J. Jay Keegan Memorial Lectureship
2023 J. Jay Keegan Memorial Lectureship
Dr. J. Jay Keegan was a pioneer - a pioneer surgeon, researcher, teacher and administrator whose contributions were vital to the development of the field of neurosurgery and to the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. The 1915 graduate of the College established Omaha's first neurosurgery practice, studied the brain of the Plains Indian and gained national recognition for his studies of the 1918 influenza epidemic.
In 1920, after a tour of duty in World War I, Dr. Keegan returned to Omaha, where he established his new practice and joined the faculty of the College of Medicine.
He was named the Dean of the College in 1925, but his increasingly demanding practice forced him to leave that post four years later. He remained active in the College, serving as voluntary Chairman of the Department of Surgery from 1933 to 1948. He retired in 1961.
The College of Medicine inaugurated the J. Jay Keegan Memorial Lecture Series in 1981. Annually, a distinguished neurosurgeon is invited to be the guest speaker of this lecture series.
Honored Keegan Lecturers
| 1981 | William H. Sweet, MD, DSc |
| 1982 | William Kemp Clark, MD |
| 1983 | Ross H. Miller, MD |
| 1984 | Charles B. Wilson, MD |
| 1985 | Donlin M. Long, MD, PhD |
| 1986 | Burton M. Onofrio, MD |
| 1987 | Robert F. Spetzler, MD |
| 1988 | George S. Allen, MD, PhD |
| 1989 | Takanori Fukushima, MD, DSc |
| 1990 | Harold J. Hoffman, MD |
| 1991 | John R. Little, MD |
| 1992 | Ossama Al-Mefty, MD |
| 1993 | Duke S. Samson, MD |
| 1994 | John James Oro, MD |
| 1995 | M. Peter Haliburn, MD |
| 1996 | John C. VanGilder, MD |
| 1997 | Douglas Kondziolka, MD, MSc |
| 1998 | Stephen J. Haines, MD |
| 1999 | Arthur L. Day, MD |
| 2000 | Steven L. Gionnotta, MD |
| 2001 | Mark N. Hadley, MD |
| 2002 | Issam A. Awad, MD |
| 2003 | Johnny B. Delashaw, Jr, MD |
| 2004 | Julian E. Bailes, MD |
| 2005 | Jon H. Robertson, MD |
| 2006 | Alex B. Valadka, MD |
| 2007 | Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD |
| 2008 | Benjamin C. Warf, MD |
| 2009 | David G. Kline, MD |
| 2010 | Gary M. Bloomgarden, MD |
| 2011 | R. Michael Scott, MD |
| 2012 | Robert F. Spetzler, MD |
| 2013 | Edward C. Benzel, MD |
| 2014 | Vikram C. Prabhu, MD |
| 2015 | Bernard R. Bendok, MD |
| 2016 | Robert J. Dempsey, MD |
| 2017 | Rocco A. Armonda, MD |
| 2018 | Paul J. Camarata, MD |
| 2019 | Michael W. McDermott, MD |
| 2022 | Paul A. Gardner, MD |
| 2023 | William T. Couldwell, MD |