Posts by David F. M. Brown, MD
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Gastric Bypass May Offer More Protection Against Cardiovascular Disease than Gastric Banding
In a study that examined large administrative datasets from three U.S. states, gastric bypass was associated with significantly lower rates of emergency department visits and unplanned hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease during the seven to 24 months after surgery, compared with gastric banding.
Biography
Dr. David Brown is Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at MGH. Dr. Brown graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. He then completed his internship and residency at MGH. He is the MGH Trustees Endowed Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Brown is an active clinician-teacher-administrator. Dr. Brown has led new initiatives for the MGH ED, including multiple ED renovations and expansions, implementation of electronic patient tracking, electronic physician order entry and documentation, and the redesign of patient triage and screening.
Dr. Brown has published more than 200 peer reviewed manuscripts and is noted as the founding section editor of the monthly Case Presentation section of the Journal of Emergency Medicine, numerous textbook chapters, primarily on topics related to cardiovascular emergencies, his role as inaugural editor in chief of Scientific American: Emergency Medicine. He is also the author several textbooks, including "A Visual Guide to ECG Interpretation", which is in its second edition and has been translated into Mandarin.
Digestive Healthcare at Mass General
The Massachusetts General Hospital Digestive Healthcare Center is a collaborative practice of gastroenterologists, endoscopists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, hepatologists, oncologists and radiation oncologists dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of digestive diseases.