W. McKim O. Marriott Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Service Leader, General Pediatrics; Co-Director House Staff Office/Residency Program; Director Division of Diagnostic Medicine

• House Staff Office/Residency Program
• Diagnostic Medicine
• Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Dr. Keating was born in Pittsburgh. He graduated from Harvard College and completed his M.D. studies at Harvard Medical School. After pediatric training at Boston City Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, he joined the faculty of St. Louis Children's Hospital. He served as director of gastroenterology and nutrition from 1971-1992 and as the director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit from 1980-1992. He has been director of the Pediatric Residency Program since 1974, and developed a new program, the Division of Medical Diagnostics, in 1992. He is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academy Subsection on Pediatric Gastroenterology. He is a member of many societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Gastroenterological Association.

The major thrust of Dr. Keating's research interests is the epidemiology of common pediatric gastrointestinal symptom complexes. This includes cohort studies of the incidence and etiology of constipation in large pediatric populations, studies of the natural history of functional symptom complexes in children and studies of the relationship between gluten enteropathy and cancer. He has developed a database of more than 14,000 patients evaluated for pediatric gastrointestinal ailments that serves as a rich resource for studies of morbidity and mortality and the impact of clinical interventions. His research interests also led to the initial identification of a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with vitamin E deficiency and to prospective studies of alternative methods for vitamin E replacement therapy in children with cholestasis. Another major thrust continues in education, with increasing use of electronic media, patient care and the development of young physicians.

Education

• A.B., Harvard College, 1959
• M.D., Harvard Medical School, 1963
• M.Sci (Epidemiology), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1983

Training

• Rotating Intern, King County Hospital, Seattle, Wa., 1963-64
• Junior Assistant Resident in Pediatrics, Boston City Hospital, Boston, Ma., 1964-65
• Senior Assistant Resident in Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Ma., 1965-66
• Chief Resident in Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., 1968-70
• Fellow in Gastroenterology, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., 1970-72
• Graduate Student in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of London, 1982-83

Licensure and Board Certification

• Missouri License, 1968
• Illinois License, 1974
• National Board of Medical Examiners, 1968
• American Board of Pediatrics, 1970
• Advanced Trauma Life Support, 1985
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1987
• Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1990

Honors

• Harvard College Scholarship, 1955-1959
• Harvard Medical School Scholarship, 1959-1963
• Alpha Omega Alpha - Washington University School of Medicine 1975
• The Senior Teacher of the Year Award - Washington University School of Medicine, 1980
• President, St. Louis Children's Hospital Medical Staff, 1987
• The Pediatric Award of Excellence - St. Louis Pediatric Society, 1992
• Murry Davidson Award - American Academy of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, 1997
• James P. Keating, M.D., Outstanding Resident Award created, 1998
• W. McKim Marriott Professor of Pediatrics, Endowed Chair, 1998
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• Distinguished Service Award, Washington University Medical Center Alumni, 2002

Selected Publications

1. Rosenblum JL, Keating JP, Prensky AL, Nelson JS: A progressive neurologic syndrome in children with chronic liver disease. N Engl J Med 1981; 305:503-508.

2. Keating JP, Shears GJ, Dodge PR: Oral water intoxication in infants: An American epidemic. Asm J Dis Child 1991; 145:985-990.

3. Wang WC, Crist WM, Ihle NJ, Arnold BA, Keating JP: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CS) corrects the neutropenia associated with glycogen storage disease type 1b. Leukemia 1991; 5:347-349.

4. Keating JP (Eds. Walker WA, Durie PR, Hamilton JR, Walker-Smith JA, Watkins JB): Jaundice in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease 2nd Ed., 1996; Mosby.