Dr. Keynan is an associate professor, departments of internal medicine, medical microbiology and infectious diseases, and community health sciences, and Ad Honorem professor at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellin, Colombia. He is a clinician-scientist, infectious diseases consultant in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and the Manitoba HIV Program. He is the scientific director of the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID) at the University of Manitoba focusing on infectious diseases knowledge translation for vulnerable populations.
Education
Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Infectious Diseases/Medical Microbiology with a focus on Viral Immunology, completed in Dr. Keith Fowke’s Laboratory (2014)
Certified specialty in Internal Medicine (2004)
Residency completed in the Division of Medicine at Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel (2004)
Completion of residency license examinations with honors (2003)
Internship at Meir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel (1995)
Doctor of Medicine from the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel (1994); Named to the Dean’s list in 1991, 1992, and 1993
Elective in Pediatric Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, with honor (1992)
Elective in Rheumatology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY (1992)
Select awards
Sorted newest first:
2020:
- Doctors Manitoba, Scholastic Award
- Manitoba Medical Students' Association (MMSA) teaching awards-Med II Best teaching in small group setting
2019:
- Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases/ AMMI, Dr. John M. Embil Mentorship Award in Infectious Diseases
2017:
- Faculty Educator of the Year Award, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
2015:
- Dr. Ethan Rubinstein Memorial Clinician Scientist Award, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
2013:
- Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba