Overview
Dean is a neurosurgery nurse practitioner at the Swedish Medical Center Department of Neurological Surgery. Dean received his Bachelors of Nursing from Seattle University in 1996, Masters of Nursing from Washington State University in 2002, and post Masters Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Seattle University in 2017. Dean is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners since 2003. Dean’s clinical expertise and interests are in general neurosurgery, cerebrovascular disease, neurotrauma, brain tumors, stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, disease of the spine, research, education, and neurocritical care.
His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Glioma, and Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Locations
550 17th Avenue, Suite 110, Seattle, WA 98122
Additional Areas of Focus
Hamilton has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Swedish Cerebrovascular Center
Dr. McDougall became certified as a neurosurgeon in 1993. He has focused his entire career on the treatment of stroke and cerebrovascular disease, and he was one of the first neurosurgeons in the country to receive fellowship training in endovascular techniques. Once Guglielmi detachable coils received FDA approval in 1995, he was the first neurosurgeon in North America to treat a patient with an intracranial aneurysm using this device. Since that time, he has been extensively involved in research to improve endovascular techniques including being the principal investigator on large, randomized, international studies. He is a past president of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgeons, has published over two hundred papers in peer reviewed journals and been an invited lecturer on every continent except Antarctica. Dr. Mcdougall is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Pica, Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery, and Stent Placement.
The Association Of University Physicians
Michael Levitt is a Neurosurgery provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Levitt is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Brain Aneurysm, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Levitt is currently accepting new patients.
The Association Of University Physicians
Richard Ellenbogen is a Neurosurgery provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Ellenbogen is highly rated in 29 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Syringobulbia, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Syringomyelia, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG)Mr. Hamilton isExperienced. Learn about Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG).