Dean is a consultant paediatric nephrologist and clinical lead for paediatric nephrology at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH). His interests include CKD, C3GN/IC-MPGN, ADPKD, Dialysis and in particular home therapies having set up the North West’s first paediatric home HD service. He is actively involved in clinical research and principal investigator on several research studies in Manchester. Additional interests include tubulopathies, the intentional salt poisoning of infants, the neurocognitive effects of CKD and dialysis in children and he has extensive experience of investigating medico-legal and ethical challenges in dialysis.

He has a keen interest in the transition of nephrology patients and is a charity trustee and active member of the Ready, Steady, Go, Hello collaborative.