Roberta Keller, MD

My research program is in developmental lung disease. I am interested in the evaluation of prognostic factors, biomarkers and consequences of lung disease related to extreme prematurity or birth defects (specifically, congenital diaphragmatic hernia).
Education
2019 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
2002 - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute
Fellowship, 2002 - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicince, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 1996 - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
M.D., 1993 - Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Honors and Awards
  • Alumni Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, UCSF chapter, 2017-now
  • San Francisco Magazine, Top Doctor, 2015-now
  • Nominee, UCSF Department of Pediatrics Fellowship and Leadership Advocacy Group Leadership Award, 2015
  • Nominee, UCSF Department of Pediatrics Fellowship and Leadership Advocacy Group Mentorship Award, 2014
  • Nominee, UCSF Training in Clinical Research Advising Award, 2014
  • Member, American Pediatric Society, 2013-now
  • Castle Connolly, Top Doctor, 2012-now
  • Consultation Award, UCSF T1 Translational Catalyst Award Program, 2012
  • Academic Senate Travel Grant, UCSF, 2009
  • Mead Johnson Travel Award Winner, Western Society for Pediatric Research, 2009
  • NIH/NICHD Young Investigator, Perinatal Research Society, 2007
  • Ronald McDonald House, The Ivan Gold and Trudi Morrison Volunteer Leadership Award, 2007
  • Member, Society for Pediatric Research, 2006-now
  • K23 Career Development Award, NHLBI, 2005-2010
  • Supplemental Career Development Award, Pulmonary Hypertension Association, 2005-2010
  • NIH Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Scholar, UCSF Roadmap K12 Clinical Research Development Award, 2005
  • Member, Western Society for Pediatric Research, 2004-now
Websites

  1. Tsoi SM, Nawaytou H, Almeneisi H, Steurer M, Zhao Y, Fineman JR, Keller RL. Prostaglandin-E1 infusion in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Pediatric pulmonology 2023. PMID: 37975485



  2. Colglazier E, Ng AJ, Parker C, Woolsey D, Holmes R, Dsouza A, Becerra J, Stevens L, Nawaytou H, Keller RL, Fineman JR. Safety and tolerability of continuous inhaled iloprost in critically ill pediatric pulmonary hypertension patients: A retrospective case series. Pulmonary circulation 2023. PMID: 37731624


  3. Fineman DC, Keller RL, Maltepe E, Rinaudo PF, Steurer MA. Fertility treatment increases the risk of preterm birth independent of multiple gestations. F&S Reports 2023. PMID: 37719103


  4. Smith MA, Steurer MA, Mahendra M, Zinter MS, Keller RL. Sociodemographic factors associated with tracheostomy and mortality in bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatric pulmonology 2023. PMID: 36700394



  5. Tsoi SM, Jones K, Colglazier E, Parker C, Nawaytou H, Teitel D, Fineman JR, Keller RL. Persistence of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: A case of de novo TBX4 variant. Pulmonary circulation 2022. PMID: 35874850




  6. Lin Y, Amin EK, Keller RL, Teitel DF, Nawaytou HM. Doppler Echocardiography Features of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Ex-Preterm Children. 2022. PMID: 34986343


  7. Abman SH, Mullen MP, Sleeper LA, Austin ED, Rosenzweig EB, Kinsella JP, Ivy D, Hopper RK, Usha Raj J, Fineman J, Keller RL, Bates A, Krishnan US, Avitabile CM, Davidson A, Natter MD, Mandl KD, Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network. Characterisation of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertensive Vascular Disease from the PPHNet Registry. The European respiratory journal 2021. PMID: 34140292


  8. MacKenzie TC, Amid A, Angastiniotis M, Butler C, Gilbert S, Gonzalez J, Keller RL, Kharbanda S, Kirby-Allen MA, Koenig BA, Kyono W, Lal A, Lianoglou BR, Norton ME, Ogasawara KK, Panchalee T, Rosner M, Schwab ME, Thompson AA, Waye JS, Vichinsky E. Consensus statement for the perinatal management of patients with alpha thalassemia major. 2021. PMID: 34749399


