Keith E. Tansey, MD, PhD

Keith E. Tansey, MD, PhD

Professor

Department:
SOM-Neurosurgery

Email:
ktansey@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5711

Education

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, TX 1985-1994, MD, PhD, Neuroscience, Medical Scientist Training Program1994
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 1980-1985, BS, Biology1985
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 1980-1985, MS, Biology, Biomechanics Research1985
Barnes - Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine 1994-1995, Internship, Department of Internal Medicine/Department of Neurology
Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology 1998-2000, Research Fellowship, Spinal Cord Injury
University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Department of Neurology 2000-2002, Research Fellowship, Spinal Cord Injury
Barnes - Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine 1995-1998, Residency, Department of Internal Medicine/Department of Neurology

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005
Certification, United Council for Neurological Subspecialties 2012
Certification, Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 2000
Licensure, Georgia Composite Medical Board License 2008

Current Positions

Attending Physician2016 - Present
Senior Scientist2016 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Instructor, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology2000 - 2002
Spinal Cord Injury Research Attending Physician, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Neurological Rehabilitation and Research Unit, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology2000 - 2002
Attending Physician, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology1998 - 2000
Instructor, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology1998 - 2000
Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor and Director, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Spinal Cord Injury Program, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology2002 - 2008
Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology2013 - 2016
Director, Spinal Cord Injury Research Program, Crawford Research Institute, Shepard Center2008 - 2016
Attending Physician, Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, Spinal Cord Injury Clinic2008 - 2016
Adjunct Faculty, Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Applied Physiology2012 - 2016
Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology2013 - 2016

