David L. Brown, M.D.
Dr. Brown is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a Past President of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve, and has served on the Board Of Directors for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Dr. Brown received his M.D. degree from Vanderbilt University and underwent General Surgery Residency training at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals. His Plastic Surgery Fellowship training was completed at the University of Michigan, and he received additional fellowship training in Reconstructive Microsurgery St. Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
70+
Scientific
Journal Articles
10
Book
Chapters
25+
Years
as a Surgeon
Dr. Brown has a particular interest in helping people relieve their chronic pain caused by peripheral nerve injury. He has performed all types of major reconstructive operations and has found the surgical treatment of chronic pain to be the most rewarding. Dr. Brown feels the greatest satisfaction from treating pain and loves to see the changes it can make in people’s lives.
Dr. Brown’s specialties include pain following:
- Mastectomy (PMPS),
- Knee and hip replacement and foot/ankle injuries
- Shingles / Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN)
- Hernia repair
- Low back pain (facet arthritis and cluneal nerves)
- Abdominal nerve pain (ACNES).
Dr. Brown served as the President of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN), on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the President of the Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons (MAPS), and Parliamentarian of the Plastic Surgery Research Council (PSRC). He is an Oral Boards Examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS).
In addition, he is an active member of several other national societies including the American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS) and the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM).
Dr. Brown co-authored several editions of the well-respected textbook of plastic surgery, The Michigan Manual of Plastic Surgery. He has published over 70 scientific journal articles and 10 book chapters. He has been an invited speaker and has presented his research and clinical work around the world. He has a particular interest in the education of plastic surgeons and has received multiple honors and awards for his teaching.
