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Dr John DeanSexual Physician President-Elect of the International Society for
Sexual Medicine
Dr John Dean MBBS FRCGP is a Sexual Physician and Clinical Director of Sexual and Gender Medicine with Devon Partnership NHS Trust. He is Sexual Physician to St Peter’s Andrology Centre at The London Clinic, Harley Street, London W1 and also works at The Plymouth Nuffield Hospital, in Devon. He is a Londoner by birth, was educated at Dulwich College and graduated from The Middlesex Hospital Medical School, University of London, in 1981. He has provided psychosexual and biomedical care for men and women affected by sexual problems in the West of England since 1985 and has worked in central London since 1999. St Peter’s Andrology Centre provides assessment, education and treatment for men, women and couples with sexual function concerns, or who need advice about their general health and medical care, and its impact upon their sexuality, and for people affected by gender identity problems. Dr Dean’s clinical interests include the preservation and rehabilitation of sexual function after cancer treatment, all aspects of care for women with sexual function concerns, androgen deficiency in both men and women, the relationship between cardiovascular disease and sexual function problems, and gender identity problems. He is actively involved in pharmaceutical development and advises several companies developing treatments for erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and desire and arousal problems experienced by women. His approach to both individual and couple care is holistic, paying appropriate attention to psychological, behavioural, relationship and cultural factors, as well as medical factors. Dr Dean has published over 60 articles and clinical research papers, and has authored or contributed to five books on Sexual Medicine subjects. He is President-Elect of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, a member of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health and the European Association of Urology, an associate member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons, and a general member of the British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy; he served as Secretary-General of the European Society for Sexual Medicine between 2004 and 2007. He is a member of numerous national and international committees related to his specialty, is an internationally-recognised speaker on Sexual Medicine subjects and is a Course Director of the ESSM specialist training programme for future Sexual Physicians. He is also chairman of the ethics committees of the Journal of Sexual Medicine and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health. |
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