Dean Preddie, MD

Dean C. Preddie, MD, is an interventional nephrologist specializing in dialysis access management. Dr. Preddie performs minimally invasive dialysis access procedures, including those for critical maintenance and management for a dialysis patient’s access to remain fully functional. He is the medical director of American Access Care Physician, PLLC Manhattan in Manhattan, New York.

Dr. Preddie earned both his master’s and medical degrees at Washington University in St. Louis and completed internal medicine residency training at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. After completing subspecialty training in nephrology at Columbia University in New York City, he joined the faculty as an assistant professor of clinical medicine, specializing in glomerular diseases, hypertension and critical care, as well as acute and chronic dialysis management.

Dr. Preddie’s commitment to improving vascular access options for his dialysis patients led him to undergo training with Dr. Gregg Miller, MD, an expert in dialysis vascular access care. He continued to hone his interventional skills with Dr. Miller while maintaining his clinical responsibilities at Columbia University before joining this organization on a full-time basis, focusing on maintaining proper function of dialysis accesses and supporting the physician training program.

Dr. Preddie maintains an appointment as an adjunct clinical professor of medicine in the Columbia University Division of Nephrology. He is a member of the American and International Societies of Nephrology as well as the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology.

Dr. Preddie is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology.

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