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 of Cincinnati Medical Center, 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 Shriners Hospitals for Children -- Cincinnati. 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.