Rebeccah L. Brown, MD
Title
Associate Director, Trauma Services
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Email
rebeccah.brown@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4371
Fax
513-636-7657
Bio
Rebeccah L. Brown, MD, received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM, in 1986. She graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, NM, with an MD in 1990. She completed her general surgery residency at University Hospital, in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1997.
During her general surgical training, she also performed two years of basic science and clinical research in burn injuries and wound healing at the Shriner's Burns Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. She also served as an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) fellow at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
After completion of general surgery training, Dr. Brown completed a two-year fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at Children's Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. She returned to Cincinnati Children's, Ohio, as assistant professor of Surgery and Pediatrics. Her main research interest is trauma and injury prevention, and she is currently the assistant director of Trauma Services.
Dr. Brown's clinical interests besides trauma and injury prevention include general pediatric surgery, minimally invasive surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, and Hirschsprung's disease.
Dr. Brown is a member of multiple professional organizations including the American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Medical Women's Association, American College of Surgeons -- Ohio Chapter, Cincinnati Pediatric Society, and Mont Reid Surgical Society.
Credentials
MD: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, N.M., 1990.
Residency: General Surgery, University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1997.
Fellowship: Shriners Burns Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1992-1994; ECMO, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993-1994; Pediatric Surgery Fellow, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y., 1997-1999.
Certification: Board-certified General Surgery, 1998; board-certified, Pediatric Surgery.
Awards and Honors
- NMSU Alumni Association Outstanding Senior Award
- College of Arts and Sciences, 1986, Crimson Scholar
- Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation by the American Medical Women's Association, 1981-1986
- High Country Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, 1990
- Joseph Collins Foundation Scholarship 1989-1990
- Cincinnati Surgical Residents Research Award, 1993
- Young Investigator Award, Wound Healing Society, San Francisco, Calif., 1994
- Alpha Chi, National Honor Scholarship Society, 1994
- Phi Kappa Phi, Interdisciplinary Honor Society
- Stanley Hoerr Clinical Surgery Award, Ohio Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Dayton, Ohio, 1994
- Trauma Award, Ohio Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Dayton, Ohio, 1994
- University of Cincinnati Surgical Residents Research Award, 1994
- The Max Zinninger Award, 1997
- Best Doctors in America, 2008
Research
Pediatric trauma.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
General pediatric surgery; trauma; injury prevention; Hirschsprung's disease; minimally invasive surgery; necrotizing enterocolitis.
Related Areas
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