Keith was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. For college, he decided to brave the cold of the northeast and move to Boston, graduating Magna Cum Laude from Boston University with a B.S. in biomedical engineering. During this time, he worked on various projects centered around materials science and electronics. Keith stayed in Boston to attend medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine, where he was awarded the AMA Physicians of Tomorrow Award. During his time at Tufts, he worked on investigating the effects of amyloid deposition in the spine. He is excited to return home and begin neurosurgical training at UT Southwestern. He hopes to incorporate his background in engineering into his neurosurgical career to push forward innovation in the field.