Nathan C. Dean MD

Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Disease

Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine

Intermountain Medical Center Building 4 lower level5121 South CottonwoodMurray, UT 84107
Phone+1 801-507-4800
Fax+1 801-507-4699

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Summary

Dr. Nathan Dean, MD, is an experienced Pulmonologist based in Murray, UT, with a subspecialty in Critical Care Medicine. Graduating from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1977, Dean later served fellowships in both Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. Currently serving as a Professor (Clinical) of Internal Medicine at Intermountain Health and the University of Utah School of Medicine, his clinical focus is on bronchiectasis, chronic lung infections such as non-tuberculous mycobacteria, and recurrent pneumonia. Dean also makes significant contributions to medical literature with numerous publications focusing on Community-acquired pneumonia. . In 1996, the American College of Physicians acknowledged Dean's work and conferred him the title of Fellow (FACP). He currently is the Principal Investigator on 2 AHRQ grants towards development, deployment, and validation of electronic clinical decision support for patients with pneumonia.

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1985 - 1988
LDS HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1977

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Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 1978 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HELP2 Clinical Desktop, Intermountain Healthcare, 2015-2016
Fellow (FACP) American College of Physicians, 1996

Clinical Trials

ePneumonia: Development of an Electronic Clinical Decision Support System for Community-Onset Pneumonia Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 22
COMPLETED
Adaptation and Pilot Implementation of ePNa Clinical Decision Support for Utah Urgent Care Clinics Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 12
RECRUITING
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The Long-term Pneumonia Mortality Index: an international multicenter derivation and validation study for patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Raúl Méndez, Paula González-Jiménez, Ana Latorre, Mónica Piqueras, Noé Mengot
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026-06-01
The Role of Complex Digital Interventions to Improve Pneumonia Care.
Jesse Wackerbarth, Jason R Carr, Nathan C Dean
Clinics in Chest Medicine. 2026-06-01
Application of New Technologies in Pneumonia.
Richa Sheth, Jason R Carr, Nathan C Dean
Archivos De Bronconeumologia. 2026-03-01

Lectures

Review of Community-Acquired Pneumonia 2019
2019 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Philadelphia - 4/12/2019

Press Mentions

Study Reveals Pneumonia Decision Support System Narrows Mortality Gap Among Economically Disadvantaged PatientsMay 21st, 2025
ASP Scan (Weekly) for Mar 18, 2022March 18th, 2022
News Scan for Mar 14, 2022March 14th, 2022

Grant Support

Development of SMART on FHIR interoperable clinical decision support for emergency department patients with pneumonia and pilot deployment into novel Epic electronic health record environmentsIHC HEALTH SERVICES, INC.2023–2026