Farrington W, Goksedef D, Appoo JJ, Hoffman A, Hughes GC, LeMaire S, Leshnower BG
Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.). 2023;18(5):452-458.
PMID: 37753830 - Safety and efficacy of a kaolin-impregnated hemostatic gauze in cardiac surgery: A randomized trial.
Mumtaz M, Thompson RB, Moon MR, Sultan I, Reece TB, Keeling WB, DeLaRosa J
JTCVS open. 2023;
PMID: 37425449 - Trends in surgical aortic valve replacement in pre- and post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement eras at a structural heart center.
Norton EL, Ward AF, Tully A, Leshnower BG, Guyton RA, Paone G, Keeling WB, Miller JS, Halkos ME, Grubb KJ
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine. 2023;
PMID: 37283574 - Low-Dose vs Standard Warfarin After Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement: A Randomized Trial.
Chu MWA, Ruel M, Graeve A, Gerdisch MW, Damiano RJ, Smith RL, Keeling WB, Wait MA, Hagberg RC, Quinn RD, Sethi GK, Floridia R, Barreiro CJ, Pruitt AL, Accola KD, Dagenais F, Markowitz AH, Ye J, Sekela ME, Tsuda RY, Duncan DA, Swistel DG, Harville LE, DeRose JJ, Lehr EJ, Alexander JH, Puskas JD,
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2023;115(4):929-938.
PMID: 36610532 - Prolonged Periods of Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Are Safe During Elective Arch Surgery.
Keeling WB, Tian D, Farrington W, Sinatra R, Della Corte A, Chiesa R, Underwood JM, Leshnower BG, Chen EP,
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2023;115(2):387-394.
PMID: 35697114
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