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Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida
9981 S HealthPark Dr Fort Myers, FL 33908
Clinical Interests:
Diagnostic endoscopy including upper endoscopy and colonoscopy
Therapeutic endoscopy including foreign body removal, polypectomy, variceal banding, and sigmoid volvulus reduction
Pancreatitis (acute and chronic)
Inflammatory bowel disease
Hepatobiliary disease
Gastrointestinal allergy
Languages Spoken:
English
Patients Treated:
Children
Dr. Dean enjoys building a rapport and engaging his patients in order to deliver high value patient centered care. He believes that educating his patients improves self-management of chronic disease.
Dr. Dean is also passionate about quality improvement and improving patient outcomes and physician workflow. As part of a multidisciplinary effort, Dr. Dean coauthored a systemwide clinical protocol, “Diagnosis and Emergency Management of Button Battery Ingestion in Pediatric Patients”.
Medical School:
William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, MS
Residenc(ies):
Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowship(s):
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Liver Disease and Nutrition, Cohen Children's Medical Center, Queens, NY
Board Certification(s):
American Board of Pediatrics