Publications

Journal Article

Minassian K, Hofstoetter US, Danner SM, Mayr W, Bruce JA, McKay WB, Tansey KE, Spinal Rhythm Generation by Step-Induced Feedback and Transcutaneous Posterior Root Stimulation in Complete Spinal Cord-Injured Individuals. Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 2016 Mar;30(3):233-432016
Wu X, Liu J, Tanadini LG, Lammertse DP, Blight AR, Kramer JL, Scivoletto G, Jones L, Kirshblum S, Abel R, Fawcett J, Field-Fote E, Guest J, Levinson B, Maier D, Tansey K, Weidner N, Tetzlaff WG, Hothorn T, Curt A, Steeves JD, Challenges for defining minimal clinically important difference (MCID) after spinal cord injury. Spinal cord, 2015 Feb;53(2):84-912015
Biering-Sørensen F, Alai S, Anderson K, Charlifue S, Chen Y, DeVivo M, Flanders AE, Jones L, Kleitman N, Lans A, Noonan VK, Odenkirchen J, Steeves J, Tansey K, Widerström-Noga E, Jakeman LB, Common data elements for spinal cord injury clinical research: a National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke project. Spinal cord, 2015 Apr;53(4):265-772015
Jones ML, Evans N, Tefertiller C, Backus D, Sweatman M, Tansey K, Morrison S, Activity-based therapy for recovery of walking in chronic spinal cord injury: results from a secondary analysis to determine responsiveness to therapy. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2014 Dec;95(12):2247-522014
Kirshblum SC, Biering-Sorensen F, Betz R, Burns S, Donovan W, Graves DE, Johansen M, Jones L, Mulcahey MJ, Rodriguez GM, Schmidt-Read M, Steeves JD, Tansey K, Waring W, International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury: cases with classification challenges. The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2014 Mar;37(2):120-72014
Stampas A, Tansey KE, Spinal cord injury medicine and rehabilitation. Seminars in neurology, 2014 Nov;34(5):524-332014
Jones ML, Evans N, Tefertiller C, Backus D, Sweatman M, Tansey K, Morrison S, Activity-based therapy for recovery of walking in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: results from a randomized clinical trial. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2014 Dec;95(12):2239-46.e22014
Minassian K, Hofstoetter US, Danner SM, Mayr W, McKay WB, Tansey K, Dimitrijevic MR, Mechanisms of rhythm generation of the human lumbar spinal cord in response to tonic stimulation without and with step-related sensory feedback. Biomedizinische Technik. Biomedical engineering, 2013 Aug;58 Suppl 12013
Tansey KE, McKay WB, Kakulas BA, Restorative neurology: consideration of the new anatomy and physiology of the injured nervous system. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2012 Jun;114(5):436-402012
Brown JM, Tansey KE, Clinical features of brain motor control and influence in upper motor neuron dysfunction. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2012 Jun;114(5):441-62012
Brown JM, Deriso DM, Tansey KE, From contemporary rehabilitation to restorative neurology. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2012 Jun;114(5):471-42012
Minassian K, Hofstoetter U, Tansey K, Mayr W, Neuromodulation of lower limb motor control in restorative neurology. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2012 Jun;114(5):489-972012
Tansey KE, Profiling motor control in spinal cord injury: moving towards individualized therapy and evidence-based care progression. The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2012 Sep;35(5):305-92012
Buehner JJ, Forrest GF, Schmidt-Read M, White S, Tansey K, Basso DM, Relationship between ASIA examination and functional outcomes in the NeuroRecovery Network Locomotor Training Program. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2012 Sep;93(9):1530-402012
Tansey KE, Seifert JL, Botterman B, Delgado MR, Romero MI, Peripheral nerve repair through multi-luminal biosynthetic implants. Annals of biomedical engineering, 2011 Jun;39(6):1815-282011
Anderson KD, Acuff ME, Arp BG, Backus D, Chun S, Fisher K, Fjerstad JE, Graves DE, Greenwald K, Groah SL, Harkema SJ, Horton JA 3rd, Huang MN, Jennings M, Kelley KS, Kessler SM, Kirshblum S, Koltenuk S, Linke M, Ljungberg I, Nagy J, Nicolini L, Roach MJ, Salles S, Scelza WM, Read MS, Reeves RK, Scott MD, Tansey KE, Theis JL, Tolfo CZ, Whitney M, Williams CD, Winter CM, Zanca JM, United States (US) multi-center study to assess the validity and reliability of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III). Spinal cord, 2011 Aug;49(8):880-52011
Tansey KE, Neural plasticity and locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury. PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation, 2010 Dec;2(12 Suppl 2):S220-62010
McCoy MK, Martinez TN, Ruhn KA, Wrage PC, Keefer EW, Botterman BR, Tansey KE, Tansey MG, Autologous transplants of Adipose-Derived Adult Stromal (ADAS) cells afford dopaminergic neuroprotection in a model of Parkinson's disease. Experimental neurology, 2008 Mar;210(1):14-292008
Petruska JC, Ichiyama RM, Jindrich DL, Crown ED, Tansey KE, Roy RR, Edgerton VR, Mendell LM, Changes in motoneuron properties and synaptic inputs related to step training after spinal cord transection in rats. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2007 Apr 18;27(16):4460-712007
McCoy MK, Martinez TN, Ruhn KA, Szymkowski DE, Smith CG, Botterman BR, Tansey KE, Tansey MG, Blocking soluble tumor necrosis factor signaling with dominant-negative tumor necrosis factor inhibitor attenuates loss of dopaminergic neurons in models of Parkinson's disease. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2006 Sep 13;26(37):9365-752006
Faulkner JR, Herrmann JE, Woo MJ, Tansey KE, Doan NB, Sofroniew MV, Reactive astrocytes protect tissue and preserve function after spinal cord injury. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2004 Mar 3;24(9):2143-552004
Tansey KE, Yee AK, Botterman BR, Activation of type-identified motor units during centrally evoked contractions in the cat medial gastrocnemius muscle. III. Muscle-unit force modulation. Journal of neurophysiology, 1996 Jan;75(1):51-91996
Tansey KE, Botterman BR, Activation of type-identified motor units during centrally evoked contractions in the cat medial gastrocnemius muscle. II. Motoneuron firing-rate modulation. Journal of neurophysiology, 1996 Jan;75(1):38-501996
Tansey KE, Botterman BR, Activation of type-identified motor units during centrally evoked contractions in the cat medial gastrocnemius muscle. I. Motor-unit recruitment. Journal of neurophysiology, 1996 Jan;75(1):26-371996
Querry RG, Pacheco F, Annaswamy T, Goetz L, Winchester PK, Tansey KE, Synchronous stimulation and monitoring of soleus H reflex during robotic body weight-supported ambulation in subjects with spinal cord injury. Journal of rehabilitation research and development, 2008;45(1):175-86
Kirshblum SC, Biering-Sørensen F, Betz R, Burns S, Donovan W, Graves DE, Johansen M, Jones L, Mulcahey MJ, Rodriguez GM, Schmidt-Read M, Steeves JD, Tansey K, Waring W, International standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury: cases with classification challenges. Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, 2014 Spring;20(2):81-9