  9. Flaherman VJ, Afshar Y, Boscardin J, Keller RL, Mardy A, Prahl MK, Phillips C, Asiodu IV, Berghella WV, Chambers BD, Crear-Perry J, Jamieson DJ, Jacoby VL, Gaw SL. Infant Outcomes Following Maternal Infection with SARS-CoV-2: First Report from the PRIORITY Study. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020. PMID: 32947612


  10. Rios DR, Lapointe A, Schmolzer GM, Mohammad K, VanMeurs KP, Keller RL, Sehgal A, Lakshminrusimha S, Giesinger RE, Newborn Brain Society Guidelines and Publications Committee. Hemodynamic optimization for neonates with neonatal encephalopathy caused by a hypoxic ischemic event: Physiological and therapeutic considerations. Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine 2021. PMID: 34481738


  11. Fineman DC, Keller RL, Maltepe E, Rinaudo PF, Steurer MA. Outcomes of Very Preterm Infants Conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technologies. The Journal of pediatrics 2021. PMID: 34023343




  12. Strobel KM, Romero T, Kramer K, Fernandez E, Rottkamp C, Uy C, Keller R, Moyer L, Poulain F, Kim JH, DeUgarte DA, Calkins KL, University of California Fetal Consortium. Growth Failure Prevalence in Neonates with Gastroschisis : A Statewide Cohort Study. The Journal of pediatrics 2021. PMID: 33647253


  13. Steurer MA, Peyvandi S, Costello JM, Moon-Grady AJ, Habib RH, Hill KD, Jacobs ML, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Keller RL, Pasquali SK, Reddy VM, Tabbutt S, Rajagopal S. Association between Z-score for birth weight and postoperative outcomes in neonates and infants with congenital heart disease. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2021. PMID: 33640137


  14. Guslits E, Steurer MA, Nawaytou H, Keller RL. Reply. The Journal of pediatrics 2020. PMID: 33197491




  15. Rintoul NE, Keller RL, Walsh WF, Burrows PK, Thom EA, Kallan MJ, Howell LJ, Adzick NS, MOMS Investigators. The Management of Myelomeningocele Study: Short-Term Neonatal Outcomes. Fetal diagnosis and therapy 2020. PMID: 32866951





  16. Steurer MA, Peyvandi S, Baer RJ, Oltman SP, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Ryckman KK, Moon-Grady AJ, Keller RL, Shiboski SC, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Impaired Fetal Environment and Gestational Age: What Is Driving Mortality in Neonates With Critical Congenital Heart Disease? Journal of the American Heart Association 2019. PMID: 31726960


  17. Levy PT, Jain A, Nawaytou H, Teitel D, Keller R, Fineman J, Steinhorn R, Abman SH, McNamara PJ, Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network (PPHNet). Risk Assessment and Monitoring of Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension in Premature Infants. The Journal of pediatrics 2019. PMID: 31735418


  18. Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Oltman S, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Rogers E, Keller RL, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Morbidity of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn in the First Year of Life. The Journal of pediatrics 2019. PMID: 31399244



  19. Steurer MA, Nawaytou H, Guslits E, Colglazier E, Teitel D, Fineman JR, Keller RL. Mortality in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Data from cardiac catheterization. Pediatric pulmonology 2019. PMID: 30938937


  20. Ryan RM, Keller RL, Poindexter BB, D'Angio CT, Shaw PA, Bellamy SL, Moore PE, McPherson C, Greenberg JM, PROP Investigators. Respiratory Medications in Infants <29 Weeks during the First Year Postdischarge: The Prematurity and Respiratory Outcomes Program (PROP) Consortium. The Journal of pediatrics 2019. PMID: 30857774



  21. Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Burke E, Peyvandi S, Oltman S, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Rand L, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Liang L, Paynter RA, McCarthy M, Moon-Grady AJ, Keller RL, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Effect of Fetal Growth on 1-Year Mortality in Neonates With Critical Congenital Heart Disease. Journal of the American Heart Association 2018. PMID: 30371167


  22. Torgerson DG, Ballard PL, Keller RL, Oh SS, Huntsman S, Hu D, Eng C, Burchard EG, Ballard RA, TOLSURF Study Group. Ancestry and genetic associations with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology 2018. PMID: 30113228


