Dean A. Bramlet, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA FNLA, is an experienced medical professional. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a fellow of the American Heart Association, a fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a fellow of the of the National Lipid Association. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He earned his medical degree as a James Scholar at the University of Illinois in 1976 and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 1971. He then went on to complete a Cardiology fellowship at Duke University, where he participated in the completion of the university’s first Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty in 1981.

During Dr. Bramlet’s more than five decades of experience, he has served as an Assistant Consulting Professor of Medicine in Cardiology at Duke University and has also held a faculty appointment at the University of Florida. He is the Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center of The Heart and Lipid Institute of Florida in St. Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Bramlet is known for his extensive work in lipid management and preventive cardiology. He has held leadership roles in various medical associations, including serving as a founding member and past president of the Florida Lipid Associates and as a recent past president of the Southeast Lipid Association.

He also serves on the Governing Board of the National Lipid Association. His involvement in the field extends to founding the Rocky Mountain Lipid Associates, Inc. and directing the Aspen Valley Lipid Center in Aspen, Colorado. As a nationally recognized educator and lecturer, Dr. Bramlet has published widely and conducted clinical research since 1979.

Dr. Bramlet has served Cornerstone Medical Care as its medical director of diagnostic services since 2011 and provides consultation and interpretation of cardiac and vascular ultrasound and nuclear cardiology services.