Background
Keener, Ellis B. was born on November 24, 1926 in Murphy, North Carolina, United States. Son of Horace Harvey and Nancy Lou (Tindell) Keener.
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Ellis B. Keener
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Bachelor of Science, Emory University, 1947; Doctor of Medicine, Emory University, 1950; Master of Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1956; diploma in Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1959.
Career
Intern, then resident in surgery, New York Medical College, New York City, 1950-1952;
clinical clerk in neurology, National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, 1954-1955;
fellow in neuropathology, Montreal Neurological Institute, 1955-1956;
demonstrator in neuropathology, McGill University, 1955-1956;
resident in neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, 1956-1959;
demonstrator in neurosurgery, McGill University, 1958-1959;
fellow in electroencephalography, Montreal Neurological Institute, 1958;
instructor to assistant professor, Emory University School Medical, Atlanta, 1959-1963;
private practice, Atlanta, 1963-1988;
instructor in physiology, Emory University School Medical, Atlanta, 1963-1966;
chief department neurosurgery, DeKalb General Hospital, Decatur, Georgia, 1970-1981;
chief department surgery, DeKalb General Hospital, Decatur, Georgia, 1973-1977;
chief neurological science, St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, 1973-1977;
clinical associate professor, Emory University School Medical, Atlanta, since 1988;
private practice, Gainesville, Georgia, 1988-1995. Visiting professor neurosurgery U. Tennessee, Memphis, 1975, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1976. Consultant Yerkes Regl.
Primate Center Emory University, since 1966. President CompositeState Board Medical Examiners, 1992-1993.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1954. Fellow American College of Surgeons (secretary Georgia chapter 1985-1991, president 1992-1994, member of the Board of Governors 1986-1992, Executive Committee 1989-1992, secretary 1990-1992, chairman governor's commission to study fiscal affairs 1990-1992, member board regent's finance committee 1990-1992). Member Southern Neurological Society, American Association Neurological Surgeons (nominating committee 1986-1989,member professional conduct committee 1990-1992, board directors 1992-1995), Congress Neurological Surgeons, Society University Neurosurgeons (president 1974), American Academy Neurol.Surgery (membership committee 1985-1987, vice president 1986-1987), Georgia Surgical Society (president 1996), Georgia Neurosurg.
Society (president 1975), Medical Association Georgia (neurosurgery representative at interspecialty county 1973-1992, chairman peer review committee for neurosurgery 1978-1981, chairman interspecialty county 1979-1989, chairman science assembly committee 1983-1986, delegate Hall County 1984-1989), Atlanta Clinical Society, Atlanta Neurological Society (treasurer 1977-1980, president 1980), Sigma Xi (Emory chapter).
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Married Margaret Ann Stambaugh, April 24, 1954. Children: Jane Mackenzie, E. Barlow, John, Jere, Bill, Jim.
