SURG - Caring For American & Alaska Native Children & Adolescents - Jason Deen, MD, FAAP, FACC (Virtual Speaker)

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Examine the breadth of health inequities seen in Native children
• Demonstrate both local and systemic initiatives to attenuate these inequities
• Review initiatives of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Native American Child Health

About this presenter:

Jason Deen, MD, FAAP, FACC
Cardiologist
UW Medical Center
 

Jason Deen, MD, is a board-certified pediatric cardiologist at the Cardiology Clinic at UW Medical Center, a UW assistant professor of Pediatrics and an adjunct assistant professor of Medicine.

Dr. Deen enjoys participating in the care of patients with congenital heart disease across their entire lifespan—from the smallest newborn infant to the most experienced adult. The most rewarding aspect of his work is to help his patients and their families through challenging periods in their lives. Dr. Deen earned his MD from the University of Minnesota. He is quadruple board certified in Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. His research encompasses preventive cardiology and atherosclerotic risk stratification in children and adolescents. His work examines cardiovascular health disparities among minority populations.