Rebecca M. Deans, MD

Biography

Instructor

Health Systems Science

Rebecca M. Deans, MD, is a board-certified Family Medicine physician with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group. She also is physician with the West Los Angeles Kaiser Permanente Sickle Cell Center of Excellence, where she specializes in care for adults with the disease.

Education and Training

Degrees: BS, Lake Superior State University
MD, Albany Medical College

Residency: Internship, Harbor UCLA Family Medicine
Residency, Harbor UCLA Family Medicine

Fellowship: Fellowship, Harbor UCLA Faculty Development

Professional Positions

Staff Physician: Saban Community Clinic; 2007-2013

Family Medicine: Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles; Present

Honors and Awards

Uncommon Good Loan Repayment Recipient (Awarded for providing quality medical service in an impoverished community): 2008-2018

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

“Ten Clinical Pearls in Caring for the Adolescent Patient,” Resident and Staff Physician, March 2006

Presentations, posters, and abstracts

Forman P, Deans R. “Are we missing the mark? Preventative Medicine in the Adolescent Visit.” Albany Medical College, Society of Teachers and Family Medicine, Cleveland, 2005
Deans R. “Evaluating the effectiveness of an on campus high school peer counselor training program emphasizing STI, HIV, and pregnancy prevention.” Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Society of Teachers and Family Medicine annual spring meeting San Francisco, 2006
Deans, R. “Impact on high school-based clinic on STI detection, treatment and prevention.” Poster presentation, UCLA multi-campus research day, 2006

Interdependent lecture series

Annual Southern California Kaiser Permanente sickle cell care updates open to all clinical staff on the care and treatment of the sickle cell patient in an outpatient and inpatient setting
West Los Angeles Kaiser Permanente Sickle Cell Update 2016-Present