Clinical Trial

Hofstoetter US, McKay WB, Tansey KE, Mayr W, Kern H, Minassian K, Modification of spasticity by transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury. The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2014 Mar;37(2):202-112014
Winchester P, Smith P, Foreman N, Mosby JM, Pacheco F, Querry R, Tansey K, A prediction model for determining over ground walking speed after locomotor training in persons with motor incomplete spinal cord injury. The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2009;32(1):63-71

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

“Celebration of Faculty Excellence” Award, Emory University School of Medicine2015
“Best Poster” Award, Georgia Stem Cell Initiative Symposium2008
Outstanding Teacher Award, First Year “Medical Neuroscience”,University of Texas Southwestern Medical School2008
Socrates Award, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School2007
Favorite Course Award, First Year “Medical Neuroscience", University of Texas Southwestern Medical School2007
Outstanding Teaching Award, Neurology Clinical Clerkship, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School2006
“Best Paper” Award, American Spinal Injury Association2005
Outstanding Teacher Award, First Year “Medical Neuroscience”, Universtiy of Texas Southwestern Medical School2005
Outstanding Teacher Award, First Year “Medical Neuroscience”, Universtiy of Texas Southwestern Medical School2004
"Neurology Prize" Award, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School1994
"Texas Scholar" Award, Kent Waldrep National Paralysis Foundation1993
Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research Forum poster award winner, Sigma Xi1992

Professional Membership and Service

Neuralstem Inc., Medical Monitor2016 - Present
American Spinal Injury Association, President Elect2015 - 2017
Trans NIH Rehabilitation Research Coordinating Committee, Member2015 - 2016
Data Safety Monitoring Board, Neuralstem Inc., Member2014 - 2016
Scientific Committee, International Spinal Cord Society, Member2014 - Present
International SCI Data Set Committee, International Spinal Cord Society, Member2014 - Present
Scientific Advisory Board, United 2 Fight Paralysis, Member2014 - Present
Membership Committee Chair, American Society for Neurorehabilitation, Chair2013 - 2016
American Spinal Injury Association, Secretary Treasurer2013 - 2015
American Spinal Injury Association, Program Committee Chair2013 - 2014
Craig Neilsen Foundation, Scientific Review Panel Member2013 - Present
Membership Committee, American Society for Neurorehabilitation, Officer-President2013 - Present
Annual Meeting Planning Committee, American Society for Neurorehabilitation, Member2013 - Present
Spinal Cord Injury Common Data Elements Electrodiagnostics Working Group, Chair2013 - Present
Conquer Paralysis Now, Scientific Advisory Committee/Challenge Judge/Mentoring Program Member2012 - 2016
International Society for Restorative Neurology, President, Board of Directors2012 - 2013
American Spinal Injury Association, International Standards Committee (and Research Sub-Committee) Member2012 - Present
Spinal Cord Outcomes Partnership Endeavor (SCOPE), Planning Group Member2012 - Present
Unified Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, Neurorehabilitation Exam Committee, Member2011 - 2015
American Spinal Injury Association, Secretary Treasurer Elect2011 - 2013
Advanced Robotic Therapy Integrated Centers (ARTIC), Planning Group Member2011 - 2013
American Society for Neurorehabilitation, Board of Directors2010 - 2016
American Society for Neurorehabilitation, Board of Directors2010 - 2016
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation/Centers for Disease Control, Shepherd Center Director, NeuroRecovery Network2009 - 2013
International Society for Restorative Neurology, Vice President, Board of Directors2009 - 2012
American Spinal Injury Association, Board of Directors2009 - Present
American Spinal Injury Association, Membership Committee Chair2008 - 2012
Department of Veterans Affairs, Secretarial Appointee to the Scientific Merit Review Board (VA Study Section), Rehabilitation Research and Development Service2007 - 2011
Craig Neilsen Foundation, External Grant Reviewer2006 - 2014
American Spinal Injury Association, Membership Committee2005 - 2013
New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Program, Grant Review Committee2003
Department of Veterans Affairs, Grant Reviewer, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service2003 - Present
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, Research Consortium Associate2001 - 2003
National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate1995

Committee Service

Education Committee, Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Member2010 - 2016
Institutional Review Board/Research Review Committee, Shepherd Center, Member2008 - 2013

Directed Student Learning

Pre-Doctoral/Honors Students, Emory University, Advised: Patrick Malone

Fellows supervised

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1 fellows supervised
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6 fellows supervised
Departments of Neurology and Physiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1 fellows supervised
Shepherd Center, 5 fellows supervised