Marcus Keep, MD

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Dr. Marcus is a neurosurgeon, caring for patients with head, neck and spine trauma.

 

Speaks: English, French, Spanish

Specialties

Services

(701) 417-2000

Background Information

Education History

Fellowship:
INSERM Unité 106 (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale) Laboratoire de Neuromorphologie, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris, France. (Constantino Sotelo, MD, PhD) Neurosurgery resident research year (1989-1990)
Section of Restorative Neurology, Wallenberg Neuroscience Laboratory/Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden. (Olle Lindvall, MD, PhD) Post-neurosurgery research fellow (1994-1996)
Residency:
Montreal Neurological Institute. McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (1990-1994)
Internship:
Medical University of South Carolina Hospitals, Charleston, SC (1988-1989)
Medical School:
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (1985-1988)
Graduate School:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (1980-81)
Undergraduate School:
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (1976-1980)

Board Certifications:
Fellow Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) (1996)
Diplomat of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons (2003)
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) (2005)
Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (FAANS) (2010)

Experience & Research

Professional Memberships:

  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) (1997-present)
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) (2003-present)
  • AANS & CNS-Section on Neurotrauma & Critical Care (2003-present)
  • American Board of Neurological Surgeons-Diplomat (2003-present)
  • American College of Surgeons- Fellow (2005-present)
  • American Society for Neural Therapy & Repair- Fellow (1996- present)
  • American Society for Stereotactic Neurosurgery (2003-present)
  • The Radiosurgery Society (formerly, The CyberKnife Society) Life member (2009-lifetime)
  • International Brain Research Organization (1990-present)
  • New Mexico Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (2003-present)
  • Royal College of Surgeons of Canada-Fellow (1996-present)
  • Society for Neuroscience (1990-present)

Personal Interests

Dr. Keep’s main personal interest is in developing drugs to treat traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and progressive muscle weakness, as well as to create new treatments for rapidly growing brain tumors.

Awards and Distinctions

Merck Award at Medical Graduation (1988)
Killam Award: Best Research. MNI Fellows Day (for research at Salpetriere) (1992)
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada-K.G. McKenzie Research Award (1994)
Innovate Albuquerque Entrepreneur Award (2006)

Additional Locations

Sanford Brain & Spine Center

700 First Ave. S.
Fargo, North Dakota 58103

(701) 234-4023

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