Head and shoulders image of Dr. David Keegan, head, Department of Psychiatry.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. David Keegan joined the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan in 1971, and served for 33 years. Dr. Keegan served as department head (1983-1994), acting head (2001-2002), and as the first joint head of the University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Health Region’s Departments of Psychiatry (2003-2004). Dr. Keegan’s area of expertise was in the early diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with psychosis, and interface of Psychiatry and Medicine (Psychosomatic Medicine). He developed the Early Intervention Program for Psychosis, and published 69 papers in refereed journals, 13 of these in the five-year period of 1999-2004. Dr. Keegan is the recipient of many national and international awards: The National Distinguished Service Award, Canadian Mental Health Association (1990); Award for Outstanding Contributions to Rehabilitation (1996); Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association (2003). Since his retirement, Dr. Keegan has remained active in Department of Psychiatry as a promoter of research, quality care and shared care. Dr. Keegan also works in a family practice clinic on a part-time basis and embodies shared psychiatric care in that capacity.