  23. Ballard PL, Keller RL, Truog WE, Chapin C, Horneman H, Segal MR, Ballard RA, Tolsurf Investigators. Surfactant status and respiratory outcome in premature infants receiving late surfactant treatment. Pediatric research 2018. PMID: 30140069



  24. Ballard RA, Ballard PL, Askie LM, Schreiber MD, Hibbs AM, Torgerson DG, Keller RL. Reply. The Journal of pediatrics 2018. PMID: 30029868


  25. Steurer MA, Oltman S, Baer RJ, Feuer S, Liang L, Paynter RA, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Keller RL, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Altered metabolites in newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension. Pediatric research 2018. PMID: 29895840


  26. Kinsella JP, Steinhorn RH, Mullen MP, Hopper RK, Keller RL, Ivy DD, Austin ED, Krishnan US, Rosenzweig EB, Fineman JR, Everett AD, Hanna BD, Humpl T, Raj JU, Abman SH, Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network (PPHNet). The Left Ventricle in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Implications for the Management of Pulmonary Hypertension. The Journal of pediatrics 2018. PMID: 29628412


  27. Wai KC, Hibbs AM, Steurer MA, Black DM, Asselin JM, Eichenwald EC, Ballard PL, Ballard RA, Keller RL, Trial of Late Surfactant (TOLSURF) Study Group. Maternal Black Race and Persistent Wheezing Illness in Former Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial. The Journal of pediatrics 2018. PMID: 29627188


  28. Sperling JD, Sparks TN, Berger VK, Farrell JA, Gosnell K, Keller RL, Norton ME, Gonzalez JM. Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Does Laterality Predict Perinatal Outcomes? American journal of perinatology 2018. PMID: 29304545


  29. Balkin EM, Steurer MA, Delagnes EA, Zinter MS, Rajagopal S, Keller RL, Fineman JR. Multicenter mortality and morbidity associated with pulmonary hypertension in the pediatric intensive care unit. Pulmonary circulation 2017. PMID: 29251545



  30. Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Keller RL, Oltman S, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Peyvandi S, Rand L, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Moon-Grady AJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Gestational Age and Outcomes in Critical Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatrics 2017. PMID: 28885171


  31. Krishnan U, Feinstein JA, Adatia I, Austin ED, Mullen MP, Hopper RK, Hanna B, Romer L, Keller RL, Fineman J, Steinhorn R, Kinsella JP, Ivy DD, Rosenzweig EB, Raj U, Humpl T, Abman SH, Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network (PPHNet). Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension in Children with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. The Journal of pediatrics 2017. PMID: 28645441


  32. Keller RL, Ballard RA. Reply. The Journal of pediatrics 2017. PMID: 28625499


  33. Keller RL, Feng R, DeMauro SB, Ferkol T, Hardie W, Rogers EE, Stevens TP, Voynow JA, Bellamy SL, Shaw PA, Moore PE, Prematurity and Respiratory Outcomes Program. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Perinatal Characteristics Predict 1-Year Respiratory Outcomes in Newborns Born at Extremely Low Gestational Age: A Prospective Cohort Study. The Journal of pediatrics 2017. PMID: 28528221


  34. Keller RL, Eichenwald EC, Hibbs AM, Rogers EE, Wai KC, Black DM, Ballard PL, Asselin JM, Truog WE, Merrill JD, Mammel MC, Steinhorn RH, Ryan RM, Durand DJ, Bendel CM, Bendel-Stenzel EM, Courtney SE, Dhanireddy R, Hudak ML, Koch FR, Mayock DE, McKay VJ, Helderman J, Porta NF, Wadhawan R, Palermo L, Ballard RA, TOLSURF Study Group. The Randomized, Controlled Trial of Late Surfactant: Effects on Respiratory Outcomes at 1-Year Corrected Age. The Journal of pediatrics 2017. PMID: 28100402



  35. Steurer MA, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Baer RJ, Partridge JC, Rogers EE, Keller RL. Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn in Late Preterm and Term Infants in California. Pediatrics 2016. PMID: 27940508



