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Office
2021 Perdido Street
5th Floor, Room 5203
New Orleans, LA 70112Phone+1 504-568-1620- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Cynthia J. Brown completed an undergraduate degree in physical therapy from East Carolina University and a MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At Yale University, Dr. Brown completed residency training in internal medicine, which included a Chief Resident year, and a three-year Geriatric Medicine fellowship. She has been on faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham since 2003 and received a Master of Science in Public Health in Health Behaviors from UAB in 2006. Dr. Brown was named the Director of the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, and the Comprehensive Center for Healthy Aging in 2014 and holds the rank of Professor. In 2018, she was named Department of Medicine Vice-Chair for Faculty and Staff Development. In 2021, Dr. Brown was named Chair for the Department of Medicine at LSU-New Orleans. Dr. Brown’s research interests combine the issues of low mobility and falls in the older adult. Her mobility work has been presented at national meetings and she has won numerous awards including the 2013 AGS Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award for this research.
Education & Training
- University of Alabama at BirminghamMSPH, Health Behaviors, Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society (4.0 GPA), 2004 - 2006
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2000 - 2003
- Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Primary Care)Chief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2000
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- LA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
- AL State Medical License 2003 - 2021
- CT State Medical License 1999 - 2003
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Joseph T. Freeman Award Gerontological Society of America, 2020
- Graduate School Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2017
- Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award American Geriatrics Society, 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Impact of a Mobility Program Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 12
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Project EPIC (Empowering People to Independence in COPD): Study protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation pilot randomized controlled trial of telephonic, ger...Jun Y Byun, Rachel Wells, Avery C Bechthold, Jazmine Coffee-Dunning, Margaret Armstrong, Richard Taylor, Lanier O'Hare, Mark T Dransfield, Cynthia J Brown, David E Van...> ;Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2024 Mar 6
- Preliminary Validation of the Acute Care Mobility Assessment as a Measure of Hospital Mobility.Loyd, C., Richardson, J., Zhang, Y., Kennedy, R., Brown, C., Boogaerts, G.> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2024 Jan 9
- Delirium Due to Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Older Adults.Caroline Whittington, Rachel M Skains, Yue Zhang, John D Osborne, Tobias O'Leary, Hyun B Freeman, Roy C Martin, Jasmine K Vickers, Kellie L Flood, Alayne D Markland, T...> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2024 Mar 1
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Press Mentions
- Major Expansion Coming for Russell Medical in Alexander City After $25 Million GiftFebruary 26th, 2021
- UAB Faculty Chosen as Clinician of the Year by American Geriatrics SocietyApril 19th, 2019
- For Elder Health, Trips to the ER Are Often A Tipping PointJanuary 11th, 2018
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Gerontological Society of AmericaFellow
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