Dr. Tim KeatingOrthopedic Surgeon with Fellowship Training in Hip & Knee Reconstruction

Dr. Tim Keating is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive hip and knee replacement. Originally from North Carolina, Dr. Keating attended Davidson College, where he studied biology and competed as an NCAA Division 1 swimmer. He earned his M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, where he was inducted into the esteemed Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

He completed a five-year orthopedic residency at Rush University Medical Center, recognized as one of the top orthopedic teaching hospitals in the country. Following his residency, Dr. Keating completed a fellowship in minimally invasive and complex hip and knee replacement with the partners of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

Dr. Keating is dedicated to relieving pain and restoring function for his patients. He collaborates with each patient to develop personalized treatment plans, using a combination of operative and nonoperative methods to help them return to their favorite activities. Dr. Keating and his team prioritize excellent patient care, focusing on accessibility and customer service.

“My goal for every patient I treat is to relieve their pain and restore their function. I ensure that patients have the best possible outcome while receiving excellent customer service.”

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Keating has a keen interest in medical device innovation, working to advance surgical instruments and technologies to make procedures more precise and less invasive.

Outside of work, Dr. Keating enjoys spending time with his wife, Katie, and their growing family.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  • Frisch NB, Keating TC, Calkins TE, Culvern CN, Della Valle CJ. Conversion Total Knee Arthroplasty: Prior Fracture or Osteotomy Around the Knee Leads to Increased Resource Utilization. J Arthroplasty. 2020 Jun 23;. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.06.050. PubMed PMID: 32665156.
  • Keating TC, Leong N, Beck EC, Nwachukwu BU, Espinoza Orías AA, Qian X, Li K, Nho SJ. Evaluation of Statistical Shape Modeling in Quantifying Femoral Morphologic Differences Between Symptomatic and Nonsymptomatic Hips in Patients with Unilateral Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2020 Apr;2(2):e91-e95. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2019.11.005. eCollection 2020 Apr. PubMed PMID: 32368744; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7190539.
  • Hannon CP, Keating TC, Lange JK, Ricciardi BF, Waddell BS, Della Valle CJ. Anesthesia and Analgesia Practices in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Survey of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Membership. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Dec;34(12):2872-2877.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.06.055. Epub 2019 Jul 8. PubMed PMID: 31371038.
  • Riff AJ, Weber AE, Keating TC, Nwachukwu BU, Beck EC, Inoue N, Krivicich LM, Nho SJ. Mirror Image Modeling of Acetabular Rim Thickness Differences in Patients With Unilateral Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2019 Nov;1(1):e1-e6. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2019.06.001. eCollection 2019 Nov. PubMed PMID: 32266335; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7120855.
  • Beck EC, Nwachukwu BU, Chahla J, Jan K, Keating TC, Suppauksorn S, Nho SJ. Patients With Borderline Hip Dysplasia Achieve Clinically Significant Outcome After Arthroscopic Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery: A Case-Control Study With Minimum 2-Year Follow-up. Am J Sports Med. 2019 Sep;47(11):2636-2645. doi: 10.1177/0363546519865919. Epub 2019 Aug 16. PubMed PMID: 31419157.
  • Keating TC, Chahla J, Beck EC, Riff AJ, Clapp IM, Jan K, Nho SJ. Return to Pilates following hip arthroscopy for treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2019;6(4):339-345.
  • Hamid K, Nwachukwu B, Keating T. Virtual Scribe Services Are Associated with Higher Physician Satisfaction than Traditional Documentation. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics. 2018 Sep 14;3(3):2473011418S00239.
  • Keating TC, Bohl DD, Hamid KS. A Review of Fluoroscopic Image-Intensifier Artifacts and the Next Generation of Isocentric C-Arm Imaging. JBJS Rev. 2018 Dec;6(12):e4. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.18.00013. Review. PubMed PMID: 30531202.
  • Keating T, Isaacs J, Mallu S, Baxi M. Athymic rat model for studying acellular human allograft. J Neurosci Methods. 2015 Jul 15;249:92-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2015.04.012. Epub 2015 Apr 30. PubMed PMID: 25936851.

Book Chapters

  • Keating TC, Mehta N, Karas V, Berger RA. Outpatient Total Hip Arthroplasty Using an ABMS Approach. The Anterior-Based Muscle-Sparing Approach to Total Hip Arthroplasty 2022 (pp. 55-66). Springer, Cham.
  • Keating TC, Jacobs JJ. Augmented Reality in Orthopedic Practice and Education. Orthopedic Clinics. 2021 Jan 1;52(1):15-26.

Presentations

  • Conversion Total Knee Arthroplasty; Prior Fracture or Osteotomy Around the Knee Leads to Higher Resource Utilization. 2021 MidAmerica Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting. Amelia Island, FL. October 2, 2021. 
  • Borderline Hip Dysplasia vs Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy for FAIS. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Orthopedic Association. West Palm Beach, FL. October 16-19, 2019. 
  • The Development of a Predictive Scoring System for Discharge to a Facility Following Surgical Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity. OREF/ORS Midwest Region Resident Research Symposium. Chicago, IL. April 5, 2019.
  • Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Distal Radial and Distal Tibial Growth Plate Fractures. Sixth Annual Pediatrics Conference at VCU Health Center. Richmond, VA. October 11, 2014.

Posters

  • Hamid KS, Keating TC, Bohl DD, Nwachukwu BU. Virtual Scribe Services Are Associated with Higher Physician Satisfaction than Traditional Documentation. 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Las Vegas, NV. 2019 Mar 12-16.
  • Hamid KS, Keating TC, Bohl DD, Nwachukwu BU. Virtual Scribe Services Are Associated with Higher Physician Satisfaction than Traditional Documentation. 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. Boston, MA. 2018 Jul 11-14.
  • Keating, T.C., Mallu, S., Isaacs, J.E. Athymic rat model for studying human acellular allograft. Medical Student Honors Day Poster Symposium. Medical College of Virginia, Richmond Virginia. April 30, 2015.
  • Keating, T.C., Reich, A., Rajpar M.H., Marini, J.C. Splice Variants of the Col1a1 Transcript in Osteogenesis Imperfecta Murine Model with the c.2526+2T→A Splice Site Mutation. National Institutes of Health Summer Research Poster Day. Bethesda, MD. July 2010.

Current

  • Keating TC, Nam D, Della Valle C. Intraoperative Aspiration Does Not Change Diagnosis in Revision Joint Arthroplasty. 
  • Keating TC, Karas V, Berger RA. Incidence of iatrogenic prosthetic joint infection after joint aspiration. Submitted to Journal of Arthroplasty September 2022.

Pending

  • Keating TC, Keating AW, inventors. DEVICES FOR DYNAMIC SIZING AND SAGITTAL BALANCING IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. United States patent application 14904-516. Pending 2019 April.

Education

2022 – 2023 | Adult Reconstruction Fellowship

2017 – 2022 | Orthopedic Surgery Residency

2013 – 2017 | M.D. – Medical Degree

2009 – 2013 | B.A. – Bachelor of Arts – Biology

Events

Join Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Timothy Keating, on October 1st from 5-6 pm, as he discusses his innovative approach which combines minimally invasive hip and knee replacement with a concierge approach to care. In this presentation, Dr. Keating describes what goes into the preparation, surgery, and recovery for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement with the latest in surgical technology.