Sean Dugan

Dr. Sean Dugan is a Board Certified Pediatrician, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Child Abuse Pediatrician, Adult/Pediatric Forensic Medical Examiner, and Medical Director of Alaska CARES. His areas of expertise include child and family maltreatment, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), physical, sexual, and emotional child abuse, neglect, domestic violence, strangulation, traumatic brain injury, elder abuse, and human trafficking. In his role at Alaska CARES, Dugan provides consultation and clinical guidance to medical teams across the state of Alaska regarding the evaluation and management of children with concerns for abuse or unexplained injuries. Dugan is a clinical researcher, having published on the topics of strangulation and anoxic brain injury, and previously served as the Medical Director of the California State Forensic Medical Training Programs. He has testified as an expert in multiple states and has conducted numerous training courses worldwide.