Team
Rodney McKeever, M.D.
Rodney K. McKeever, physician, public speaker, researcher, and published author, believes in providing and improving clinical, academic, and professional services through education, teaching, and hands-on administration. He has done this in the areas of critical care medicine, perioperative anesthesia, and clinical pharmacology. His research (abstracts and articles) have been widely published. McKeever’s experience, credentials, teaching presentations, and dedication to health promotion/lifestyle medicine are impressive. McKeever brings a breadth of experience to not only the positions he holds, but to his civic, community, and personal service activities.
Positions
- Member of the PHSI Governing Board, 2020-present
- Attending staff for Loma Linda VA HealthCare system, Loma Linda, CA, 2013-present
- Telemedicine ICU Consultant, Banner Healthcare System iCare, Mesa, AZ 2014-present
- Anesthesiology Attending staff LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2007-present
- Member GLAR (Greater LA Region) Health Committee SCCSDA 2016-present
- Medical Education Advisor for Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum-USC Keck, 2019-present
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Loma Linda University SOM, 2017-present
- USC Reviewer–Clinical and Translational Science Institute Pilot Funding 2012-2015
- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, USC Keck SOM 2009–2015
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, USC-Keck SOM 2015-present
- Physician Advisor-Medical Chart Billing Reviewer MLK-Drew LAC-DHS, 2006-07
Certifications
- American Board of Anesthesiology, Diplomate #33754
- Subspecialty in Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology #33754
- American Academy of Pain Management, Diplomate #6672
- American Board of Ambulatory Medicine
- American Board of Clinical Pharmacology
- CAST certification in Neurocritical care: Society of Neurological Surgeons
- American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, Diplomate
Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pain Management
- American Academy of Ambulatory Care
- Society for the Advancement of Blood Management
- California Blood Bank Society
- American College of Chest Physicians
- Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care
- American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Civic & Community Activities
- Health Ministries Committee, Altadena Seventh Day Adventist Church (ASDAC) 2002-2012
- Lay Elder, ASDAC 2002-2012
- Finance Committee, ASDAC 2004-2012
- Pasadena Food Policy Council, Pasadena, CA
- Risk Management Officer, ASDAC 2012-2014
- Health Response Steering Committee, SCC of SDA, Glendale, CA 2009-present
- Member GLAR Health Network, SCC of SDA 2016-present
- Participant –Volunteer Your Best Pathways to Health (YBPTH.org), GC sponsored
Education & Training
- Post-Doctoral NIH T-32/K-30 Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship, UCLA, 7/2006 - 6/2008
- Medical Education Fellowship, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 7/2005 - 6/2007
- Fellow in Blood Bank / Transfusion Medicine, Dept. of Pathology, UCLA, 7/2004 - 6/2005
- Hyperbaric Medicine Preceptorship, Long-Beach Memorial Med Center, CA, 6/2004
- Fellow in Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, UCI /Long Beach VAMC, 7/1993 - 6/1994
- Residency, Anesthesiology, Charles Drew University/KDMC, Los Angeles, 7/1990 - 6/1993
- Medical Internship/Internal Medicine, White Memorial Medical Center/LLU, 7/1989 - 6/1990
- Transcranial Doppler Fellowship course, Department of Neurosurgery, UCLA, 7/1999
- Instructor course: Fundamentals of Critical Care Support, Pomona Valley Hospital, 7/1999
- Urban Health Ministry Training (for Life Hope Centers), PHEC Inc., 11/2014
- Drones in Global Public Health On-line Certificate Program-USC Keck SOM, 7/2019