Jordan Keys, DO

  • Associate Dean of Osteopathic Integration
  • Chair of OMM

Biography

Dr. Jordan Keys is the Associate Dean of Osteopathic Integration and OMM Chair at D’Youville University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She also co-owns a private practice in Midtown Manhattan with her colleague, Keys.

Board-certified in both Family Medicine and Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, Jordan brings a holistic and systems-based approach to healthcare. Her professional passions lie in advancing osteopathic medicine, exploring the structural and systemic factors that contribute to health disparities—including structural racism and LGBTQIA+ healthcare inequities—and integrating somatic approaches to trauma care. She has completed an Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy certification through The Embody Lab.

Dr. Keys is the founder of the Conference on Osteopathic Research and Knowledge (CORK), an initiative created to advance scholarship, collaboration, and innovation within the osteopathic profession. Through CORK, she has helped cultivate a national forum where clinicians, educators, researchers, and trainees can share emerging evidence, foster interdisciplinary partnerships, and promote the integration of osteopathic principles into research and clinical practice. Her leadership in establishing this conference reflects her commitment to expanding the scientific foundation of osteopathic medicine and mentoring    the next generation of osteopathic scholars.

Dr. Keys has developed and implemented innovative OMM curricula incorporating structural competency and cultural humility.  She continues to advocate for trauma-informed, inclusive spaces in both clinical and academic settings. Her work is grounded in the belief that understanding ourselves and the systems we operate within is key to creating environments where everyone can thrive.

She has presented nationally on topics such as:

  • Exercise as Medicine
  • Trauma-Informed Care and Systems
  • Inclusive Healthcare for the LGBTQIA+ Community

Education & Training

  • Residency Program in Social Osteopathic Medicine, Southampton Hospital, 2014
  • Internship/PGY-1, Family Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, 2011
  • DO, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, NYIT, 2010
  • BS, Chemistry, Biochemical emphasis, Westmont College, 2003

Awards & Honors

  • Excellence in Medical Student Mentoring Award, May 2025
  • Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Recipient, February 2023
  • Outstanding Faculty Member, Class of 2025, Academic Year 2021-22
  • OMM Teacher of the Year, Academic Years 2019-20 & 2018-19
  • The Feminine Touch: The Struggle for Equality in Medicine, Featured physician in Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary (Winner of Suncoast Regional Emmy), Premiered April 20, 2017
  • Family Medicine Resident of the Year, Southampton Hospital, Academic Year 2012-13
  • Matthew K. Sommella, D.O. Memorial OMM Fellowship Award, May 2010
  • A Hollis Wolf Case Competition, First place in national case competition, May 2010
  • Psi Sigma Alpha Honors Society, 2007

Research Interests

  • Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and osteopathic clinical research
  • Medical education, mentorship, and learner development
  • Empathy, professionalism, and humanism in medical training
  • Trauma-informed education, healthcare systems, and somatic approaches to healing
  • Structural competency, health equity, and inclusive healthcare
  • Osteopathic approaches to neurodevelopmental, musculoskeletal, and chronic pain conditions
  • Integration of osteopathic principles into clinical practice and health professions education

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