  36. Wai KC, Kohn MA, Ballard RA, Truog WE, Black DM, Asselin JM, Ballard PL, Rogers EE, Keller RL, Trial of Late Surfactant (TOLSURF) Study Group. Early Cumulative Supplemental Oxygen Predicts Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in High Risk Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns. The Journal of pediatrics 2016. PMID: 27470692




  37. Derderian SC, Jayme CM, Cheng LS, Keller RL, Moon-Grady AJ, MacKenzie TC. Mass Effect Alone May Not Explain Pulmonary Vascular Pathology in Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Fetal diagnosis and therapy 2015. PMID: 26667230


  38. Kinsella JP, Steinhorn RH, Krishnan US, Feinstein JA, Adatia I, Austin ED, Rosenzweig EB, Everett AD, Fineman JR, Hanna BD, Hopper RK, Humpl T, Ivy DD, Keller RL, Mullen MP, Raj JU, Wessel DL, Abman SH. Recommendations for the Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy in Premature Newborns with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension. The Journal of pediatrics 2015. PMID: 26703869




  39. Abman SH, Hansmann G, Archer SL, Ivy DD, Adatia I, Chung WK, Hanna BD, Rosenzweig EB, Raj JU, Cornfield D, Stenmark KR, Steinhorn R, Thébaud B, Fineman JR, Kuehne T, Feinstein JA, Friedberg MK, Earing M, Barst RJ, Keller RL, Kinsella JP, Mullen M, Deterding R, Kulik T, Mallory G, Humpl T, Wessel DL, American Heart Association Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitatio. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Guidelines From the American Heart Association and American Thoracic Society. Circulation 2015. PMID: 26534956


  40. Ballard RA, Keller RL, Black DM, Ballard PL, Merrill JD, Eichenwald EC, Truog WE, Mammel MC, Steinhorn RH, Rogers EE, Ryan RM, Durand DJ, Asselin JM, Bendel CM, Bendel-Stenzel EM, Courtney SE, Dhanireddy R, Hudak ML, Koch FR, Mayock DE, McKay VJ, O'Shea TM, Porta NF, Wadhawan R, Palermo L, TOLSURF Study Group. Randomized Trial of Late Surfactant Treatment in Ventilated Preterm Infants Receiving Inhaled Nitric Oxide. The Journal of pediatrics 2015. PMID: 26500107






  41. Lusk LA, Brown EG, Overcash RT, Grogan TR, Keller RL, Kim JH, Poulain FR, Shew SB, Uy C, DeUgarte DA, University of California Fetal Consortium. Multi-institutional practice patterns and outcomes in uncomplicated gastroschisis: a report from the University of California Fetal Consortium (UCfC). Journal of pediatric surgery 2014. PMID: 25487483


  42. Derderian SC, Jeanty C, Fleck SR, Cheng LS, Peyvandi S, Moon-Grady AJ, Farrell J, Hirose S, Gonzalez J, Keller RL, MacKenzie TC. The many faces of hydrops. Journal of pediatric surgery 2014. PMID: 25598092


  43. Steurer MA, Moon-Grady AJ, Fineman JR, Sun CE, Lusk LA, Wai KC, Keller RL. B-type natriuretic peptide: prognostic marker in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatric research 2014. PMID: 25188741


  44. Guay-Woodford LM, Bissler JJ, Braun MC, Bockenhauer D, Cadnapaphornchai MA, Dell KM, Kerecuk L, Liebau MC, Alonso-Peclet MH, Shneider B, Emre S, Heller T, Kamath BM, Murray KF, Moise K, Eichenwald EE, Evans J, Keller RL, Wilkins-Haug L, Bergmann C, Gunay-Aygun M, Hooper SR, Hardy KK, Hartung EA, Streisand R, Perrone R, Moxey-Mims M. Consensus expert recommendations for the diagnosis and management of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease: report of an international conference. The Journal of pediatrics 2014. PMID: 25015577


