Anne O'Keefe MD, MPH | Source | Professor and Vice Chair of Public Health at Creighton University

Dr. Anne O’Keefe, M.D., M.P.H., has devoted nearly her entire professional career to researching and implementing public health policies while assessing and analyzing the impact of disease outbreaks on the general population. Her decades of experience establishes her as an expert on epidemiology, particularly as it relates to Omaha, Nebraska and the Midwest region.

Dr. O’Keefe has held roles as a bioterrorism preparedness epidemiologist with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the senior epidemiologist for the Douglas County Health Department in Omaha. She studied young worker safety at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), earned her medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and completed a Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology from Emory University.

Joining Creighton University in 2022, Dr. O’Keefe joined Creighton University’s faculty in 2022 to advise and prepare the next generation of public health administrators. She continues to coordinate with physicians at Creighton University’s research and teaching partner, CHI Health, to evaluate health trends and data points, communicate important public safety tips with the community.