Dr. Katherine Rainey Dean, MD

Dr. Katherine Dean is a board-certified surgeon who specializes in colorectal surgery, focusing on conditions affecting the colon, rectum, and anus. She earned her medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine and brings a decade of surgical experience to her practice. Dr. Dean has developed particular expertise in treating complex digestive and colorectal conditions.

Dr. Dean maintains hospital affiliations with Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital and Prisma Health Children's Hospital, while practicing in Birmingham, Alabama. She treats patients with rectal prolapse, where part of the rectum slips out of place, and anal fissures, which are small tears in the tissue lining the anus. Her practice also includes caring for patients with diverticular disease, a condition where small pouches form in the colon wall and can become inflamed or infected.