  45. Ballard PL, Keller RL, Black DM, Durand DJ, Merrill JD, Eichenwald EC, Truog WE, Mammel MC, Steinhorn R, Ryan RM, Courtney SE, Horneman H, Ballard RA, Investigators of TOLSURF Pilot and TOLSURF. Inhaled nitric oxide increases urinary nitric oxide metabolites and cyclic guanosine monophosphate in premature infants: relationship to pulmonary outcome. American journal of perinatology 2014. PMID: 24968129


  46. Derderian SC, Trivedi S, Farrell J, Keller RL, Rand L, Goldstein R, Feldstein VA, Hirose S, MacKenzie TC. Outcomes of fetal intervention for primary hydrothorax. Journal of pediatric surgery 2014. PMID: 24888831




  47. Radman M, Keller RL, Oishi P, Datar SA, Wellnitz K, Azakie A, Hanley F, Char D, Hsu JH, Amrinovin R, Adatia I, Fineman JR. Preoperative B-type natriuretic peptide levels are associated with outcome after total cavopulmonary connection (Fontan). The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2013. PMID: 24079880


  48. Oishi PE, Klein OD, Keller RL, University of California San Francisco Neonatology and Pediatric Critical Care Early Faculty Develop. Developing physician-scientists in the fields of neonatology and pediatric critical care medicine: an effort to formulate a departmental policy. The Journal of pediatrics 2013. PMID: 23973233


  49. Fleck S, Bautista G, Keating SM, Lee TH, Keller RL, Moon-Grady AJ, Gonzales K, Norris PJ, Busch MP, Kim CJ, Romero R, Lee H, Miniati D, MacKenzie TC. Fetal production of growth factors and inflammatory mediators predicts pulmonary hypertension in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatric research 2013. PMID: 23770923


  50. Amirnovin R, Oishi P, Fineman JR, Keller RL. Reply to the editor. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2013. PMID: 23597627



  51. Keller RL, Merrill JD, Black DM, Steinhorn RH, Eichenwald EC, Durand DJ, Ryan RM, Truog WE, Courtney SE, Ballard PL, Ballard RA. Late administration of surfactant replacement therapy increases surfactant protein-B content: a randomized pilot study. Pediatric research 2012. PMID: 23037875


  52. Field-Ridley A, Heljasvaara R, Pihlajaniemi T, Adatia I, Sun C, Keller RL, Gong WH, Datar S, Oishi P, Fineman JR. Endostatin, an inhibitor of angiogenesis, decreases after bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastamosis. Pediatric cardiology 2012. PMID: 22961274


  53. Amirnovin R, Keller RL, Herrera C, Hsu JH, Datar S, Karl TR, Adatia I, Oishi P, Fineman JR. B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict outcomes in infants undergoing cardiac surgery in a lesion-dependent fashion. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2012. PMID: 22914252



  54. Jancelewicz T, Vu LT, Keller RL, Jelin EB, Bratton BJ, Townsend TC, Nobuhara KK. Outcomes of multigestational pregnancies affected by congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Journal of pediatric surgery 2010. PMID: 20850616


  55. Keller RL, Tacy TA, Hendricks-Munoz K, Xu J, Moon-Grady AJ, Neuhaus J, Moore P, Nobuhara KK, Hawgood S, Fineman JR. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: endothelin-1, pulmonary hypertension, and disease severity. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2010. PMID: 20413632


  56. Walsh MC, Hibbs AM, Martin CR, Cnaan A, Keller RL, Vittinghoff E, Martin RJ, Truog WE, Ballard PL, Zadell A, Wadlinger SR, Coburn CE, Ballard RA, NO CLD Study Group. Two-year neurodevelopmental outcomes of ventilated preterm infants treated with inhaled nitric oxide. The Journal of pediatrics 2010. PMID: 20138299


  57. Jancelewicz T, Vu LT, Keller RL, Bratton B, Lee H, Farmer D, Harrison M, Miniati D, Mackenzie T, Hirose S, Nobuhara K. Long-term surgical outcomes in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: observations from a single institution. Journal of pediatric surgery 2010. PMID: 20105597



  58. Grethel EJ, Farrell J, Ball RH, Keller RL, Goldstein RB, Lee H, Farmer DL, Harrison MR, Nobuhara KK. Does congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with bronchopulmonary sequestration portend a better prognosis? Fetal diagnosis and therapy 2008. PMID: 18417988



