Robert Keegan

Biography

RD Keegan, DVM, DACVAA
Professor of Anesthesiology and Simulation
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Arizona, Oro Valley, AZ
Board Certification - Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, 1991.
Residency in Veterinary Anesthesiology, Cornell University, 1988.
DVM, Washington State University, 1984.
BS, Animal Science, Washington State University, 1980.

Dr. Rob Keegan has over 30 years of clinical anesthesia, research and teaching experience at the undergraduate, graduate and professional level and served as the anesthesia section head at the Washington State University (WSU) Veterinary Teaching Hospital for over 15 years. Prior to returning to academia, Dr. Keegan was an associate veterinarian in private practice. He has extensive research experience in the area of cardiovascular effects of anesthetics and exercise physiology and has over 25 years of computer programming experience with medical simulations and physiologic data acquisition. In 2016 Dr. Keegan transitioned out of clinical anesthesia and became a founding faculty member of the WSU Simulation Based Education Section where he taught anesthesia, physiology and critical care laboratories using immersive simulation. In 2021, Dr. Keegan joined the faculty of the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine and has enjoyed integrating immersive simulation throughout the veterinary curriculum.

Degrees

• D.V.M. Veterinary Medicine
• Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States
• B.S. Animal Science
• Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States