David Brown

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Overview

David L. Brown, MD is a Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Keck Medicine of USC. He is a general cardiologist. Dr. Brown received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas and his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine where he also trained in internal medicine and served as a chief medical resident. He trained in cardiology (and hematology) at University of California, San Francisco and interventional cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic. During his career he has practiced and taught interventional cardiology, critical care cardiology, consultative cardiology, and outpatient cardiology. He has published more than 300 abstracts, manuscripts and book chapters. His work has been cited more than 8500 times resulting in an h-index of 37. In addition, Dr. Brown has edited 4 textbooks, one of which, Cardiac Intensive Care, is the leading textbook in the discipline. The fourth edition of Cardiac Intensive Care is currently in progress. His primary research focus has been on outcomes research in cardiovascular disease with most of his research projects attempting to fill gaps in the knowledge base that come to light during direct patient care. He has served as research mentor for ~50 trainees including medical students, residents, fellows and junior faculty, many of whom have gone on to successful academic careers. He currently serves on the editorial board of JAMA Internal Medicine. In his spare time, he plays tennis, is learning to play the piano, and looks after his two labradoodles.

Education and Training

  • University of Texas, Austin — BA — 05/1977 — Honors Program
  • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston — MD — 05/1982 — Medicine
  • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston — 06/1985 — Internal Medicine Residency
  • UCSF, San Francisco — 06/1988 — Hematology Fellowship
  • Gladstone Institute, San Francisco — 06/1990 — Vascular Biology
  • UCSF, San Francisco — 06/1992 — Cardiology Fellowship
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland — 06/1993 — Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
  • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston — 06/1986 — Chief Resident

Publications

  • Adding clinical value with coronary flow assessment in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2020 Apr; 27:100512.. View in PubMed
  • Assessment of Cardiovascular Diagnostic Tests and Procedures Offered in Executive Screening Programs at Top-Ranked Cardiology Hospitals. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 04 01; 180(4):586-589.. View in PubMed
  • Commentary – The ISCHEMIA trial. Int J Cardiol. 2020 04 01; 304:1-4.. View in PubMed
  • Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement. N Engl J Med. 2020 02 27; 382(9):799-809.. View in PubMed
  • The fallacies of fractional flow reserve. Int J Cardiol. 2020 03 01; 302:34-35.. View in PubMed
  • Center-Related Variation in Cardiac Stress Testing in the 18 Months Prior to Renal Transplantation. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Aug 01; 179(8):1135-1136.. View in PubMed
  • New-onset left bundle branch block after transcatheter aortic valve replacement is associated with adverse long-term clinical outcomes in intermediate-risk patients: an analysis from the PARTNER II trial. Eur Heart J. 2019 07 14; 40(27):2218-2227.. View in PubMed
  • Controversies in Diagnostic Imaging of Patients With Suspected Stable and Acute Chest Pain Syndromes. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 07; 12(7 Pt 1):1254-1278.. View in PubMed
  • Association of High Birth Weight With Incident Heart Failure in the ARIC Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 05 07; 8(9):e011524.. View in PubMed
  • Non-specific chest pain and subsequent serious cardiovascular readmissions. Int J Cardiol. 2019 09 15; 291:1-7.. View in PubMed