  59. Mirow L, Hauenschild L, Hildebrand P, Kleemann M, Keller R, Franke C, Roblick UJ, Bruch HP, Kujath P. [Recurrence of Crohn's disease after surgery--causes and risks]. Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie 2008. PMID: 18415909



  60. Hsu JH, Keller RL, Chikovani O, Cheng H, Hollander SA, Karl TR, Azakie A, Adatia I, Oishi P, Fineman JR. B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict outcome after neonatal cardiac surgery. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2007. PMID: 17903511


  61. Jani J, Nicolaides KH, Keller RL, Benachi A, Peralta CF, Favre R, Moreno O, Tibboel D, Lipitz S, Eggink A, Vaast P, Allegaert K, Harrison M, Deprest J, Antenatal-CDH-Registry Group. Observed to expected lung area to head circumference ratio in the prediction of survival in fetuses with isolated diaphragmatic hernia. Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007. PMID: 17587219


  62. Yang SH, Nobuhara KK, Keller RL, Ball RH, Goldstein RB, Feldstein VA, Callen PW, Filly RA, Farmer DL, Harrison MR, Lee H. Reliability of the lung-to-head ratio as a predictor of outcome in fetuses with isolated left congenital diaphragmatic hernia at gestation outside 24-26 weeks. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2007. PMID: 17618746





  63. Jani J, Keller RL, Benachi A, Nicolaides KH, Favre R, Gratacos E, Laudy J, Eisenberg V, Eggink A, Vaast P, Deprest J, Antenatal-CDH-Registry Group. Prenatal prediction of survival in isolated left-sided diaphragmatic hernia. Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2006. PMID: 16374756


  64. Grethel EJ, Cortes RA, Wagner AJ, Clifton MS, Lee H, Farmer DL, Harrison MR, Keller RL, Nobuhara KK. Prosthetic patches for congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair: Surgisis vs Gore-Tex. Journal of pediatric surgery 2006. PMID: 16410103



  65. Slavotinek AM, Schauer G, Machin G, Dasouki M, Rueda-Pedraza ME, Chiricosta F, Keller R. Fryns syndrome: report of eight new cases. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics 2005. PMID: 15654233


  66. Cortes RA, Keller RL, Townsend T, Harrison MR, Farmer DL, Lee H, Piecuch RE, Leonard CH, Hetherton M, Bisgaard R, Nobuhara KK. Survival of severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia has morbid consequences. Journal of pediatric surgery 2005. PMID: 15868556


  67. Keller RL, Hawgood S, Neuhaus JM, Farmer DL, Lee H, Albanese CT, Harrison MR, Kitterman JA. Infant pulmonary function in a randomized trial of fetal tracheal occlusion for severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatric research 2004. PMID: 15319458



  68. Harrison MR, Keller RL, Hawgood SB, Kitterman JA, Sandberg PL, Farmer DL, Lee H, Filly RA, Farrell JA, Albanese CT. A randomized trial of fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion for severe fetal congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The New England journal of medicine 2003. PMID: 14614166




  69. Keller RL, Aaroz PA, Hawgood S, Higgins CB. MR imaging of hepatic pulmonary fusion in neonates. AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2003. PMID: 12540449


  70. Zemp E, Elsasser S, Schindler C, Künzli N, Perruchoud AP, Domenighetti G, Medici T, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Leuenberger P, Monn C, Bolognini G, Bongard JP, Brändli O, Karrer W, Keller R, Schöni MH, Tschopp JM, Villiger B, Zellweger JP. Long-term ambient air pollution and respiratory symptoms in adults (SAPALDIA study). The SAPALDIA Team. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1999. PMID: 10194174


  71. Flasko A, Patel H, Butchert A, Guthrie W, Fielding M, O'Shaughnessy T, Heppler L, Klein R, Garabadian C, Melkonian R, Durst FM, Barkett G, Spahl T, Biggs J, Morris L, Krajack R, Fronda M, Collins T, Garry J, Bixby G, Cusack B, Farrell J, Dean T, Miller D, Keller R. Managing TMD. Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) 1997. PMID: 9053404