RobertBKellerMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Scarborough, ME

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Office
49 Spring St
1st Floor
Scarborough, ME 04074
Phone+1 207-885-4479

Fax+1 207-883-2586
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Summary

Dr. Robert Keller, MD is a board certified orthopedic surgeon in Scarborough, Maine. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Maine. He is affiliated with Maine Medical Center.

Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1966 - 1967
Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1965 - 1966
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1962 - 1963
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1961 - 1962
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1961

Certifications & Licensure

ME State Medical License 1979 - 2018
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Point of View.
Keller, R.B.> ;Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011-06-13
Orientation and Related Buoyancy Effects in Low-velocity Flow Boiling
Herman Merte, William W. Schultz, Quanyi Liu, Robert B. Keller> ;Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2009 Apr 1
14 citations
Do motor control genes contribute to interindividual variability in decreased movement in patients with pain
Bikash K. Mishra, Tianxia Wu, Inna Belfer, Colin A. Hodgkinson, Leonardo G. Cohen, Carly Kiselycznyk, Albert Kingman, Robert B. Keller, Qiaoping Yuan, David Goldman, S...> ;Molecular Pain. 2007 Jul 26
53 citations
Symptoms of distress as prospective predictors of pain-related sciatica treatment outcomes
Robert R. Edwards, Brendan Klick, Luis F. Buenaver, Mitchell B. Max, Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite, Robert B. Keller, Steven J. Atlas> ;Pain. 2007 Jul 1
58 citations
The impact of disability compensation on long-term treatment outcomes of patients with sciatica due to a lumbar disc herniation.
Steven J. Atlas, Yuchiao Chang, Robert B. Keller, Daniel E. Singer, Yen A. Wu, Richard A. Deyo> ;Spine. 2006 Dec 15
50 citations
A Clinical Genetic Method to Identify Mechanisms by Which Pain Causes Depression and Anxiety
Mitchell B. Max, Tianxia Wu, Steven J. Atlas, Robert R. Edwards, Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite, A. Bollettino, Heather S. Hipp, Colin D. McKnight, Inge A Osman, Erin N C...> ;Molecular Pain. 2006 Apr 19
218 citations
Prevention of work disability due to musculoskeletal disorders: the challenge of implementing evidence.
Patrick Loisel, Rachelle Buchbinder, Rowland G. Hazard, Robert B. Keller, Inger Scheel, Maurits W. van Tulder, Barbara S. Webster> ;Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2005 Dec 1
53 citations
The Effect of Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment on Longitudinal Outcomes of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Over 10 Years
Yuchiao Chang, Daniel E. Singer, Yen A. Wu, Robert B. Keller, Steven J. Atlas> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2005 May 1
8 citations
Is there a continuing role for prospective observational studies in spine research
Robert B. Keller, Steven J. Atlas> ;Spine. 2005 Apr 15
Long-term outcomes of surgical and nonsurgical management of sciatica secondary to a lumbar disc herniation: 10 year results from the maine lumbar spine study.
Atlas, S. J.,Keller, R. B.,Wu, Y. A.,Deyo, R. A.,Singer, D. E.> ;Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Apr 15
406 citations
Long-term outcomes of surgical and nonsurgical management of lumbar spinal stenosis: 8 to 10 year results from the maine lumbar spine study.
Steven J. Atlas, Robert B. Keller, Yen A. Wu, Richard A. Deyo, Daniel E. Singer> ;Spine. 2005 Apr 15
78 citations
Determinants of work absence following surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome
Jeffrey N. Katz, Benjamin C. Amick, Robert B. Keller, Anne H. Fossel, Janet Ossman, Valerie Soucie, Elena Losina> ;American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2005 Feb 1
75 citations
Predictors of successful work role functioning after carpal tunnel release surgery.
Benjamin C. Amick, Rochelle Virginia Habeck, Janet Ossmann, Anne H. Fossel, Robert B. Keller, Jeffrey N. Katz> ;Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2004 May 1
39 citations
The Maine-Seattle Back Questionnaire : A 12-Item Disability Questionnaire for Evaluating Patients with Lumbar Sciatica or Stenosis : Results of a Derivation and Valida...
Steven J. Atlas, Richard A. Deyo, Melissa van den Ancker, Daniel E. Singer, Robert B. Keller, Donald L. Patrick> ;Spine. 2003 Aug 15
33 citations
Do osteopathic physicians differ in patient interaction from allopathic physicians? An empirically derived approach.
Timothy S. Carey, Thomas M Motyka, Joanne M. Garrett, Robert B Keller> ;The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 2003 Jul 1
Point of view.
Keller, R.B.> ;Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Jan 1
1 citations
Criteria for approximating certain microgravity flow boiling characteristics in Earth gravity.
Herman Merte, Jaeseok Park, William W. Shultz, Robert B. Keller> ;Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2002 Oct 1
Editorial.
Keller, R.B., Fehlings, M.G.> ;Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 Jun 15
21 citations
Longer distal motor latency predicts better outcomes of carpal tunnel release.
Jack T. Dennerlein, F. Sharonah Soumekh, Anne H. Fossel, Benjamin C. Amick, Robert B. Keller, Jeffrey N. Katz> ;Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2002 Feb 1
163 citations
Surgical and nonsurgical management of sciatica secondary to a lumbar disc herniation: five-year outcomes from the Maine Lumbar Spine Study.
Steven J. Atlas, Robert B. Keller, Yuchiao Chang, Richard A. Deyo, Daniel E. Singer> ;Spine. 2001 May 15
124 citations
Predictors of outcomes of carpal tunnel release.
Jeffrey N. Katz, Elena Losina, Benjamin C. Amick, Anne H. Fossel, Louis Bessette, Robert B. Keller> ;Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2001 May 1
Physiotherapy, muscle conditioning, and aerobics were effective for chronic low back pain.
Robert B. Keller> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2000 Jun 1
259 citations
Surgical and nonsurgical management of lumbar spinal stenosis: Four-year outcomes from the maine lumbar spine study
Steven J. Atlas, Robert B. Keller, Deborah C. Robson, Richard A. Deyo, Daniel E. Singer> ;Spine. 2000 Mar 1
105 citations
Long-Term Disability and Return to Work Among Patients Who Have a Herniated Lumbar Disc: The Effect of Disability Compensation*
Steven J. Atlas, Yuchiao Chang, Erin Kammann, Robert B. Keller, Richard A. Deyo, Daniel E. Singer> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2000 Jan 1
108 citations
The relation between expectations and outcomes in surgery for sciatica.
Gabriele K. Lutz, Martin Butzlaff, Steven J. Atlas, Robert B. Keller, Daniel E. Singer, Richard A. Deyo> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 1999 Dec 1
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Grant Support

Maine Lumbar Spine StudyAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2001
Maine Lumbar Spine StudyAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality1998–2001
Outcomes Dissemination--The Maine Study Group ModelAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality1994–1996
Outcomes Dissemination: The Maine Study Group ModelAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality1991–1996

Hospital Affiliations

Maine Medical CenterPortland, Maine