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Dean Patrick Sutherland

Dean Patrick Sutherland, MD, PhD, (born July 8, 1963) is an American Neurologist based in Sarasota, Florida, USA. Dr. Sutherland is an Assistant Professor at the Florida State University College of Medicine. He is the Founder and Medical Director of the Southeastern Center for Parkinson Disease in Sarasota, Florida.

Dr. Sutherland is also the volunteer Physician Advisor to Neuro Challenge Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of Parkinson patients through innovative health care programs and research into the causes and cures of the disease. He is Director of the Neuro Challenge Parkinson Disease Comprehensive Care Center in Sarasote, Florida, where he treats one of the largest populations of Parkinson patients in South Florida. With the addition of an Alternative Medicine Program for treatment of Parkinson Disease, in collaboration with Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Neuro Challenge provides perhaps the most comprehensive treatment program for Parkinson Disease in the entire United States.

Dr. Sutherland is board-certified in Adult Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. While still an undergraduate Biology student at Florida State University, Dr. Sutherland became involved in brain research under the tutelage of Professor R. Bruce Masterton, PhD. He studied a wide range of neurological systems in the laboratory setting, using sophisticated techniques to examine the relationship between brain structure and behavior. Professor Randolph Nudo, a mentor and collaborator, remains a world-renowned researcher in stroke-recovery mechanisms at KUMC. Dr. Sutherland earned a Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Neuroscience. His master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation examined the brain mechanisms for localization of sound sources, including the discovery of the function of a part of the auditory system that had previously puzzled researchers. The peer-reviewed papers published from these experiments are still cited by other researchers with regularity. He continues to publish scientific papers and abstracts.

During all this training, Dr. Sutherland received several prestigious awards for teaching from faculty and from peers at FSU and at UF. Today, he is an Assistant Professor and the Clerkship Director for the Clinical Neurology elective rotations taken by third- and fourth-year medical students at The Florida State University College of Medicine in Sarasota. He regularly speaks as a Parkinson Disease expert regionally and nationally.

After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Sutherland entered medical school at the University of Florida, where he completed both internship and residency in Neurology, eventually as the Chief Resident in Neurology. In 2002, he joined Negroski and Stein Neurology in Sarasota, Florida, where he is currently a partner (now Negroski, Stein, Sutherland and Hanes Neurology).

Dr. Sutherland and his wife, Doreen, have an active family of four children, a dog and a cat. Doreen has been active in volunteer organizations for 30 years. Together, they share a passion for providing hope and healthful opportunities for all patients. Dr. Sutherland enjoys weight-lifting, running, and playing guitar.