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

  • Continuing Use of Prophylactic Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease Despite Evidence of No Benefit: Déjà Vu All Over Again. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 05 01; 176(5):597-8.. View in PubMed
  • Preclinical Evaluations To Identify Optimal Linezolid Regimens for Tuberculosis Therapy. mBio. 2015 Nov 03; 6(6):e01741-15.. View in PubMed
  • The association of frailty with abnormal ankle-brachial index determinations is related to age: Results from the Atahualpa Project. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jan 01; 202:366-7.. View in PubMed
  • The Recommendation for Stenting in Stable Coronary Artery Disease–Ignoring the Evidence, Excluding the Patient: A Teachable Moment. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Jul; 175(7):1090-1.. View in PubMed
  • ACP Journal Club. Review: Perioperative β-blockade reduces nonfatal MI but increases mortality in noncardiac surgery. Ann Intern Med. 2015 May 19; 162(10):JC10.. View in PubMed
  • The Relationship Between High Pulse Pressure and Low Ankle-Brachial Index. Potential Utility in Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease in Population-Based Studies. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2015 Sep; 22(3):275-80.. View in PubMed
  • Comparison of field questionnaires with the ankle-brachial index for the detection of peripheral artery disease. A population-based study in rural Ecuador. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Dec 15; 177(2):703-4.. View in PubMed
  • Prevalence, correlates, and prognosis of peripheral artery disease in rural ecuador-rationale, protocol, and phase I results of a population-based survey: an atahualpa project-ancillary study. Int J Vasc Med. 2014; 2014:643589.. View in PubMed
  • Genotype-guided vs clinical dosing of warfarin and its analogues: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Aug; 174(8):1330-8.. View in PubMed
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in patients with stable obstructive coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia: a collaborative meta-analysis of contemporary randomized clinical trials. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Feb 01; 174(2):232-40.. View in PubMed