Henry Dees, ACNP

Henry Dees is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, who for the last 8 years has specialized in surgical and non-surgical weight loss management. With his individualized dietary guidelines he reports an 80-90% success rate, within 1 year of starting the program which involves diet, activity, medications, and lifestyle modifications.Lately he has focused on men’s health issues and has had excellent results in the treatment of ED. Prior to weight loss he worked in the Parkland Burn Unit as a nurse practitioner for 5 years and the Parkland Emergency Department for 7 years initially as charge nurse. Eventually he became the first nurse practitioner to work at the Parkland ER.He received his MSN from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2001. He says “being a part of a major positive transition in the lives of the patients is very rewarding” and that “this is the good side of healthcare, where you can see the reversal of hypertension and diabetes without the need for medication and their …side effects”. He adds, “Patients are truly happy! You can see it in their faces”.Emergency CareWalk-in, same day appointments. No referrals required. Expert care when you need it. In and out in less than and hour.