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8333 N Davis Hwy Suite 400
Pensacola, FL
32514
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Dr. Dewey's Specialty
What Is a Specialty or Area of Special Expertise?
A specialty is the branch of medicine in which a doctor has completed advanced clinical training and education. Most doctors are board certified in their specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who specializes in your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods.
Read MoreA specialty is the branch of medicine in which a doctor has completed advanced clinical training and education. Most doctors are board certified in their specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who specializes in your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best methods of treatment.
Examples of specialists are a pediatrician who focuses on the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood; or a cardiologist who specializes in diseases and conditions of the heart and blood vessels.
A doctor may have more than one specialty, along with one or more subspecialties. For instance, a doctor could specialize in internal medicine and have a subspecialty in infectious disease. A subspecialty is a concentration within a specialty.
Your primary care doctor (who is often a specialist in family medicine or internal medicine) can help you choose the right type of specialist. In fact, some health insurance plans require a referral from your primary care doctor before you visit a specialist.
Dr. Dewey's License & Board Certification
Why is Board Certification Important?
Board certification requires extensive training and a rigorous review of a doctor’s knowledge, experience and skill in a medical specialty. Board certification also means that a doctor is actively improving his or her practice of medicine through continuing education. A board-certified doctor is more likely than a non-board-certified doctor to have the most current skills and knowledge about how to treat your medical condition.
Read MoreBoard certification requires extensive training and a rigorous review of a doctor’s knowledge, experience and skill in a medical specialty. Board certification also means that a doctor is actively improving his or her practice of medicine through continuing education. A board-certified doctor is more likely than a non-board-certified doctor to have the most current skills and knowledge about how to treat your medical condition.
A doctor who is board certified has taken an important step beyond getting a required state medical license to practice. Some doctors choose not to apply for board certification. A doctor who is not board certified may be an excellent doctor who is fully licensed to practice medicine in his or her state.
If you are considering a doctor who is not board certified, consider asking the doctor why he or she is not certified. This information might provide you important background information to help you decide whether or not to see that doctor.
Common Procedures Performed by Orthopedic Surgeons
Common Conditions Treated by Orthopedic Surgeons
- Back Pain
- Osteoporosis
Dr. Dewey's Education & Training
Medical Schools:
What Is a Residency?
Residency is a medical training program that a doctor completes to gain expertise in a specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who has completed a residency and therefore specializes in the area of your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods. Read MoreResidency is a medical training program that a doctor completes to gain expertise in a specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who has completed a residency and therefore specializes in the area of your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods.
Examples of specialists are a pediatrician who focuses on the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood; or a cardiologist who specializes in diseases and conditions of the heart and blood vessels.
Residency training takes place in accredited hospitals or other healthcare facilities under the supervision of experienced doctors. Residency training lasts from three to seven years, and the exact duration varies from specialty to specialty. Residency is required for specialty board certification.
Dr. Dewey's Background Check
Malpractice
Malpractice history found
Sanctions
Board Actions
Board action history found
Nature of Complaint:
The physician previously on 06-15-2011 entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Florida Board of Medicine.
Action Taken-Obligations Satisified
Nature of Complaint:
The physician failed to meet the prevailing standard of care for a patient. The physician caused the radial nerve to become entrapped under the compression plate during the open reduction and internal fixation of the right humerus. The physician failed to initiate exploration of the radial nerve to clarify the cause of the patient's symptoms.
Action Taken-Final Order-Settlement Agreement
- The physician has been issued a reprimand from the Florida Board of Medicine.
- The physician shall pay a fine in the amount of $10,000.00 within thirty days.
- The physician shall pay costs in the amount of $2,720.86 within thirty days.
- The physician shall perform fifty hours of community service within one year.
- The physician shall complete five hours of continuing medical education in orthopedic surgery involving performance of open reduction and internal fixation within one year.
- The physician shall appear before the Board upon request.
Nature of Complaint:
The physician previously on 12-17-2009 entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Florida Board of Medicine.
Action Taken-Obligations Satisfied
Nature of Complaint:
The physician on 05-22-2008 performed a wrong-site procedure, a wrong procedure, and/or an unauthorized procedure on a patient. The physician made a 3 mm portal incision on the patient's left side ankle instead of the correct right side ankle. The physician began a left side ankle arthroscopy instead of the correct right side ankle arthroscopy consented to by the patient. The physician failed to pause and confirm the correct surgical procedure and the correct surgical site prior to beginning the operative procedure on the patient. The physician closed the incision consulted with the patient's husband and with his consent completed the right ankle arthroscopy without further complication.
Action Taken-Final Order-Settlement Agreement
- The physician has been issued a letter of concern from the Florida Board of Medicine.
- The physician shall pay a fine in the amount of $5,000.00 within thirty days.
- The physician shall pay costs in the amount of $3,987.83 within thirty days.
- The physician shall perform fifty hours of community service within one year.
- The physician shall complete five hours of continuing medical education in risk management within one year.
- The physician during the next six months shall present a one hour lecture/seminar on wrong site surgeries to the medical staff at an approved medical facility.
- The physician shall appear before the Board upon request.