Marvin A Dewar

Marvin A Dewar, M.D.

Senior Associate Dean And CEO, UFP

Department: MD-FAMILY MED CENTER AT MAIN
Business Phone: (352) 265-8309
Business Email: dewarma@ufl.edu

About Marvin A Dewar

Marvin A. Dewar, MD, the senior associate dean at the University of Florida and chief executive officer and chief medical officer of UF Health Physicians, the clinical practice arm of the UF College of Medicine. In this role he is responsible for clinical practice budgeting, the revenue cycle, physician practice operations and facilities, as well as ambulatory quality and safety and electronic medical records. Dr. Dewar also directs the UF Continuing Medical Education program. 

He completed his medical degree at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and his residency in family medicine at USF’s Halifax Hospital. He subsequently received a law degree from the UF College of Law and is a member of the Florida Bar. 

Dr. Dewar is a member of numerous professional organizations. He served on the Florida Governor’s Task Force for Review and Decision of the Tort and Insurance system in Florida. He previously served as UF College of Medicine director of family medicine residency training and he has held numerous positions within UF Health Shands, including vice president of affiliations, medical affairs and business development. He is a frequent lecturer and author on various medical, health law, risk management, patient safety, clinical process improvement and medical ethics topics. 

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2018
MDC7124 Family Med/Geriatrics

Board Certifications

  • Family Medicine
    American Board of Family Medicine

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Family Medicine

Publications

2022
Changes in Prescribing by Provider Type Following a State Prescription Opioid Restriction Law.
Journal of general internal medicine. 37(8):1838-1844 [DOI] 10.1007/s11606-021-06966-4. [PMID] 34236602.
2022
Prescription Patterns of Adjuvant Pain Medications Following an Opioid Supply Restriction Law: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.
Medical care. 60(6):432-436 [DOI] 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001719. [PMID] 35315375.
2021
Chronic Opioid Therapy Utilization Following an Acute Pain Prescription Supply Restriction Law: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.
Pain physician. 24(6):417-424 [PMID] 34554682.
2021
The Adaptation of a Clinic-Adjacent Parking Garage for Drive-In COVID-19 Vaccination.
Health services insights. 14 [DOI] 10.1177/11786329211042769. [PMID] 34526774.
2020
Characteristics of Patients Using Different Patient Portal Functions and the Impact on Primary Care Service Utilization and Appointment Adherence: Retrospective Observational Study.
Journal of medical Internet research. 22(2) [DOI] 10.2196/14410. [PMID] 32130124.
2018
On the effect of electronic patient portal on primary care utilization and appointment adherence.
BMC medical informatics and decision making. 18(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s12911-018-0669-8. [PMID] 30326876.
2014
Factors in medical student beliefs about electronic health record use.
Perspectives in health information management. 11(Winter) [PMID] 24808813.
2014
Grant award program partnerships with your professional liability insurance carrier: an innovative approach to loss prevention and improved patient safety.
Journal of healthcare risk management : the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. 33(3):34-42 [DOI] 10.1002/jhrm.21133. [PMID] 24549699.
2008
Approaching the conversation of end-of-life treatment options.
American family physician. 78(5) [PMID] 18792439.
2008
Assessing competencies of knowledge and process improvement.
JAMA. 299(19):2276; author reply 2276-7 [DOI] 10.1001/jama.299.19.2276-a. [PMID] 18492968.
2006
An academic-community cardiovascular service line affiliation: design, implementation, and performance.
The American heart hospital journal. 4(2):86-94 [PMID] 16687952.
2006
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: diagnostic considerations.
American family physician. 73(4):669-76 [PMID] 16506711.
1994
Advance directives and treatment withdrawal. Legal considerations.
The Journal of the Florida Medical Association. 81(1):22-6 [PMID] 8133230.
1994
Medical law and ethics. From training to education.
The Journal of the Florida Medical Association. 81(1) [PMID] 8133228.
1993
Ethical and practical implications of the human genome initiative for family medicine.
Archives of family medicine. 2(11):1158-63 [PMID] 8124491.
1993
Insurance and genetic testing: where are we now?
American journal of human genetics. 52(3):565-77 [PMID] 8447322.
1993
Medical malpractice.
American family physician. 47(5):1073-4 [PMID] 8465705.
1992
Cervical cancer screening. Past success and future challenge.
Primary care. 19(3):589-606 [PMID] 1410065.
1992
Flexible sigmoidoscopy.
Postgraduate medicine. 92(2) [PMID] 1495884.
1992
Genetic screening by insurance carriers.
JAMA. 267(9):1207-8 [PMID] 1538556.
1992
Legal issues in managing breast disease.
Postgraduate medicine. 92(5):137-40, 143 [PMID] 1409167.
1992
Metastasis of unknown origin.
Primary care. 19(4):747-57 [PMID] 1465485.
1992
Screening for gynecologic cancer. Vulvar, vaginal, endometrial, and ovarian neoplasms.
Primary care. 19(3):607-20 [PMID] 1410066.
1991
Ethical implications of a complete human gene map for insurance.
Business & professional ethics journal. 10(4):69-82 [PMID] 11659392.

Education

Residency – Family Medicine
1983 · Halifax Medical Center
Internship – Family Medicine
1981 · Halifax Medical Center
Medical Degree
1980 · University of South Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 265-8309
Emails:
Business:
dewarma@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
1329 SW 16TH ST STE 2170
GAINESVILLE FL 32608
Business Street:
720 SW 2ND AVE STE 575
AYERS MEDICAL PLAZA
GAINESVILLE FL 326011217