Employment:

• Professor of Community Health and Social Medicine, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City College of New York,  2008-Present
• Director of Medical Student Education, Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1994-2008
• Senior Attending Physician, Montefiore Medical Group at the Castle Hill Family Practice, 1994-Present
• Chief of Service for the Department of Family Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center’s Weiler Division, 1995-2001
• Director of the Regional Center for Clinical Nutrition Education New York Academy of Medicine, 1990-1998
• Medical Director, Valentine Lane Family Practice, Montefiore Ambulatory Care Network, 1992-1994
• Assistant Attending Physician, Ambulatory Care Network, Montefiore Medical Center, 1986-1992
• Medical Director, Trial of Antihypertensive Interventions and Management (TAIM), Coop City, Bronx, New York, 1984-1986
• Clinician, School Children and Adolescent Health Program, N.Y.C. Department of Health, 1984-1986

B.S., 1975, University of New Hampshire;
M.S., 1977, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Institute of Human Nutrition;
M.D., 1981, Albert Einstein College of Medicine;
Internship and Residency in Family Medicine, 1981-84, Montefiore Medical Center

• Physician Communication Skills/ Self-evaluation/ Self-reflection.

• Cultural Sensitivity/ Care for Underserved Communities.

• Nutrition Education.

• Lifestyle Behavior Change/Obesity Prevention.
  
  
• Stress Management
  
  

Books Authored:

• Deen D and Hark L. (Eds.), The Complete Guide to Nutrition in Primary Care. Blackwell Publishing, Malden Mass. 2007.
• Hark L and Deen D. The Whole Grain Diet Miracle. Dorling Kinderslee, New York, NY 2006.
• Hark L and Deen D. Nutrition for Life. Dorling Kinderslee, London, England. 2005.

Publications:

• Indyk D, Deen D, Fornari A, Santos MT, Lu WH, Rucker L. The influence of longitudinal mentoring on medical student selection of primary care residencies BMC Medical Education 2011;11:27. doi:10.1186/1472-6920-11-27
• Lu, WH, Deen D, Gold MR. Activating Community Health Center Patients in Developing Question-Formulation Skills: A Qualitative Study. Health Education and Behavior 2011 e-pub ahead of print
• Kulick D, Deen D. Specialized Nutrition Support American Family Physician 2011;82(2):173-183.
• Deen D, Lu WH, Rothstein D, Santana L, Gold MR. Asking Questions: The effect of a brief intervention in community health centers on patient activation. Patient Education and Counseling 2011;84(2):257-60.
• McKee D, Deen D, Blank A, Maher S, Fletcher J, Fornari A, Blank AE. Implementation of a pilot primary care lifestyle change intervention for families of pre-school children: Lessons learned. Patient Education and Counseling 2010;79(3):299-305.
  
• Maher S, Lopez P, McKee MD, Deen D, Fornari A, Fletcher J, Blank A. Evaluation of health educator consults in primary care. Health Education 2010;110(3):209 – 224
• Kulick D, Hark L, Deen D. The Bariatric Surgery Patient: A Growing Role for Registered Dietitians. J American Dietetict Association 2010;110(4):593-599.
• McKee D, Deen D, Blank A, Maher S, Fornari A. Counseling to Prevent Obesity Among Preschool Children: Acceptability of a Pilot Urban Primary Care Intervention. Annals of Family Medicine 2010;8:249-255.
  
• Deen D, Margo K. Nutrition and the primary care clinician. Ch 1 in Deen D and Hark L. (Eds.), The Complete Guide to Nutrition in Primary Care. Blackwell Publishing, Malden Mass. 2007.
• Deen D, Fornari A. It’s all about changing behaviors: Ch 15 in Deen D and Hark L. (Eds.), The Complete Guide to Nutrition in Primary Care. Blackwell Publishing, Malden Mass. 2007.
• Deen D. How can nutrition education contribute to competency-based resident evaluation? Am J Clin Nutr 2006;83(suppl):1S-6S.
• Deen D. Metabolic Syndrome. Chapter in: Family Medicine: Fundamentals and Case Studies Rakel R, 3rd Ed. Elsevier, Inc. 2006.
• Deen D, Swencionis C.Chapter 5: Lifestyle Counseling Strategies for Behavior Change in Carson JS, Burke FM, Hark LA eds. Cardiovascular Nutrition: Disease Management and Prevention 2^nd ed. Published by the American Dietetic Association. Wash DC 2004.
• Hark LA, Parker BS, Deen D, Pi Sunyer FX.Chapter 7: Metabolic Syndrome: Time for Action in Carson JS, Burke FM, Hark LA eds. Cardiovascular Nutrition: Disease Management and Prevention 2^nd ed. Published by the American Dietetic Association. Wash DC 2004.
• Deen D. Metabolic Syndrome: A Time for Action. American Family Physician. 2004;69:2875-82.
• Deen D, Williams J. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Case in Morrison G. and Hark L. Medical Nutrition and Disease. 3^nd Ed. Blackwell Science, Malden MA 2003.
• Deen D, Spencer E, Kolasa KM. Nutrition Education in Family Practice Residency Programs. Family Medicine. 2003;35(2):105-11.
• Hark L, Deen D. Taking a nutrition history: A practical approach for primary care clinicians. American Family Physician 1999;59:1521-1528.

Last Updated: 2/29/12