Dr. Richard Henry Dean MD
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
MEDICAL CENTER BLVD WINSTON SALEM NC, 27157About
Dr. Richard Dean is a vascular surgeon practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Dean specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Dean diagnoses and treats vascular diseases and performs vasular surgeries. Common conditions that a vascular surgeon treats are aneurysms, atherosclerosis and varicose veins. Vascular specialists might also treat trauma, venous ulcers, poor leg circulation, peripheral arterial disease and other vascular-related issues.
Education and Training
Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 1968
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Surgical management of atherosclerotic renovascular disease.
- Prevalence of renovascular disease in the elderly: a population-based study.
- Vasopeptidase inhibition and Ang-(1-7) in the spontaneously hypertensive rat.
- Dialysis-free survival after surgical repair of ischemic nephropathy.
- Relationships between renovascular disease, blood pressure, and renal function in the elderly: a population-based study.
- Associations between renovascular disease and prevalent cardiovascular disease in the elderly: a population-based study.
- Surgeons and surgical leaders: mixing expectations with needs.
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