LenaMarthaO'KeefeMDMS

Neurology • New Haven, CT

Neurocritical Care

Staff Physician

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Office
15 York Street
LCI 7th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
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Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Neurocritical Care, 2021 - 2023
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2017 - 2021
Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 2017, M.D.
University of ConnecticutM.S., Neurobiology and Physiology

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2021 - 2024
CT State Medical License 2017 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2018 - 2021
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Sex-Specific Differences in Autophagic Responses to Experimental Ischemic Stroke.
Anthony Patrizz, Jose F. Moruno-Manchon, Lena M O'Keefe, Sarah J. Doran, Anita Patel, Venugopal Reddy Venna, Andrey S. Tsvetkov, Jun Li, Louise D. McCullough> ;Cells. 2021 Jul 20
3 citations
Treating Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity With Enteral Baclofen in Anoxic Brain Injury.
Lena M. O’Keefe, Gracia Mui> ;The Neurologist. 2020 Mar 1
19 citations
Depletion of CD4 T cells provides therapeutic benefits in aged mice after ischemic stroke
Nia M. Harris, Meaghan Roy-O'Reilly, Rodney M. Ritzel, Aleah Holmes, Lauren H Sansing, Lena M. O’Keefe, Louise D. McCullough, Anjali Chauhan> ;Experimental Neurology. 2020 Jan 15
32 citations
Thyroid hormones and functional outcomes after ischemic stroke.
Lena M. O’Keefe, Sarah E. Conway, Alexandra Czap, Carl D. Malchoff, Sharon E. Benashski, Gilbert Fortunato, Ilene Staff, Louise D. McCullough> ;Thyroid Research. 2015 Jul 4
15 citations
Inhibition of mitochondrial p53 abolishes the detrimental effects of social isolation on ischemic brain injury
Venugopal R Venna, Rajkumar Verma, Lena M. O’Keefe, Yan Xu, Joshua Crapser, Brett Friedler, Louise D. McCullough> ;Stroke. 2014 Oct 1
85 citations
Social isolation after stroke leads to depressive-like behavior and decreased BDNF levels in mice.
Lena M. O’Keefe, Sarah J. Doran, Laetitia Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, Lisa H. Conti, Venugopal Reddy Venna, Louise D. McCullough> ;Behavioural Brain Research. 2014 Mar 1
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Journal Articles

Sigmoid volvulus: A pediatric case report and review of management
O'Keefe LM, Hu YY, Thaker S, Finck C, Journal of Pediatric Surgery CASE REPORTS, 2/6/2016

Abstracts/Posters

Functional Outcomes Post-Thrombectomy In Elderly Stroke Patients
O'Keefe LM, Gautam A, Bhardwaj R, Afshani M, Grover P, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2018
Thyroid Hormones And Functional Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke
Lena M O'Keefe , Sarah J Doran , Alexandra Czap , Sharon Benashski , Ilene Staff , and Louise D McCullough, International Stroke Conference, 2013
Sex-dependent Differences in Autophagy After Experimentally-induced Stroke
Alexander J Adami , Lena O'Keefe , Venugopal R Venna , Jun Li , Chad S Siegel , Sharon E Benashski , and Louise D McCullough, International Stroke Conference, 2012