Douglas S Keith, MDTransplant Nephrology in Pensacola, FL

Douglas S. Keith, MD, is a board-certified, experienced transplant nephrologist at Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola, Florida. He specializes in the care of kidney transplant candidates and recipients, providing advanced, personalized treatment before and after transplantation.

Dr. Keith was born and raised in Rochester, Minnesota. He earned his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, and his M.D. from Mayo Medical School in Rochester. He completed both his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Nephrology at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine.

Dr. Keith practiced general nephrology for nine years in Portland, Oregon, before pursuing a Kidney Transplant Fellowship at Oregon Health & Science University. Following his fellowship, he joined the faculty at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, where he served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology.

In 2008, Dr. Keith was recruited to the University of Virginia, where he served as Medical Director of the Kidney Transplant Program and was promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine. In July 2016, Dr. Keith assumed his current role as Medical Director of the Ascension Sacred Heart Kidney Transplant Program.

Dr. Keith has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications focusing on kidney transplantation and chronic kidney disease. He is enthusiastic about expanding kidney transplant services to the Gulf Coast region.

When not caring for patients, Dr. Keith enjoys sailing, woodworking, and biking.